§ 2695.182. Documentation of Person Making Estimate.
10 CA ADC § 2695.182Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
10 CCR § 2695.182
§ 2695.182. Documentation of Person Making Estimate.
(a) In the event an estimate of replacement cost is provided or communicated by a licensee to an applicant or insured in connection with an application for or renewal of a homeowners' insurance policy that provides coverage on a replacement cost basis, the licensee shall document and maintain in the applicant's or insured's file the following information:
(1) The status of the person preparing the estimate of replacement value, as the insurer underwriter or actuary or other person identified by the insurer, a broker-agent, a contractor, an architect, a real estate appraiser, or other person or entity permitted to make such an estimate by Insurance Code section 1749.85;
(b) In the event the estimate of replacement cost is provided by a licensee to an applicant or insured in connection with an application for or renewal of a homeowners' insurance policy that provides coverage on a replacement cost basis, the licensee shall maintain in the insured's file the records specified in subdivision (a) of this Section 2695.182 for the entire term of the insurance policy or the duration of coverage, whichever terminates later in time, and for five years thereafter. In the event the estimate of replacement cost is provided by a licensee to an applicant to whom an insurance policy is never issued, subdivision (a) of this Section 2695.182 shall not apply.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2695.182, this section shall impose no duty upon a broker-agent to obtain from the insurer and maintain any information or document that in the absence of this section would not come into the possession of the broker-agent in the ordinary course of business.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 730, 790.04, 790.10, 1727, 1749.7 and 1749.85, Insurance Code. Reference: Sections 730, 790.03, 790.04 and 1749.85, Insurance Code.
History
1. New section filed 12-29-2010; operative 6-27-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2010, No. 53).
This database is current through 5/24/24 Register 2024, No. 21.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 10, § 2695.182, 10 CA ADC § 2695.182
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