Statute · California Insurance Code

Cal. Ins. Code § 10140.5 — Discriminatory Practices

Cal. Ins. Code § 10140.5

Type
Statute
Source
California Insurance Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
1996-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) In addition to any other remedy permitted by law, the commissioner shall have the administrative authority to assess penalties specified in this section against life or disability insurers for violations of Section 10140.

Citator

Cal. Ins. Code § 10140.5 — Discriminatory Practices is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) In addition to any other remedy permitted by law, the commissioner shall have the administrative authority to assess penalties specified in this section against life or disability insurers for violations of Section 10140.

(b) Any life or disability insurer that violates Section 10140 is liable for administrative penalties of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the first violation and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each subsequent violation.

(c) Any life or disability insurer that violates Section 10140 with a frequency that indicates a general business practice or commits a knowing violation of that section, is liable for administrative penalties of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each violation.

(d) An act or omission that is inadvertent and that results in incorrect premium rates being charged to more than one subscriber shall be a single violation for the purpose of this section.