Statute · California Insurance Code
Cal. Ins. Code § 12937 — Generally
Cal. Ins. Code § 12937
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Insurance Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1996-07-19
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Escheated funds deposited in the Insurance Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1517 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be available for expenditure by the commissioner to fund proceedings and to pay expenses on nonasseted estates for which liabilities have been or will be incurred.
Citator
Cal. Ins. Code § 12937 — Generally is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Escheated funds deposited in the Insurance Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1517 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be available for expenditure by the commissioner to fund proceedings and to pay expenses on nonasseted estates for which liabilities have been or will be incurred.
(b) A policyholder who was entitled to funds described in subdivision (a) pursuant to an order of distribution and who has not previously received an appropriate distribution may submit a claim to the commissioner. The commissioner shall pay the claim from the escheated funds deposited in the Insurance Fund pursuant to subdivision (a) upon verification that the claim is valid.
(c) The department shall not be required to conduct outreach programs to attempt to locate policyholders described in subdivision (b).