California Insurance Code Section 10203.7

CA Ins Code § 10203.7 (2017)  

Life insurance conforming to all the following conditions is another form of group life insurance:

(a) Written under a policy covering when issued, not less than 10 agents.

(b) Written under a policy issued to a principal, or if such principal be a life or life and disability insurer, by or to such principal, and with whom, or with an agent of whom, each of such agents is under contract to render personal services for a commission or other fixed or ascertainable compensation, the premium on which is to be paid by the principal or by the principal and the agents jointly, and insuring either all of the agents or all of any class or classes thereof, determined by conditions pertaining to the services to be rendered by such agents, provided that if a policy is intended to insure several such classes it may be issued to insure any such class of which 75 percent are covered and extended to other classes as 75 percent thereof express the desire to be covered.

(c) For amounts of insurance based upon some plan which will preclude individual selection.

(d) For the benefit of persons other than the principal.

(e) When the premium is to be paid by the principal and agents jointly, and the benefits of the policy are offered to all eligible agents, written under a policy insuring, when issued, not less than 75 percent of such agents.

(f) Terminating, if, subsequent to issue (1) the number of agents insured falls below 10 lives or 75 percent of the number eligible, and (2) the contribution of the agents, if the premiums for the insurance are on a renewable term insurance basis, exceed one dollar ($1) per month per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of insurance coverage plus an amount equal to any additional premium per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of insurance coverage charged to cover one or more hazardous occupations.

Such insurance may be issued with or without medical examination. For the purpose of this section the term agents shall be deemed to include agents, solicitors and salesmen.

(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 571.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018