California Insurance Code Section 12373

CA Ins Code § 12373 (2017)  

A title insurer shall not make any dividends except from profits remaining on hand after retaining unimpaired assets aggregating in value an amount equal to the sum of the following:

(a) The aggregate par value of the shares of its capital stock issued and outstanding, including treasury shares;

(b) The amount required to be set apart as the title insurance surplus fund;

(c) The amount required to be maintained in the unearned premium reserve;

(d) The amount required to be maintained in the reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expense;

(e) A sum sufficient to pay all liabilities for expenses and taxes and all other indebtedness.

(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 272.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018