(a) Any insurance holding company subject to Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 1215) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 1, one of whose affiliates is a home protection company as defined in this part, may invest in or operate a corporation which provides home service contractor or dispatch services or appliance service or appliance repair services pursuant to a contract issued for that purpose. The corporation shall not be subject to licensing or regulation under this part except as set forth in this section, provided, that the contract shall not be sold in conjunction with, or otherwise attach to, the sale or any proposed sale of the real property to which it relates.
(b) At the time of filing its registration statement under Section 1215.4, and annually thereafter, each affiliate owning or operating such a corporation shall file as a supplement thereto, a statement of the financial condition of the corporation prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles, and a designated list of the name and addresses of all agents, employees, and independent contractors utilized to issue or sell those contracts. Each statement of financial condition and designated list shall be certified as correct by an officer of the corporation. The commissioner may prescribe the form for the statement or list.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 944, Sec. 2.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018