Cal. Code Regs. tit. 10 § 2642.7

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 2642.7 - Lines of Insurance

(a) Wherever in this subchapter insurance is required to be classified by line, the classification shall be into one of the following categories:

(1) Fire

(2) Allied Lines

(3) Farmowners multiple peril

(4) Homeowners multiple peril

(5) Commercial multiple peril liability

(6) Commercial multiple peril non-liability

(7) Inland marine

(8) Medical malpractice

(9) Earthquake

(10) Other liability

(11) Products liability

(12) Private passenger automobile liability

(13) Private passenger automobile physical damage

(14) Commercial automobile liability

(15) Commercial automobile physical damage

(16) Aircraft

(17) Fidelity

(18) Surety

(19) Burglary and theft

(20) Boiler and machinery.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, mechanical breakdown and similar insurance covering loss caused by the failure or malfunction of a component or system of a motor vehicle, as described in California Insurance Code Section 116(c), shall be classified as other liability occurrence.

(c) Any insurer or the Commissioner may disaggregate any of the foregoing lines, except homeowners multiple peril, private passenger automobile liability, and private passenger automobile physical damage, into two subcategories, "commodity" and "specialty." Rates for specialty insurance shall be approved or disapproved using the most sound actuarial method, consistent with California law, in accordance with the Actuarial Standards of Practice, and relevant and accepted actuarial principles, guidelines, and literature.

(d) Specialty insurance shall include:

(1) Any single policy having an annual premium over $75,000;

(2) Any policy having a deductible or self-insured retention of $100,000 or more;

(3) Any excess property, excess liability, or umbrella policy, where none of the underlying policies include private passenger automobile liability, private passenger automobile physical damage, or homeowners coverage, or where the underlying policy is written by an unaffiliated insurer and covers at least the first $500,000 in losses;

(4) All policies for

(A) nuclear risks,

(B) pollution legal liability,

(C) product-tampering, product impairment, or product recall,

(D) kidnap and ransom,

(E) political risks,

(F) directors' and officers' liability,

(G) boiler and machinery insurance,

(H) fidelity insurance,

(I) mortgage guaranty insurance,

(J) employer liability under the United States Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. section 901 et seq.), the Jones Act ( 46 U.S.C. section 688), the Federal Employer Liability Act (45 U.S.C. section 51 et. seq.), or any similar statute,

(K) excess employer's liability over workers' compensation insurance,

(L) differences in conditions coverage,

(M) surety,

(N) credit, and

(O) aviation.

(e) Commodity insurance shall include all policies in the line that are not defined in this section as specialty.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 10, § 2642.7

1. New section filed 8-13-91 as an emergency; operative 8-13-91 (Register 92, No. 3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 12-11-91 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 92, No. 15).
3. New section refiled 2-14-92 as an emergency; operative 2-14-92 (Register 92, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmittted to OAL 6-15-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) and new section filed 3-15-95; operative 3-15-95. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343(a)(1) (Register 95, No. 11).
5. Amendment filed 1-3-2007; operative 4-3-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11340.9(g) (Register 2007, No. 1).
6. New subsection (a)(18), subsection renumbering, amendment of subsections (d)(4)(K)-(L) and new subsections (d)(4)(M)-(O) filed 5-16-2008; operative 5-16-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11340.9(g) (Register 2008, No. 20).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1861.01 and 1861.05, Insurance Code; and 20th Century v. Garamendi, 8 Cal.4th 216 (1994). Reference: Sections 1861.01 and 1861.05, Insurance Code; and Calfarm Insurance Company v. Deukmejian (1989) 48 Cal.3d 805.