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DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE 1880-12880.6›PART 2. LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE 10110-11549›CHAPTER 2.6. Long-Term Care Insurance 10231-10237.6›ARTICLE 3.7. Consumer Protection 10234.8-10234.97

§ 10234.8

California Insurance Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) With regard to long-term care insurance, all insurers, brokers, agents, and others engaged in the business of insurance owe a policyholder or a prospective policyholder a duty of honesty, and a duty of good faith and fair dealing.

(b) Conduct of an insurer, broker, or agent during the offer and sale of a policy previous to the purchase is relevant to any action alleging a breach of the duty of honesty, and a duty of good faith and fair dealing.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 442, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)

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