Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE 100-1879.8›PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE 680-1879.8›CHAPTER 1. General Regulations 680-1113›ARTICLE 3. Certificate of Authority 699-728
§ 700.02
California Insurance Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
No insurer shall be issued a certificate of authority other than a renewal certificate of authority for any of the classes set forth in Section 100 unless at the time of such issuance it possesses, in addition to the minimum paid-in capital required by this code a surplus of not less than 100 percent of the minimum paid-in capital required.
As used in this section, surplus means the excess of admitted assets over the sum of (1) liabilities for losses reported, expenses, taxes and all other indebtedness and reinsurance of outstanding risks as provided by law, and (2) paid-in capital, in the case of an insurer issuing or having outstanding shares of capital stock, or (3) the minimum paid-in capital required, in the case of any other insurer.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 389, Sec. 2.)
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