California Code of Regulations
Title 10 - Investment
Chapter 5 - Insurance Commissioner
Subchapter 3 - Insurers
Article 1.3 - Standards for Approval of Insurer Names
Section 2278.57 - Operating Names
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Except for filings made with the Commissioner, and except as required by Insurance Code section 702, a Licensee that is a foreign or alien insurer or other entity that conducts business in California under an operating name that has been approved by the Commissioner pursuant to Insurance Code section 881 shall conduct business in California using only its approved operating name and not its true name. The foregoing includes, but is not limited to, the name used in connection with the following:
(a) insurance policies;
(b) endorsements to insurance policies;
(c) assumption certificates;
(d) advertising materials;
(e) brochures, sales literature, information materials;
(f) information provided or made available to the public;
(g) stock sales announcements, circulars, prospectuses, and related advertisements and literature;
(h) correspondence (including electronic mail);
(i) telephone communications.
1. New section filed 10-11-2010; operative 11-10-2010 (Register 2010, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 700, 720 and 790.10, Insurance Code; CalFarm Ins. Co. v. Deukmejian, (1989) 48 Cal.3d 805; and 20th Century Ins. Co. v. Garamendi, (1994) 8 Cal. 4th 216. Reference: Sections 742.42, 790.02, 790.03, 880, 881, 881.1, 881.2, 881.5, 882, 882.5, 883, 10970, 12162, 12389 and 12743, Insurance Code.
