REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Published bulletin 2017-02 regarding export lists.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• The department of insurance posted notice of proposed regulation regarding California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan of Operation, Assigned Risk Plan Simplified Manual of Rules and Rates, Low cost Auto Plan of Operation.  To view the notice, go to https://oal.ca.gov/california_regulatory_notice_online/march-2019-notice-registers/.  Click on the March 8th edition hyperlink.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has issued new regulations that prohibit the use of gender in private passenger automobile insurance rating in California. The Gender Non-Discrimination in Automobile Insurance Rating Regulation became effective on January 1, 2019. "My priority as Insurance Commissioner is to protect all California consumers, and these regulations ensure that auto insurance rates are based on factors within a driver's control, rather than personal characteristics over which drivers have no control," said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. The Commissioner's Gender Non-Discrimination in Automobile Insurance Rating Regulation mandates that all automobile insurance companies operating in California file a revised class plan that eliminates the use of gender as a rating factor.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Issued Bulletin 2018-4 Notification of Fee Increase Effective March 3, 2019.In accordance with Insurance Code Section 12978, this provides notification that the California Department of Insurance is increasing fees by 10 percent for all insurance producers, bail agents, insurance adjusters, and insurers operating in the State of California effective March 3, 2019. As an example, an insurance agent or broker will see an increase of $18 for each biennial license or renewal, which amounts to $9 per year. To view the bulletin, go to https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/Bulletin2018-4.cfm.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Posted notice in the state register dated October 26, 2018 regarding proposed actions on regulation governing the state's automobile assigned risk plan.  To view the posted notice, go to https://oal.ca.gov/october-2018-notice-registers/.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Posted notice in the state register of proposed action regarding the state's assigned risk plan.  To view the proposed rule, go to https://oal.ca.gov/california_regulatory_notice_online/.