2013 California Code
Insurance Code - INS
DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE
PART 2. LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE
CHAPTER 4. Standard Provisions in Disability Policies
ARTICLE 1. Scope of Chapter and Definitions
10270.55

(a) With respect to a policy issued to a corporation, copartnership or individual employer eligible for group insurance pursuant to Section 10270.5, the term employees may be deemed to include the officers, managers and employees of subsidiary or affiliated corporations, and the individual proprietors, partners and employees of affiliated individuals and firms, when the business of such subsidiary or affiliated corporations, firms or individuals is controlled by the policyholder through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, or when the policyholder is controlled by affiliated corporations, firms or individuals through stock ownership, contract or otherwise.

(b) With respect to a policy issued to a copartnership or individual employer pursuant to Section 10270.5, the term employees may be deemed to include the individual proprietor or partners of the policyholder.

(c) With respect to a policy issued to a trust pursuant to subdivisions (1) or (4) of subsection (a) of Section 10270.5 the term employees may be deemed to include (1) the individual proprietors and partners of any employers which are individual proprietors or partnerships, (2) the employees of an association and (3) the trustee, or trustees, or the employees of the trustee, or trustees, or both, if their duties are principally connected with such trusteeship.

(d) With respect to a policy issued to an association pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10270.5 the term members may be deemed to include the employees of the association.

(e) Nothing contained herein shall permit a director of a corporate employer to become insured under a group policy unless such person is otherwise eligible as a bona fide employee of the corporation by performing services other than the usual duties of a director.

(f) Nothing contained herein shall permit an individual proprietor or partner to become insured under a group policy unless he is actively engaged in and devotes a substantial part of his time to the conduct of the business of the proprietor or partnership.

(g) Nothing contained herein shall permit any employee to become insured under a group policy unless he is an officer, manager, or employee for compensation of the employer to whom a group policy is issued, or of one or more of the individuals, firms, or corporations specified in subdivision (a), or of the association or trustee or trustees specified in subdivision (c), or of the association specified in subdivision (d).

(h) Officers, managers, and employees of a public agency who receive no compensation may be insured under a group policy purchased pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 53200) of Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.

(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 420.)