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2007 California Insurance Code Chapter 12. Prohibition Of Discriminatory Practices By Certain Admitted Insurers
CA Codes (ins:679.70-679.73)
INSURANCE CODESECTION 679.70-679.73
679.70. This chapter shall apply to policies of insurance, other than automobile insurance and workmen's compensation insurance, on risks located or resident in this state which are issued and take effect or which are renewed after the effective date of this chapter and which insure any of the following contingencies: (a) Loss of or damage to real property which is used predominantly for residential purposes. (b) Loss of or damage to personal property in which natural persons resident in specifically described real property of the kind described in subdivision (a) have an insurable interest. (c) Legal liability of a natural person or persons for loss of, damage to, or injury to, persons or property. 679.71. No admitted insurer, licensed to issue any policy of insurance covered by this chapter, shall fail or refuse to accept an application for, or to issue a policy to an applicant for, such insurance (unless such insurance is to be issued to the applicant by another insurer under the same management and control), or cancel such insurance, under conditions less favorable to the insured than in other comparable cases, except for reasons applicable alike to persons of every marital status, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry; nor shall sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of itself constitute a condition or risk for which a higher rate, premium, or charge may be required of the insured for such insurance. 679.72. No application for insurance specified in this chapter or insurance investigation report furnished by such an insurer to its agents or employees for use in determining the insurability of the applicant shall carry any identification, or any requirement therefor, of the applicant's race, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry. 679.73. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit use in an application for insurance specified in this chapter of a question asking for the birthplace of an applicant if such question is used only to identify the applicant and not to discriminate against the applicant.
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