A policy of pet insurance that is marketed, issued, amended, renewed, or delivered, whether or not in California, to a California resident, on or after July 1, 2015, regardless of the situs of the contract or master group policyholder, or the jurisdiction in which the contract was issued or delivered, is subject to this part.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 896, Sec. 1. (AB 2056) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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Terms Used In California Insurance Code 12880.1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Resident: means residing in this State, "nonresident" means not residing in this State. See California Insurance Code 30
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