California Insurance Code 1875.2 – If any insurer has reason to suspect that a fire loss was caused by …
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If any insurer has reason to suspect that a fire loss was caused by incendiary means, the insurer shall furnish an authorized agency with all relevant information acquired during its investigation of the fire loss and cooperate in an investigation by an authorized agency.
The authorized agency provided with the information pursuant to this article may release that information to any of the other authorized agencies.
Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1875.2
- Authorized agency: means any of the following officers or agencies, or their duly authorized representatives, when investigating or prosecuting arson in connection with a specific fire: the State Fire Marshal, the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the chief of any city or county fire department, the chief of any fire protection district, the Attorney General, any district attorney, or any peace officer, the Department of Insurance, and any federal agency. See California Insurance Code 1875
- Insurer: includes the California FAIR Plan. See California Insurance Code 1875
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1119, Sec. 3.)