California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Insurance Code - INS |
Division 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE |
Part 6. INSURANCE COVERING LAND |
Chapter 1. Title Insurance |
ARTICLE 3. Title Insurers: Finances and Investments |
Section 12373.
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A title insurer shall not make any dividends except from profits remaining on hand after retaining unimpaired assets aggregating in value an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(a) The aggregate par value of the shares of its capital stock issued and outstanding, including treasury shares;
(b) The amount required to be set apart as the title insurance surplus fund;
(c) The amount required to be maintained in the unearned premium reserve;
(d) The amount required to be maintained in the reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expense;
(e) A sum sufficient to pay all liabilities for expenses and taxes and all other indebtedness.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 272.)