California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Insurance Code - INS |
Division 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE |
Part 1. THE CONTRACT |
Chapter 11. Cancellation and Failure to Renew Certain Property Insurance |
Section 679.
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There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, any insurer or its authorized representatives, agents, or employees, or any licensed insurance agent or broker, for any statement made, unless shown to have been made in bad faith with malice in fact, by any of them in (a) any written notice of cancellation or in any other oral or written communication specifying the reasons for cancellation, (b) any communication providing information pertaining to such cancellation, or (c) evidence submitted at any court proceeding or informal inquiry in which such cancellation is an issue.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 313.)