California Assembly Bill AB2240 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2240INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Beth Gaines FEBRUARY 18, 2016 An act to amend Section 108.1 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2240, as introduced, Beth Gaines. Insurance: liability insurers. Existing law establishes the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, which regulates insurers and insurance practices. Existing law provides that an insurer admitted to transact liability insurance is also deemed to be admitted to transact workers' compensation insurance for the purpose of covering an employee, as defined. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 108.1 of the Insurance Code is amended to read: 108.1.  Insurers   An insurer  admitted to transact liability insurance  are   is  also deemed to be admitted to transact workers' compensation insurance for the purpose of covering  those persons   a person  defined as  employees   an employee  by subdivision (d) of Section 3351 of the Labor Code.