Insurance: risk retention.
Summary
Existing law prohibits domestic insurers from acquiring foreign investments from or located in foreign jurisdictions designated as state sponsors of terrorism by the United States Secretary of State. This bill would prohibit a domestic insurer from acquiring any direct or indirect investment, as defined, in Iran. The bill would disallow and treat as a nonadmitted asset on the financial statements required to be filed with the Insurance Commissioner any direct or indirect investment of an admitted foreign insurer in Iran.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2011
Last action Feb 1, 2012
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 28, 2011
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on INS.
lower
Apr 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 7, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on INS.
lower
Feb 18, 2011
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BB
Bob Blumenfield
DDemocratic
Co
MF
Mike Feuer
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Gatto
DDemocratic
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