On September 14, 2023, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) issued Bulletin 2023-6 which announced a mandatory moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals in response to the declaration of a state of emergency. The moratorium prohibits any admitted or non-admitted insurer writing residential property insurance in the state of California from issuing a notice of cancellation or non-renewal for one year, starting on August 29, 2023 in affected ZIP codes.
The affected ZIP codes for which the moratorium applies are:
If any insurers to which the moratorium applies have issued a notice of cancellation or non-renewal since the declaration of a state of emergency on August 29, 2023, they must offer to rescind those notices.
For more information please see Bulletin 2023-6.
For any questions regarding the bulletin, please contact Daniel R. Wade, Senior Staff Counsel at Daniel.Wade@insurance.ca.gov.
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