{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"10509.941","citation":"Ins. Code, § 10509.941","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE [1880. - 12880.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE [10110. - 11549.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. General Regulation of Life Insurers [10430. - 10509.946.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 12. Unclaimed Life Insurance and Annuities Act [10509.940. - 10509.946.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-5/article-12"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 286, Sec. 1.   (SB 740)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>The purpose of this article is to provide standards for:</p><p>(a) Identifying a deceased individual whose death may require an insurer to pay benefits or proceeds to beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of a life insurance policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account.</p><p>(b) Locating beneficiaries of a deceased individual and providing appropriate claims forms or instructions to the beneficiaries to make a claim.</p>","text":"The purpose of this article is to provide standards for: (a) Identifying a deceased individual whose death may require an insurer to pay benefits or proceeds to beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of a life insurance policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account. (b) Locating beneficiaries of a deceased individual and providing appropriate claims forms or instructions to the beneficiaries to make a claim.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/unclaimed-life-insurance-and-annuities-act-10509-941","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}