Section 10210.5 Of Chapter 2. Group Life Policies From California Insurance Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
10210.5
. Whenever any provision of this chapter requires the
payment of a premium by any person, such requirement relates to the
responsibility for the payment of the premium and not to the
transmission or collection of the premium or premium contributions.
Such transmission or collection shall be performed by the
policyholder, except where the policy specifies the persons other
than the policyholder by whom such transmission or collection shall
be made, and in one of the following situations:
(a) If such policy covers the employees of more than one employer,
the insurer may collect premium contributions from individual
employers whose employees are insured or may assist the policyholder
in making such collections. If the employees of more than 100 such
employers are covered under such policy, it shall state as a separate
part of the premium to be charged for the policy the amount to be
charged by the insurer for such collection.
(b) If the policy covers a group of governmental employees and the
governmental unit paying such employees will not transmit their
premium contribution after pay roll deduction, the insurer may
collect from the individual employees. If more than 100 such
employees are covered under such policy, it shall state as a separate
part of the premium to be charged for the policy the amount to be
charged by the insurer for such collection.
(c) If individual members of the group make payment of their share
of the premium contribution to the insurer without billing or
solicitation by the insurer during a period of temporary absence from
active work of not exceeding 90 days, such payment may be received
without the necessity of any separately stated charge by the insurer.