Section 10270.55 Of Article 1. Scope Of Chapter And Definitions From California Insurance Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
10270.55
. (a) With respect to a policy issued to a corporation,
copartnership or individual employer eligible for group insurance
pursuant to Section 10270.5, the term "employees" may be deemed to
include the officers, managers and employees of subsidiary or
affiliated corporations, and the individual proprietors, partners and
employees of affiliated individuals and firms, when the business of
such subsidiary or affiliated corporations, firms or individuals is
controlled by the policyholder through stock ownership, contract or
otherwise, or when the policyholder is controlled by affiliated
corporations, firms or individuals through stock ownership, contract
or otherwise.
(b) With respect to a policy issued to a copartnership or
individual employer pursuant to Section 10270.5, the term "employees"
may be deemed to include the individual proprietor or partners of
the policyholder.
(c) With respect to a policy issued to a trust pursuant to
subdivisions (1) or (4) of subsection (a) of Section 10270.5 the term
"employees" may be deemed to include (1) the individual proprietors
and partners of any employers which are individual proprietors or
partnerships, (2) the employees of an association and (3) the
trustee, or trustees, or the employees of the trustee, or trustees,
or both, if their duties are principally connected with such
trusteeship.
(d) With respect to a policy issued to an association pursuant to
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10270.5 the term
"members" may be deemed to include the employees of the association.
(e) Nothing contained herein shall permit a director of a
corporate employer to become insured under a group policy unless such
person is otherwise eligible as a bona fide employee of the
corporation by performing services other than the usual duties of a
director.
(f) Nothing contained herein shall permit an individual proprietor
or partner to become insured under a group policy unless he is
actively engaged in and devotes a substantial part of his time to the
conduct of the business of the proprietor or partnership.
(g) Nothing contained herein shall permit any employee to become
insured under a group policy unless he is an officer, manager, or
employee for compensation of the employer to whom a group policy is
issued, or of one or more of the individuals, firms, or corporations
specified in subdivision (a), or of the association or trustee or
trustees specified in subdivision (c), or of the association
specified in subdivision (d).
(h) Officers, managers, and employees of a public agency who
receive no compensation may be insured under a group policy purchased
pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section
53200) of Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government
Code.