Section 1753 Of Article 15. Travel Insurance Agents From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 15.
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. As used in this article, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Limited lines travel insurance agent" means an insurer
designee that is licensed to transact travel insurance, as defined in
subdivision (b).
(b) "Transact" means, for the purposes of this article, the
following activities when engaged in by a travel retailer:
(1) Offering and disseminating information to a prospective or
current policyholder on behalf of a limited lines travel insurance
agent, including brochures, buyer guides, descriptions of coverage,
and price.
(2) Referring specific questions regarding coverage features and
benefits from a prospective or current policyholder to a limited
lines travel insurance agent.
(3) Disseminating and processing applications for coverage,
coverage selection forms, or other similar forms in response to a
request from a prospective or current policyholder.
(4) Collecting premiums from a prospective or current policyholder
on behalf of a limited lines travel insurance agent.
(5) Receiving and recording information from a policyholder to
share with a limited lines travel insurance agent.
(c) (1) "Travel insurance" means insurance coverage for personal
risks incidental to planned travel, including one or more of the
following:
(A) Interruption or cancellation of a trip or event.
(B) Loss of baggage or personal effects.
(C) Damages to accommodations or rental vehicles.
(D) Sickness, accident, disability, or death occurring during
travel.
(2) Travel insurance does not include major medical plans, which
provide comprehensive medical protection for travelers with trips
lasting six months or longer, including for example, those working
overseas as an expatriate or military personnel being deployed.
(3) Travel insurance does not include damage waiver contracts, as
defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 1936 of the
Civil Code. The phrase "damage waiver" or "collision damage waiver"
cannot be used to describe travel insurance coverage, but the
insurance contract may otherwise refer to "damage waiver" or
"collision damage waiver" provided by a company, as defined in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1936 of the Civil Code.
(d) "Travel retailer" means a business organization that makes,
arranges, or offers travel services and may offer and disseminate
travel insurance as a service to its customers on behalf of and under
the direction of a limited lines travel insurance agent.