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Cal. Ins. Code § 10237.5

Inflation Escalator and Benefit Increases

Known as the Health Insurance Disclosure Act

The act spans §§ 10110–11549 (1,209 sections).

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 947, Sec. 18

(a) An inflation protection provision that increases benefit levels annually in a manner so that the increases are compounded annually at a rate not less than 5 percent shall be included in a long-term care insurance policy unless an insurer obtains a rejection of inflation protection signed by the policyholder.

(b) The rejection, to be included in the application or on a separate form, shall state: “I have reviewed the outline of coverage and the graphs that compare the benefits and premiums of this policy with and without inflation protection. Specifically, I have reviewed the plan, and I reject 5 percent annual compound inflation protection.

Signature of Applicant

Date”

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.