California · Insurance Code
INS §12922.5: (a) The commissioner shall convene a working group to identify, assess, and recommend risk transfer market mechanisms that: (1) Promote investment in natural infrastructure to reduce the risks of clim
Read the full statutory text
(a) The commissioner shall convene a working group to identify, assess, and recommend risk transfer market mechanisms that: (1) Promote investment in natural infrastructure to reduce the risks of climate change related to catastrophic events. (2) Create incentives for investment in natural infrastructure to reduce risks to communities. (3) Provide mitigation incentives for private investment in natural lands to lessen exposure and reduce climate risks to public safety, property, utilities, and infrastructure. (b) To the extent that the working group recommends risk transfer market mechanisms that would be provided by insurance and reinsurance companies, the working group shall recommend mechanisms that: (1) Are profitable to insurance and reinsurance companies. (2) If appropriate, apply to communities or regions, rather than individual land parcels. (c) The policies recommended pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall include all of the following questions: (1) What are the California analogies to examples in other countries for creating incentives for investment in natural infrastructure as part of insurance policies that mitigate elemental risks? (2) Can we use insurance to create incentives for wetland restoration to help defend the coast against storm surge? (3) Can we create incentives for forests to be managed to reduce the risk of major fires? (4) Can we reduce the exposure of insurance companies to climate change-related losses through innovative state policies or insurance pricing mechanisms that reward good behavior and charge premiums for actions that increase public safety risks or losses of property or environmental attributes? (5) Can we develop rating systems based on community risk factors to climate events, and use insurance incentives to make a community more resilient?
Verify at the official source: California legislative text
Facing this? Know exactly what happens next.
MOFRD turns this code section into your situation: the deadlines that apply to you, the forms your county uses, and the resolution paths people in your position actually take. Free for 3 days — no card required.
This page is legal information, not legal advice. Code text is sourced from official publications and may lag amendments — always confirm at the official source linked above. Plain-English summaries and relationship data are AI-derived and reviewed on an ongoing basis; verify with a licensed attorney before acting.