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Company Performance
In compliance with California Insurance Code § 12921.1, the California Department of Insurance conducted a Consumer Complaint Study of all admitted insurance carriers. The company performance table provides the complaints determined by the department to require that corrective action be taken against the insurer, or leading to insurer compromise, or other remedy for the complainant, those that are found to be without merit, those with other outcomes, and justified complaints. Justified complaints often require additional review, as violations of California insurance laws may exist.

Year	Closed Complaints (TOTAL of Categories 1-3)	Category 1: Complaints found to require corrective action, leading to insurer compromise, or other remedy for the complainant.	Category 2: Complaints found to be without Merit.	Category 3: Complaints with Other Outcomes	Category 4: Justified Complaints
2020	115	40	56	19	19
2019	139	39	68	32	24
2018	90	28	50	12	13

Violation Study

The following table represents number and type of violations found, by reference to the line of insurance and law allegedly violated.

Year	Line of Coverage	Law	Section	Summarized Description of Law	# of Alleged Violations
2020	Disability	CIC	790.03h5	Not attempting to effectuate prompt, fair, & equitable settlement when liability clear.	1
2020	Disability	CCR	2695.5a	Must respond to the California Department of Insurance within 21 calendar days.	2
2020	Disability	CIC	880	Failure of insurer to use own name	5
2020	Disability	CCR	2695.5b	Must provide complete response to claimant inquiries within 15 calendar days.	1
2020	Disability	CCR	2694a5	Failed to respond or did not provide a complete response	1
2020	Disability	CIC	790.03h3	Failing to adopt & implement standards for the prompt investigation & processing of claims	4
2020	Disability	CIC	10123.13a	Claim must be paid, contested, or denied in 30 days to insured and provider. If contested written notice must contain DOI language	9
2020	Life/Annuity	CCR	2695.5b	Must provide complete response to claimant inquiries within 15 calendar days.	1
2020	Life/Annuity	CIC	10172a	Interest due on death benefits from date of death if not paid within 30 days of death	1
2020	Life/Annuity	CCR	2694a3	In contravention of own rules, policies, procedures, guidelines	6
2020	Life/Annuity	CIC	880	Failure of insurer to use own name	2
2020	Life/Annuity	CIC	790.03h3	Failing to adopt & implement standards for the prompt investigation & processing of claims	1
2020	Life/Annuity	CCR	2694a5	Failed to respond or did not provide a complete response	2
2020	Life/Annuity	CIC	10164.2	Payment of cash value within 45 days	1
2020	Life/Annuity	CIC	10123.13a	Claim must be paid, contested, or denied in 30 days to insured and provider. If contested written notice must contain DOI language	1

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Comparison Data

The information below is for complaints closed during the study period for this insurance company. The table provides the Justified Complaint Ratio, Market Share, Complaint Share, and Index for this company, grouped by the line of coverage the company was authorized to sell in this study period.

Year	Line of Coverage	JustifiedComplaint Ratio	Market Share	Complaint Share	Index
2020	Annuities	.01	.132	5.88	44.55
2020	Individual Life	2.71	1.944	3.55	1.83
2020	Group Life	.00	20.868	16.67	.80

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