The following are content additions to supplement your existing text unless otherwise indicated:

Homeowners Policy

D. Exclusions – additions to the existing text

While losses resulting from flooding and earth movement are excluded under homeowners policy forms, losses may be covered if a wildfire is the efficient proximate cause, meaning flooding or earth movement was a direct result of a wildfire or wildfire mitigation efforts.

Other Personal Lines Policies

E. Pet Insurance – new topic on the outline

1. Definitions

Key definitions found in pet insurance policies include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Chronic condition — Any physical condition that is treatable but not curable;
• Congenital anomaly or disorder — A physical condition present at birth, either due to inherited or environmental factors, that contributes to illness or disease;
• Hereditary disorder — An illness or disease resulting from a genetically transmitted abnormality from a parent to their offspring;
• Pet insurance — Individual or group insurance that provides coverage for veterinary expenses;
• Pre-existing condition — Any condition for which a veterinarian provided medical advice, a pet received medical treatment, or a pet displayed signs or symptoms of a medical condition, prior to the effective day of the policy or during the waiting period;
• Veterinarian — An individual licensed by the Veterinary Medical Board to practice veterinary medicine;
• Veterinary expenses — All costs resulting from advice, care, diagnosis, or drug treatment from a veterinarian; and
• Waiting or affiliation period — A period of time specified in a pet insurance policy that must pass before coverage can begin.

2. Pet Insurance Basics

Pet insurance is designed to cover veterinary expenses, which include costs associated with medical advice, diagnosis, care, and treatment provided by a veterinarian, including prescription drug costs. Pet insurance is closely related to health insurance for humans, which require a deductible be met before coverage begins.

When transacting pet insurance in the state of California, insurers must disclose all of the following to consumers:

• Policy exclusions (including those for pre-existing conditions, hereditary disorders, congenital anomalies or disorders, and chronic conditions);
• A statement for additional exclusions reading: "Other exclusions may apply. Please refer to the exclusions section of the policy for more information."
• Provisions which limit coverage through waiting or affiliation periods, deductibles, coinsurances, or annual or lifetime policy limits;
• Reductions in coverage or premium increases based on an insured's claim history;
• A summary description of the basis or formula used for determining claim payments, customary fee limitations, and benefit schedules, either within the policy or through a link on the main page of an insurer's website;
• A benefit schedule for insurers that use a benefit schedule to determine claim payment;
• A usual and customary fee limitation provision for insurers that determine claim payments through usual and customary fees or any other reimbursement limitation;
• A free-look provision allowing an insured to return a policy within 30 days of delivery for a full refund of premiums, unless a claim has or will be paid prior to cancellation; and
• A summary of policy provisions in a separate document, titled "Insurer Disclosure of Important Policy Provisions:"
  • The "Insurer Disclosure of Important Policy Provisions" must be provided to a policyowner of a new pet insurance upon the delivery of the policy and must be posted on the main page of the insurer's internet website.

  A pet insurer that uses a benefit schedule to determine claim payment under the policy must do the following:

• Clearly disclose the applicable benefit schedule in the policy; and
• Disclose all benefit schedules used by the insurer under its pet insurance policies through a link on the main page of the insurer's internet website.

  A pet insurer that determines claim payments under a pet insurance policy based on usual and customary fees, or any other reimbursement limitation based on prevailing veterinary service provider charges, must do the following:

• Include a usual and customary fee limitation provision in the policy that clearly describes the insurer's basis for determining the fees and how that basis is applied in calculating claim payments; and
• Disclose the insurer's basis for determining usual and customary fees through a link on the main page of the insurer's internet website.