§ 995.7
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The purposes of Section 816 and the provisions of this article are to promote the solvency of insurers and the producers dealing with them under contracts, arrangements and practices therein described; to protect the public from unjustifiable claims practices and the inconvenience, hardship and possible loss attendant upon the insolvency of any of the insurers or persons described therein; and to prevent any frauds or mistakes which may arise from any of the contracts, arrangements or practices described therein.
In furtherance of these purposes the commissioner shall at least 90 days prior to charging any person with a violation of Section 816 or the provisions of this article make reasonable rules and regulations clarifying or defining any word, term or phrase used in Section 816 or in this article, including establishment of detailed standards to determine solvency as that word is used in Section 995.2. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended or repealed in accordance with the procedures provided in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.