936.5. (a) The insurer or insurance group shall have discretion over the responses to the CGAD inquiries, provided the CGAD contains the material information necessary to permit the commissioner to gain an understanding of the insurer's or group's corporate governance structure, policies, and practices. The commissioner may request additional information that he or she deems material and necessary to provide him or her with a clear understanding of the corporate governance policies, the reporting or information system, or controls implementing those policies.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the insurer or insurer group shall prepare the CGAD consistent with the NAIC Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Regulation, subject to the requirements of this article. Documentation and supporting information shall be maintained and made available upon examination or upon request of the commissioner.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 213, Sec. 1. (AB 553) Effective August 17, 2015.)