Advisory Organizations
Filing Instructions for Advisory Organizations
The following applications and materials are based on sections 1855 and 1855.2 of the California Insurance Code.
An advisory organization seeking to conduct its operations in California must submit an electronic copy of its application to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) at CAB-SF-Intake. Please note, CDI does not accept password protected emails or links.
An application consists of all of the following documents:
- Cover letter describing the organization and what it plans to do as a registered advisory organization in California;
- Copy of the advisory organization’s constitution, certified by the custodian as an original;
- Articles of incorporation, agreement, or association, or certificate of incorporation, certified by the custodian as an original;
- Bylaws or rules and regulations governing its activities, certified by the custodian as an original;
- List of its members and subscribers;
- Name and address of a resident in this State upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner or process may be served. Use this form:CDI-076 – Appointment of Agent and Attorney for California
- Please note: The Agent may not be a corporate entity and must be a natural person who is a resident of California.
- Filing fee: Please submit a filing fee of $246 pursuant to section 12921.6(a)(1) of the California Insurance Code.
Please note that every advisory organization is required to promptly notify the commissioner of every change in the documents required to be filed with the commissioner. Notice of changes to required documents can be submitted to CAB-SF-Intake.
- Submit each notification of change with a $79 filing fee pursuant to section 12921.6(a)(1) of the California Insurance Code.
- For a change to the Appointment of Agent form, please submit a revised form: CDI-076 – Appointment of Agent and Attorney for California and the $79 filing fee pursuant to section 1601 of the California Insurance Code:
To submit filing fees for any of the above filings, please reference the name of the advisory organization, and send the fees to:
California Department of Insurance
Attn: Corporate Affairs Bureau – Intake
1901 Harrison Street, 6th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
NOTE: Please make sure you are submitting the correct filing fee. Information regarding the current filing fee can be found on CDI’s website at: Schedule of Fees and Charges Effective March 1st, 2015
Information regarding Advisory Organization rate filing applications is available here: Rate Filing Applications
