(

a) Regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this

article that relate to the settlement of claims shall take into consideration settlement practices by classes of insurers. (b)

(1) Upon receiving notice of a claim, every insurer shall immediately, but no more than calendar days after receipt of the claim, provide the insured with a legible reproduction of subdivisions (

h) and (

i) of

Section 790.03 along with a written notice containing the following language in at least 10-point type: “In addition to

Section 790.03 of the Insurance Code, Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations govern how insurance claims must be processed in this state. These regulations are available at the Department of Insurance Internet Web site, www.insurance.ca.gov, or by calling the department’s consumer information line at 1-800-927-HELP(4357). You may also obtain a copy of this law and these regulations free of charge from this insurer.”

(2) Every insurer shall provide, when requested orally or in writing by an insured, a legible reproduction of

Section 790.03 of the Insurance Code and copies of Sections 2695.5, 2695.7, 2695.8, and 2695.9 of Subchapter 7.5 of

Chapter of Title of the California Code of Regulations, unless the regulations are inapplicable to that class of insurer. This law and these regulations shall be provided to the insured within calendar days of request.

(3) The provisions of this subdivision shall apply to all insurers except for those that are licensed pursuant to

Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 12340) of Part of Division 2, with respect to policies and endorsements described in

Section 790.031. (

c) This

section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.