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Cal. Insurance Code § 10111 (2026)

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In life or disability insurance, the only measure of liability and damage is the sum or sums payable in the manner and at the times as provided in the policy to the person entitled thereto.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Bentley v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 371 F. Supp. 3d 723 (C.D. Cal. 2019).
Bentley v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 371 F. Supp. 3d 723 (C.D. Cal. 2019). · cites it 3× “Bentley asserts that according to Cal. Ins. Code § 10111 , she and Class Members are entitled to the face value of the policies, without any set-offs due to apparent loan balances and unpaid premiums.”
Kanne v. Connecticut Gen. Life Ins., 607 F. Supp. 899 (C.D. Cal. 1985). “In their answer, they denied plaintiffs’ allegations and raised-affirmative defenses, including failure to state a claim for relief as to all causes of action, full payment of benefits due, privilege to assert one’s rights in good faith, the bars of California Insurance Code §…”
McDowell v. Union Mut. Life Ins. Co., 404 F. Supp. 136 (C.D. Cal. 1975). “See Cabins. § 106. Instead the plaintiffs assert that the defendants’ contention was met “head on” in Fletcher v.”
Bruce v. Hartford Life Ins. Co. (E.D. Cal. 2019). · cites it 4× “3 First, California Insurance Code § 10111 expressly provides, “[i]n .”
Paul Revere Life Ins. v. Fima, 105 F.3d 490 (9th Cir. 1997). · cites it 2× “California Insurance Code section 10111 provides that: In life or disability insurance, the only measure of liability and damage is the sum or sums payable in the manner and at the times as provided in the policy to the person entitled thereto.”
Allen v. Prot. Life Ins. Co. (E.D. Cal. 2022). · cites it 3× “California Insurance Code Section 10111 provides that “in life .”
Desai v. The Lincoln Nat'l Life Ins. Co. (E.D. Cal. 2024). “Foresters Life Ins. & Annuity Co., 340 F.R.D. 157 , 166 (N.”
Prime Healthcare Centinela v. United Healthcare Ins. Co. CA2/5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “(Ins. Code, §§ 10111, 106, subd. (b) [defining “health insurance” as a species of “disability insurance policy”].”
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