(a) (1) The commissioner shall request that a multistate regulatory support organization commission a study to examine and report on the extent to which the uniform standards set forth in the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact developed by the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission provide consumer protections that are equivalent to those established under state law for annuity, life, disability income, and long-term care insurance products.

(2) The commissioner’s request for the study described in paragraph (1) shall include a request that the study be completed no later than January 1, 2017, and that the study, to the extent feasible, highlight the substantive differences between the uniform standards set forth in the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact and the statutory requirements under state law for annuity, life, disability income, and long-term care insurance products.

(b) (1) Upon completion of the study described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the commissioner shall submit the study to the Chairpersons of the Assembly and Senate committees on insurance. The study shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) The commissioner may review the final study prior to its submission to the Legislature, and submit written comments on the results of the study to the Legislature when submitting the study to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1).

(c) No moneys from the General Fund or the Insurance Fund may be used to implement this section.

(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 691, Sec. 2. (AB 387) Effective January 1, 2016.)