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Under California Insurance Code Section 38, notices or communications required by the Insurance Code may be delivered by:
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Why A is correct
Section 38 and Section 38.6 permit required notices to be sent by mail or, when authorized, by electronic transmission. Electronic delivery is a recognized method of communication in the modern insurance marketplace, allowing regulators, insurers, and consumers to exchange required notices efficiently while preserving a record of delivery.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) A telephone message is not a documented form of written notice under the statute.
- C) In-person conversation leaves no written record and is not the statutory method.
- D) Newspaper publication is a method for certain public notices but not for routine insurance communications.
Memory hook
Mail it or email it — Section 38 accepts both. Written and traceable beats spoken and forgotten.