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  "title": "Cal. Code Regs. tit. 10, section 2695.183 - Standards for Estimates of Replacement Value",
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      "text": "California Code of Regulations Title 10 section 2695.183, titled Standards for Estimates of Replacement Value, exists; the filing note reads New section filed 12-29-2010; operative 6-27-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2010, No. 53)."
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      "text": "An estimate of replacement cost must include the cost of labor, building materials and supplies; overhead and profit; the cost of demolition and debris removal; and the cost of permits and architect's plans."
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      "text": "The estimate must consider components and features of the insured structure including type of foundation, type of frame, roofing materials and type of roof, siding materials and type of siding, whether the structure is located on a slope, the square footage of the living space, geographic location of property, number of stories and any nonstandard wall heights, materials used in and generic types of interior features and finishes, age of the structure or the year it was built, and size and type of attached garage."
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      "text": "Subdivision (g)(1) sets more than one clock. The licensee must provide a copy of the estimate of replacement cost to the applicant or insured at the time the estimate is communicated. In the event the estimate is communicated by telephone to an insured, the copy shall be mailed to the insured no later than three business days after the time of the telephone conversation. In the event the estimate is communicated by telephone to an applicant, the copy shall be mailed to the applicant no later than three business days after the applicant agrees to purchase the coverage."
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      "text": "Subdivision (g)(1) also carries an exception: in the event the estimate of replacement cost is communicated by a licensee to an applicant to whom the licensee determines an insurance policy shall not be issued, the licensee is not required to provide a copy of the estimate of replacement cost."
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      "text": "Licensees shall maintain a record of the information supplied by the applicant or insured that is used by the licensee to generate the estimate of replacement cost, and if a policy is issued these records and copies shall be maintained for the entire term of the insurance policy or the duration of coverage, whichever terminates later in time, and for five years thereafter."
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      "text": "Under 10 CCR 2695.183(a), an estimate of replacement cost must include the expenses that would reasonably be incurred to rebuild the insured structure in its entirety, including at least the cost of labor, building materials and supplies, overhead and profit, cost of demolition and debris removal, cost of permits and architect's plans, and consideration of the components and features of the insured structure."
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      "text": "The regulation requires a licensee who communicates an estimate of replacement cost to an applicant or insured in connection with an application for or renewal of a homeowners insurance policy that provides coverage on a replacement cost basis to provide a copy of the estimate to the applicant or insured at the time the estimate is communicated."
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