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      "text": "Section 1764.1(a)(1) places the responsibility for obtaining the applicant's signature on both the nonadmitted insurer and the surplus line broker, and applies it at the time of accepting an application for a policy other than a renewal of that policy."
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      "text": "Section 1764.1(a)(2) provides that where the applicant has not received and completed the signed disclosure form the section requires, the applicant may cancel the insurance so placed, that the cancellation shall be on a pro rata basis as to premium, and that the applicant is entitled to the return of any broker's fees charged for the placement."
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      "text": "Section 1764.1(b) directs the reader of the notice to ask questions of their agent, broker or surplus line broker, or to contact the California Department of Insurance at 1-800-927-4357 or at www.insurance.ca.gov, and to ask whether the insurer is licensed as a foreign or non-United States insurer."
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