California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 109

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 2045) Effective January 1, 2019.

Workers’ compensation insurance includes insurance against loss from liability imposed by law upon employers to compensate employees and their dependents for injury sustained by the employees arising out of and in the course of the employment, irrespective of negligence or of the fault of either party.

Cite this section

Cal. Ins. Code § 109 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ins/division-1-general-rules-governing-insurance/part-1-the-contract/chapter-1-classes-of-insurance/section-109

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Classes of Insurance

§ 101§ 102§ 103§ 104§ 105§ 106§ 107§ 108§ 108.1§ 109…§ 118§ 119§ 119.5§ 119.6§ 120§ 121§ 122§ 123§ 124§ 124.5

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