(a)
Any reference in a provision of any statute or regulation of this state to an industrial loan company or a thrift and loan company means an insurance premium finance agency as defined in Section 18560.(b)
Subdivision (a) does not apply in any of the following cases:(1)
In case the provision or a related provision expressly provides otherwise.(2)
In the case of any provision of Division 1 (commencing with Section 99) or Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 4800).
Source:
Section 18003.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=18003.2..