Insurance Code section 11779

The fund may insure California employers against their liability for compensation or damages for injury or death under the United States Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, or other federal or maritime laws, as fully as any private insurer.

Source: Section 11779, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=11779. (updated Jan. 1, 1978; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_11779

Original Source: Section 11779, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=11779. (last accessed May 12, 2025).