2008 0703 – ACLI – Amicus Brief – Fairbanks v. Farmers New World Life – American Council of Life Insurers – 26p

p3-4 - The issue on which this court has granted review, whether insurance is a good or service subject to the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, is of vital interest to amici, as their members collectively write most of the policies of insurance in California. This court's decision may affect the members' potential liability under the Act.
p4 - ...this court will benefit from additional briefing regarding the significance of the Act's drafting history in construing the Act. As we show, the drafting history establishes the Legislature's intent that the Act not apply to insurance.
p5 - The drafting history of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA or Act) establishes the Legislature did not intend the Act to apply to insurance.