California Code, Insurance Code - INS § 700.025

An insurer, including a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, admitted on January 1, 1970, to transact automobile liability insurance under class 8 and automobile insurance under class 16, or which had a valid bona fide application to transact both such classes of insurance pending before the commissioner on or before August 1, 1970, shall not be affected by this section.

Any other insurer, including a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, applying to transact either of such class of insurance in this state, shall possess, at the time of admission for either of such classes, in addition to all minimum paid-in capital required by Section 700.01 and all surplus and paid-in capital required by Sections 700.02 and 700.05, an additional surplus of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).