Cal. Ins. Code § 5051
Upon the payment in advance of seven thousand fifty-five dollars ($7,055) to the commissioner for all services to be rendered by him or her in the matter of organization of the insurer, those persons shall file with the commissioner a declaration of their intention to incorporate for the purposes expressed in Section 5050. The declaration shall be signed by all of those persons, and shall contain a copy of the articles of incorporation proposed to be adopted.