Cal. Ins. Code § 1053
Immediately upon the appointment of the directors as provided in subdivision (b) of section 1052, the directors theretofore holding office shall cease to hold office, and all rights of the shareholders of such insurer to vote at any meeting of such insurer shall absolutely cease and such shareholders shall retain only such interest in such corporation or in the property or assets thereof as shall be provided in said mutualization plan, and such insurer shall thereupon be and become a mutual life insurer under such corporate name as may have been set forth in its charter, as amended, to be conducted not for profit, but solely for the mutual benefit, ratably, of all its policyholders, and shall, upon issuance to it by the commissioner of a certificate of authority, have power to issue nonassessable policies on a reserve basis subject to all provisions of law applicable to incorporated life insurers issuing nonassessable policies on a reserve basis, but shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 7, Part 2, Division 2 of this code.
Ca. Ins. Code § 1053