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            A. Any foreign or alien insurer admitted to do business in this state may withdraw from this state by filing with the commissioner of insurance a statement of withdrawal, signed and verified by a president, vice-president or an executive officer corresponding thereto, or in the case of a reciprocal or Lloyds, by the attorney-in-fact, and setting forth:

            (1) That the insurer surrenders its authority to transact business in this state and returns for cancellation its certificate of authority;

            (2) Except in the case of a reciprocal or Lloyds, that the withdrawal of the insurer from this state has been duly authorized by the board of directors, trustees or other governing body of such insurer; and

            (3) A post office address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy of any process against the withdrawing insurer that may be served upon him, which address the commissioner of insurance shall furnish to the secretary of state;

            (4) That the insurer agrees to settle claims arising from business in this state without prejudice because of such withdrawal.

            B. Upon the filing of such statement together with its certificate of authority with the commissioner of insurance and payment of any taxes or charges that may be due, the commissioner of insurance shall cancel the certificate of authority and return the cancelled certificate to the insurer. The authority of the insurer to transact business in this state shall thereupon cease.

            C. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 159, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.

            Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:991 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 357, §1; Acts 2021, No. 159, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.

NOTE: Former La. Rev. Stat. 22:341 redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:201 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.