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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1354

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1352
  • Fulfillment materials: means documentation sent to the purchaser of a travel protection plan confirming the purchase and providing the travel protection plan's coverage and assistance details, as applicable. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1352
  • Travel assistance services: means non-insurance services that may be distributed by limited lines travel insurance producers or other entities and for which there is no indemnification for the travel protection plan customer based on a fortuitous event, nor any transfer or shifting of risk that would constitute the business of insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1352
  • Travel protection plan: means a plan that provides any of the following:

                (a) Travel insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1352

            Travel protection plans may be offered for one price for the combined features that the travel protection plan offers in this state if all of the following are met:

            (1) There is no finding by the commissioner, pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 22:1453, that the travel insurance market in the state is noncompetitive or that the travel protection plan restricts competition by either significantly decreasing output or efficiency in the market or that a travel insurer or travel retailer is exerting sufficient market power in providing travel insurance or a travel protection plan such that competition is adversely impacted or that the travel protection plan would exact burdensome terms that would not exist in a competitive market.

            (2) The travel insurance, travel assistance services, and cancellation fee waivers are clearly delineated in the travel protection plan’s fulfillment materials. The fulfillment materials shall include the travel insurance disclosure requirements required pursuant to state law and the contact information for persons providing travel assistance services and cancellation fee waivers, as applicable.

            (3) The travel protection plan clearly discloses to the consumer at or prior to the time of purchase and fulfillment that it includes travel insurance, travel assistance services, and cancellation fee waivers, as applicable, and provides an opportunity at any time thereafter for the consumer to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each.

            Acts 2017, No. 225, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.

§1354. Redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:2194 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.