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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1093

  • Health insurance issuer: means any entity that offers health insurance coverage through a policy, certificate of insurance, or subscriber agreement subject to state law that regulates the business of insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1091
  • Rate: means the rate initially filed or filed as a result of determination of rates by a health insurance issuer for a particular product. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1091
  • rate increase: includes a premium volume-weighted average increase for all insureds for the aggregate rate changes during the twelve-month period preceding the proposed rate increase effective date. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1091

A.  Each health insurance issuer shall make reasonable disclosure in solicitation and sales materials provided to insureds of the provisions relating to renewability of coverage.

B.  Each health insurance issuer shall provide its insureds with a written notice and reasonable explanation and justification, including the contributing factors for the rate increase, for any rate increase no less than forty-five days prior to the effective date of such increase.

Acts 1991, No. 777, §2, eff. Sept. 30, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 272, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:228.4 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 718, §1, eff. June 18, 2014.