Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2012 – Unearned premium; limitation of claims by insolvent insurers
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2012
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
A. Any claim of an insolvent insurer against an insured or against the producer through whom a policy was written concerning any policy of insurance issued or delivered in this state shall be subject to the following limitations:
(1) The insured shall not be liable to an insolvent insurer for any premium which had not been earned on a pro rata basis on the date the insurer was declared insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) The insured shall be entitled to credit against any obligation owed to the insolvent insurer for any unearned premium which the insured has paid and for which he has not been reimbursed by the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association or the Louisiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association.
(3) The producer, through whom the policy was written, shall not be liable to the insolvent insurer for any premiums which had not been earned on a pro rata basis on the date the insurer was declared insolvent. The producer is entitled to retain the commission due on earned premiums. The insured is entitled to any unearned premium which the producer has collected but has not remitted to the insurer.
B. In this Section, the term “insolvent insurer” includes any insurer who has been declared to be insolvent under the laws of any state.
Acts 2001, No. 158, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:737.2 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 271, §1.
NOTE: Former La. Rev. Stat. 22:2012 redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:256 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.