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ACT No. 189
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 285
BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 22:446, relative to surplus lines insurance; to exempt approved unauthorized2
insurers delivering such insurance in this state from laws regarding form and rate3
filing and approval; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 22:446 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง446. Surplus lines insurance delivered by approved unauthorized insurers;7
exemption from form and rate filing and approval8
Approved unauthorized insurers delivering surplus lines insurance in this9
state shall not be required to file or seek approval of their forms and rates.10
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not11
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature12
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If13
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become14
effective on the day following such approval.15
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: