HLS 10RS-1507 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 698
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE: Prohibits arbitration or any other type of binding mediation
by automobile insurers for certain purposes
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 22:1892.1, relative to automobile insurance; to prohibit the use of arbitration2
or any other type of binding mediation by automobile insurers for certain purposes;3
and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 22:1892.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1892.1. Prohibition of arbitration or other type of binding mediation by automobile7
insurers8
No automobile insurer shall use arbitration or any other type of binding9
mediation to determine fault for purposes of settling a claim resulting from an10
automobile accident or of raising insurance premiums of an insured. In addition, no11
such insurer shall include any such arbitration clause in any automobile insurance12
contract or policy.13
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall only apply to automobile insurance14
policies and contracts issued or renewed on or after June 1, 2010.15
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on June 1, 2010; if vetoed by the16
governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on17
June 1, 2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.18 HLS 10RS-1507 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 698
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Harrison HB No. 698
Abstract: Prohibits the use of arbitration or any other type of binding mediation by
automobile insurers for certain purposes.
Proposed law prohibits the use of arbitration or any other type of binding mediation by
insurers to determine fault for purposes of settling a claim resulting from an automobile
accident or of raising insurance premiums of an insured. Additionally prohibits any such
insurer from including any such arbitration clause in any automobile insurance contract or
policy.
Proposed law provides that it shall only apply to automobile insurance policies or contracts
issued or renewed on or after June 1, 2010.
Effective June 1, 2010.
(Adds R.S. 22:1892.1)