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)]
HB 24 Original 2020 First Extraordinary Session James
Abstract: Requires that any relief from a premium rate reduction required by the Omnibus
Premium Reduction Act of 2020 be submitted for approval by the members of the House
Committee on Insurance, the Senate Committee on Insurance, the House of Representatives,
and the Senate.
Present law (as provided in the Act that originated as Senate Bill No. 418 of the 2020 Regular
Session) provides the following:
(1)For policies of automobile insurance issued or renewed one year following Jan. 1, 2021, each
insurer shall file with the commissioner of insurance for approval of premium rates which
actuarially reflect the savings it anticipates as a result of present law, which is presumed to
be 10% lower for each impacted coverage, when compared to the premium rates in effect for
that coverage on Jan, 1, 2021.
(2)Each such insurer shall have the right to request all or partial relief from the presumed roll-
back amount of 10% on each impacted coverage, if it can demonstrate to the commissioner
of insurance that it has not experienced a sufficient reduction in loss costs to actuarially
justify the full amount of presumed savings of 10%.
Proposed law provides that if the commissioner of insurance determines that an insurer is entitled
to full or partial relief from the presumed roll-back amount of 10% on an impacted coverage as
provided by present law (as provided in the Act that originated as Senate Bill No. 418 of the 2020
Regular Session), such relief shall be granted only upon approval by two-thirds of the members of
the House Committee on Insurance, the Senate Committee on Insurance, the House of
Representatives, and the Senate.
(Amends ยง8 of the Act that originated as SB No. 418 of the 2020 R.S.)