HLS 20RS-774 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 225
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGLEY
INSURANCE/RATES: Provides relative to insurance rate determinations based on risks
classified by the gender or age of an insured
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1454(A), relative to insurance rating standards and methods;
3 to prohibit rate classifications based on the gender or age of the insured; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 22:1454(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1454. Rating standards and methods
8 A. Rates shall not be inadequate or unfairly discriminatory in a competitive
9 market. Rates shall not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory in a
10 noncompetitive market. Risks may be classified using any criteria except that no
11 risk shall be classified on the basis of race, gender, age, color, creed, or national
12 origin.
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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)]
HB 225 Original 2020 Regular Session Bagley
Abstract: Prohibits risks classifications based on the gender or age of an insured when
determining rates.
Present law prohibits inadequate or unfairly discriminatory rates in a competitive market.
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are additions. HLS 20RS-774 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 225
Present law prohibits rates from being excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory in
a noncompetitive market.
Present law authorizes risk classifications based on any criteria except race, color, creed, or
national origin.
Proposed law retains present law and further prohibits risk classifications based on the
gender or age of a person when determining insurance rates.
(Amends R.S. 22:1454(A))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.