Louisiana § RS 22:86 - Dividends on stock

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:86 — Dividends on stock, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 22:86. Dividends on stock

No domestic stock insurer shall declare and pay any dividends to its stockholders unless its capital is fully paid in cash and is unimpaired and it has a surplus beyond its capital stock and the initial minimum surplus required and all other liabilities equal to fifteen percent of its capital stock, provided that this restriction shall not apply to an insurer when its paid-in capital and surplus exceed the minimum required by this Code by one hundred percent or more.

Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:74 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 22:86 ("Dividends on stock") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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