Louisiana § RS 22:1646 - Duties of the insurer
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:1646 — Duties of the insurer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:1646. Duties of the insurer
A. If an insurer utilizes the services of an administrator, the insurer shall be responsible for determining the benefits, premium rates, underwriting criteria, and claims payment procedures applicable to such coverage and for securing reinsurance, if any. The rules pertaining to these matters must be provided, in writing, by the insurer to the administrator. The responsibilities of the administrator as to any of these matters shall be set forth in the written agreement between the administrator and the insurer.
B. It shall be the sole responsibility of the insurer to provide for competent administration of its programs.
C. In cases where an administrator administers benefits for more than one hundred certificate holders on behalf of an insurer, the insurer may, at least semiannually, conduct a review of the operations of the administrator. At least one such review may be an on-site audit of the operations of the administrator.
Acts 1993, No. 144, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:3036 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 22:1646 ("Duties of the insurer") 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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