Louisiana § RS 22:1731 - Penalties and liabilities
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§ RS 22:1731. Penalties and liabilities
A. Any reinsurance intermediary, insurer, or reinsurer found by the commissioner, after a public hearing, to be in violation of any provision of this Part, shall:
(1) For each separate violation, pay a penalty in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars.
(2) Be subject to revocation or suspension of its license or certificate of authority.
(3) If a violation was committed by the reinsurance intermediary, such reinsurance intermediary shall make restitution to the insurer, reinsurer, rehabilitator, or liquidator of the insurer or reinsurer for the net losses incurred by the insurer or reinsurer attributable to such violation.
B. Any person aggrieved by the decision, determination, or order of the commissioner pursuant to Subsection A of this Section may appeal to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in and for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
C. Nothing contained in this Section shall affect the authority and right of the commissioner to impose any other penalties provided in the Louisiana Insurance Code.
D. Nothing contained in this Part is intended to or shall in any manner limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants, creditors, or other third parties or confer any rights to those persons.
Acts 1992, No. 811, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1210.30 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 317, §1; Acts 2011, No. 94, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:1731 redesignated as R.S. 22:1181 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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