Louisiana § RS 22:174 - Subscribers' liability
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:174 — Subscribers' liability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:174. Subscribers' liability
A. Except as to non-assessable policies, any contract of insurance exchanged pursuant to this Subpart shall provide for a contingent several liability of the subscriber for payment of actual losses and expenses incurred while such contract was in force. Such contingent liability shall be in an amount as specified in the declaration of organization.
B. Each assessable policy issued by the insurer shall plainly set forth a statement of the contingent liability.
C. The contingent liability of each subscriber for the obligations of the reciprocal insurer shall not be joint, but shall be individual and several.
Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:445 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:174 redesignated as R.S. 22:961 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:174 cover?
Section RS 22:174 ("Subscribers' liability") 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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