Louisiana § RS 22:1985 - Review and examination expense; how paid

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§ RS 22:1985. Review and examination expense; how paid

A.  Whenever the commissioner of insurance makes an examination or investigation pursuant to this Chapter, all expenses incurred by the commissioner of insurance in conducting such examination or investigation, including the expenses and fees of examiners, auditors, accountants, actuaries, attorneys, or clerical or other assistants who are employed by the commissioner of insurance to make the examination, shall be paid by the entity or person examined.

B.  For all entities who are charged the annual financial regulation fee as provided in R.S. 22:821(B)(2), the charges for any financial examination shall be  waived.  The entity being examined may still be responsible for any travel-related expenses.

C.  The commissioner of insurance may recover all expenses incurred from the examination or investigation of any person or entity acting as an administrator or third-party administrator in this state for any insurer or self-insurance fund not authorized to transact the business of insurance in this state.

Acts 1958, No. 125; Acts 1990, No. 259, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1449, §1; Acts 2001, No. 488, §1; Acts 2007, No. 191, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1304 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

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

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