Louisiana § RS 22:657 - Pending actions
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:657 — Pending actions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:657. Pending actions
A. Whenever an insurer agrees to assume and carry out directly with the policyholder any of the policy obligations of the ceding insurer under a reinsurance agreement, any claim existing or action or proceeding pending arising out of such policy by or against the ceding insurer with respect to such obligations may be prosecuted to judgment as if such reinsurance agreement had not been made, or the assuming insurer may be substituted in place of the ceding insurer.
B. Where two or more assuming insurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elect to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the terms of the reinsurance agreement as though such expense had been incurred by the ceding insurer.
Acts 1958, No. 125; Acts 1991, No. 996, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Redesignated from R.S. 22:943 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:657 redesignated as R.S. 22:1821 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 22:657 ("Pending actions") 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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