Louisiana § RS 23:1174.1 - Workers' compensation programs; ability to contract
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§ RS 23:1174.1. Workers' compensation programs; ability to contract
A.(1) No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall establish any unreasonable criteria, policies, or procedures designed to discriminate against a contractor or subcontractor based upon the contractor's or subcontractor's securing the employer's workers' compensation obligation by any method provided for in R.S. 23:1168 or R.S. 23:1195 et seq. Nothing herein shall prohibit any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity from establishing separate criteria, policies, or procedures to evaluate workers' compensation insurance providers which are members of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association or any other state guaranty fund. Any violation of this provision shall constitute an unfair trade practice and subject the violator to the penalties of R.S. 22:1961 et seq.
(2) No insurance company writing umbrella insurance policies in this state shall establish any unreasonable criteria, policies, or procedures designed to discriminate against any employer in this state based upon the employer's securing the employer's workers' compensation obligation by any method provided for in R.S. 23:1168 or R.S. 23:1195. Acceptable criteria, policies, or procedures may include review of audited financial statements, actuarial evaluations, and specific and aggregate excess insurance. Nothing herein shall prohibit any such insurance company from establishing separate criteria, policies, or procedures to evaluate workers' compensation insurance providers which are members of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association or any other state guaranty fund. Any violation of this provision shall constitute an unfair trade practice and subject the violator to the penalties of R.S. 22:1211 et seq.
B. This Section shall not prohibit the marketing of insurance in the ordinary course of business by practices which do not otherwise constitute an unfair trade practice.
Acts 1992, No. 1124, §1; Acts 2001, No. 205, §1; Acts 2001, No. 927, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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Section RS 23:1174.1 ("Workers' compensation programs; ability to contract") 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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