Louisiana § RS 33:1359 - Excess insurance
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§ RS 33:1359. Excess insurance
A. An interlocal risk management agency shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence and a contract or contracts of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least five million dollars with respect to general liability claims.
B. The agency shall provide statutory workers' compensation benefits coverage and shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least two million dollars per occurrence and a contract or contracts of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least two million dollars.
C. The provisions of this Section regarding excess insurance shall apply only to self-insurance funds.
D. Nothing herein shall be construed to in any way reduce or limit a participating local housing authority member's rights or obligations with respect to his or its employees under the other provisions of this Chapter.
E. The agency shall maintain at all times contracts of excess insurance with respect to property coverage and such other lines of coverage as may be approved by the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency in such amounts as determined by the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency.
F. Any excess insurance purchased under this Section shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 22:1265.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1999, No. 48, §1, eff. May 28, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 294, §2; Acts 2015, No. 236, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:1359 ("Excess insurance") 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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