Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XIII-9901 - AuthorityA. This regulation is adopted pursuant to R.S. 49:953(B) and R.S. 22:2 which charges the commissioner of insurance with the duty to enforce and administer all of the provisions of the Insurance Code, the purpose of which is to regulate the business of insurance in all of its phases in the public interest. Sections 501(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act specifically designate the Department of Insurance as the agency to establish the appropriate standards covering any person engaged in providing insurance under state law and the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, which provides for certain annual privacy reporting exemptions. R.S. 22:11 and R.S. 22:1595 grants the commissioner of insurance authority to promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary for the implementation of the provisions of title R.S. 22:1604 specifically refers to the protection of the interests of insurance policyholders in this state with respect to financial institution insurance sales, and R.S. 22:1595 grants the commissioner of insurance authority to promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of chapter 5, financial institution sales, in title 22.La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-9901
Promulgated by the Department of Insurance, Office of the Commissioner; LR 27:548 (April 2001), Amended LR 43534 (3/1/2017).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:2, 22:3, 22:1595, 22:1604, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Public Law 106-102, November 12, 1999, and Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Public Law 114-94, December 4, 2015).