Section 22:674 - Exemptions and filing datesA.(1) The commissioner shall grant an exemption from the provisions of this Subpart if:(a) After written application for an exemption submitted by an insurer, the commissioner determines that compliance with this Subpart would constitute a financial or organizational hardship on the insurer; or(b) The insurer is a domestic life insurer which does business exclusively in the state of Louisiana, with gross annual premiums totaling twenty million dollars or less and has entered into reinsurance agreements having a net aggregate amount of five million dollars or less and has admitted assets of less than twenty-five million dollars. No domestic life insurer under this Subsection that fails to satisfy the financial solvency requirements promulgated by the Department of Insurance shall be exempt from the provisions of this Subpart, including the submission of annual audited financial statements.(2) An exemption may be granted, in writing, at any time and from time to time for a specified period or periods.(3) Within ten days after a denial of the written request for an exemption from this Subpart, the insurer may request, in writing, a hearing on its application for an exemption. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 12 of this Title, R.S. 22:2191 et seq.(4) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any domestic insurer that is licensed to write business only in the state of Louisiana may make written application to the commissioner for a waiver from the requirements of this Subsection.B. Upon written application of an insurer, the commissioner may permit an insurer to file audited financial reports for specified periods on another basis other than a calendar year basis. Within ten days from a denial of such a written request, the insurer may request, in writing, a hearing on its application. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 12 of this Title, R.S. 22:2191 et seq.Acts 1990, No. 264, §1; Acts 1995, No. 595, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1324 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 471, §1; Acts 2009, No. 317, §1; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.Acts 1990, No. 264, §1; Acts 1995, No. 595, §1, eff. 6/18/1995; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1324 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. 1/1/2009; Acts 2008, No. 471, §1; Acts 2009, No. 317, §1; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.Former R.S. 22:674 redesignated as R.S. 22:1822 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.