Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 22, § 2298. Plan of operation of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

A. (1) A plan of operation adopted by the governing board of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation shall be filed with and approved by the Louisiana Senate Committee on Insurance and the Louisiana House Committee on Insurance, and filed with the commissioner of insurance. The plan of operation shall include the establishment of necessary facilities and operating procedures; management of the corporation; procedures for assessment of assessable insurers and assessable insureds to defray deficits in one or more of the plans; underwriting standards; procedures for the purchase and cession of reinsurance; procedures for determining the amounts of insurance to be provided to specific risks; procedures for the development of requests for proposals, which shall incorporate an open access plan, and shall be prerequisite to any servicing company contract; procedures for processing applicants for insurance; provisions for attaining depopulation of the plans; and such other provisions as may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) The Louisiana Senate Committee on Insurance and the Louisiana House Committee on Insurance and the commissioner of insurance may, in their discretion, consult with the governing board of the corporation and may seek any further information deemed necessary.

B. (1) The governing board of the corporation may, subject to the approval of the Louisiana Senate Committee on Insurance and the Louisiana House Committee on Insurance, amend the plan of operation at any time. The Louisiana Senate Committee on Insurance and the Louisiana House Committee on Insurance and the commissioner of insurance may review the plan of operation at any time deemed prudent, but not less than once in each calendar year.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the governing board of the corporation shall not have the authority to amend the plan of operation to expand on the declaration and purpose as set forth in R.S. 22:2291, or to expand on the essential property insurance and subject lines of business as defined in R.S. 22:2292.

(3) Amendments to the plan of operation shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Insurance. Either committee may conduct a hearing on the amendments within thirty days of submission of the amendments to the respective committee. If no hearing is conducted by either committee within the thirty days, the amendments are deemed to be approved.