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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is an officer, trustee, employee, administrator, agent, or representative of a group self-insurance fund; or any person, partnership, corporation, banking corporation, or any other legal entity which performs any service for a group self-insurance fund, or prepares any report, audit, financial statement or report for, or makes any representation on behalf of, for, or with regard to a group self-insurance fund, in connection with any hearing, investigation, or examination authorized by this Subpart, to act with the specific intent to do any of the following items:
(1) Represent falsely, directly or indirectly, to the Department of Insurance or any employee, trustee or administrator thereof, that an asset of such group self-insurance fund is unencumbered, or to misrepresent any other material fact pertaining to the status of any asset or liability of a group self-insurance fund.
(2) Materially misrepresent to the Department of Insurance, or any employee, trustee or administrator thereof, the value of any asset or the amount of any liability of such group self-insurance fund, or any affiliate, subsidiary, or holding fund associated therewith; provided that with regard to a material misrepresentation of the value of any asset or liability, any deviation from the actual value of such asset or liability which results from utilization of and compliance with generally accepted insurance accounting and reporting procedures shall not be deemed a violation of this Section.
(3) Fail to disclose to the Department of Insurance the existence of any liability of a group self-insurance fund, or affiliate, subsidiary, or holding company associated therewith when such disclosure is properly requested or required in writing by an examiner or administrator of the Department of Insurance.
(4) Materially misrepresent, withhold, deny access to, or otherwise preclude the obtainment of any information properly requested in writing and in accordance with provisions of law affecting dissemination or disclosure of information by specific institutions by an examiner or administrator of the Department of Insurance, which is material and relevant to an examination properly conducted by the Department of Insurance and examiners and administrators of the Department of Insurance.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 23, § 1200.16. Disclosure - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-23-sect-1200-16/
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