2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 - Insurance
RS 22:1994 - Disclosure

§1994. Disclosure

A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is an officer, employee, agent, or representative of an insurer; or any person, partnership, corporation, banking corporation, or any other legal entity which performs any service for an insurer, or prepares any report, audit, financial statement, or report for, or makes any representation on behalf of, for, or with regard to an insurer, in connection with any hearing, investigation, or examination authorized by this Code, to act with the specific intent to:

(1) Represent falsely, directly or indirectly, to the Department of Insurance or any of its employees or administrators that an asset of such insurer is unencumbered, or to misrepresent any other material fact pertaining to the status of any asset or liability of an insurer.

(2) Materially misrepresent to the Department of Insurance, or any of its employees or administrators the value of any asset or the amount of any liability of such insurer, or any associated affiliate, subsidiary, or holding company; however, 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 an associated insurer, or affiliate, subsidiary, or holding company 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 the Louisiana Revised Statutes 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 its examiners and administrators.

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.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 118, §1. Acts 1992, No. 1114, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1315 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 271, §1.