2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 - Insurance
RS 22:31 - Division of minority affairs

SUBPART C. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN INSURANCE

§31. Division of minority affairs

A. There is hereby created within the Department of Insurance a division of minority affairs which shall have the following functions and duties:

(1) To assist in coordinating the activities of the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunity.

(2) To maintain a list of a contact person within each insurance company transacting business in this state who is specifically charged with a duty by the company to respond to inquiries from members of minority groups regarding opportunities for employment, appointment as producers, and contracting for services with insurance companies.

(3) In cooperation with insurance companies transacting business in the state, to establish educational and informational services to foster a greater awareness of the opportunities available in the insurance industry and of the skills, training, and education necessary to prepare for opportunities in employment, appointment as producers, and contracting for services with insurance companies.

(4) To assist members of minority groups in obtaining employment, producer or agency contracts, and contracting for services with insurance companies transacting business in Louisiana.

(5) To submit an annual report by April first of each year to the House and Senate insurance committees relative to educational and informational services made available to minorities, the number and types of inquiries, and all available relevant information from applicants and producers.

(6)(a) To develop a pilot program that seeks to address the needs and concerns of minority and women producers in this state. The pilot program, at a minimum, shall provide training for producers in all areas of agency management, training and education for agency personnel, and automation support for the producers in the pilot program. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this Subsection.

(b) This Paragraph shall not apply to producers who exclusively sell insurance for one company or a group of companies under common management that already has a training program in place for all producers.

B. The division of minority affairs may conduct a survey of insurance companies doing business in Louisiana in order to seek information and data relative to the policies and practices of hiring of and contracting with minorities. The survey, data, and responses thereto shall not be a public record as defined by the Public Records Law and shall be exempt from disclosure, except such exemption shall not apply with respect to the aggregated number of minorities hired and the positions for which they were hired.

Acts 1984, No. 850, §1; Acts 1992, No. 377, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 380, §1; Acts 1999, No. 885, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1921 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1; Acts 2013, No. 209, §1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 22:31 redesignated as R.S. 22:61 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.