Surplus lines policies or contracts must include a required notice, and that notice must be in red or black-bordered display, in bold ten-point type, and signed by the surplus lines broker.
§433. Endorsement of contract A. Each surplus lines insurance policy or contract procured and delivered pursuant to this Subpart shall have the following notice: NOTICE This insurance policy is delivered as surplus lines coverage under the Louisiana Insurance Code. In the event of insolvency of the company issuing this contract, the policyholder or claimant is not covered by the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association or the Louisiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, which guarantees only specific types of policies issued by insurance companies authorized to do business in Louisiana. This surplus lines policy has been procured by the following licensed Louisiana surplus lines broker: Signature of Licensed Louisiana Surplus Lines Broker or Authorized Representative Printed Name of Licensed Louisiana Surplus Lines Broker B. The notice required pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be: (1) Prominently displayed in the color red or prominently offset by a black border. (2) Printed or stamped on the policy or contract in bold and in not less than ten-point type. (3) Signed by the surplus lines broker who procured the policy or contract. Acts 1958, No. 125. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 291, §1; Acts 1972, No. 241, §1; Acts 1999, No. 868, §1; Acts 2004, No. 466, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1258 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1; Acts 2013, No. 203, §1, eff. June 10, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. NOTE: Former R.S. 22:433 redesignated as R.S. 22:163 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.