La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § XIII-8101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-8101 - Certificates of Insurance

A. It has come to the attention of this department that certificates of insurance for automobile and general liability insurance are being issued by companies or their agents. Certificates of insurance are documents, including electronic records, that many large corporations require persons or contractors employed by them to furnish to prove that they have insurance.

B. Some of these certificates purport to alter, amend, or extend the coverage provided by the referenced insurance policy in violation of R.S. 22:890.

C. Therefore, in order to avoid any misunderstanding of the effect of any certificate of insurance prepared and issued by an insurance company or its agent, any such certificate must contain the following or similar language:

This certificate of insurance neither affirmatively nor negatively alters, amends, or extends the coverage afforded by Policy Number ___________ issued by _____________.

D. Companies shall inform their agents of the contents of this regulation. Please acknowledge receipt of this regulation promptly.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-8101

Promulgated by the Department of Insurance, Commissioner of Insurance, April 23, 1969, Amended LR 461687 (12/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:2 and R.S. 22:890.