Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 37 - INSURANCE Part
Part XIII - Regulations
Chapter 149 - Regulation Number 106-Replacement of Limited Benefit Insurance Policies
Section XIII-14907 - Definitions

A. For the purposes of Regulation 106 the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Commissioner-the Commissioner of Insurance of the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

Existing Policy-an in-force limited benefit insurance policy or contract of insurance.

Insurer-as defined in R.S. 22:1962(C).

Limited Benefit Policy-any health and accident insurance policy designed, advertised, and marketed to supplement major medical insurance that includes accident-only, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), dental, disability income, fixed indemnity, long-term care, Medicare supplement, specified disease, vision, and any other health and accident insurance, other than basic hospital expense, basic medical-surgical expense, or other major medical insurance or as defined in R.S. 22:47(2)(c).

Producer-a person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance and includes all persons or business entities otherwise referred to in the Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes as "insurance agent", "agent", "insurance broker", "broker", "insurance solicitor", "solicitor", or "surplus lines broker".

Replacement-a transaction in which a new policy or contract of insurance is to be purchased, and it is known or should be known to the producer, or to the proposing insurer if there is no producer, that by reason of the transaction, an existing policy or contract of insurance has been or is to be lapsed, forfeited, surrendered or otherwise terminated.