# La. Rev. Stat. § 22:12: Insurer; qualification required; compliance with Code required

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 22:12
- **Heading:** Insurer; qualification required; compliance with Code required
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 22 / Section 12

## Text

No person shall act as an insurer in this state unless properly qualified as an insurer of a type permitted under the provisions of this Code. No person shall be authorized to transact or shall transact a business of insurance in this state without complying with the provisions of this Code.

Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:4 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 22:12 redesignated as R.S. 22:1825 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

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