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urn: urn:us-la:rs:22:12
citation: "R.S. 22:12"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 22 › Chapter 1 › Part I › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1958, number: 125, section: None, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2009, number: 503, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Insurer; qualification required; compliance with Code required

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.