RS 22:1593

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RS 22:1593

§1593. Definitions

A. For the purposes of this Subpart:

(1)"Financial institution" means a state or national bank or branch thereof which accepts federally insured deposits or makes loans from a place of business located in the state of Louisiana or any subsidiary or employee thereof, or a bank holding company or subsidiary or employee thereof, only if the bank holding company owns or controls a state or national bank or branch thereof which accepts federally insured deposits or makes loans from a place of business located in the state of Louisiana. The term financial institution does not include a bank which was engaged as an insurance producer on January 1, 1984, or an insurance company.

(2)The term "insurance" includes all products defined or regulated as insurance.

(3)"Insurance company" means a company that possesses a certificate of authority to transact insurance business in this state.

(4)"Person" means any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, business, trust, unincorporated organization, or other form of business enterprise, plural or singular, as the case demands.

Acts 1997, No. 1475, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2004, No. 350, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:3053 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 94, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.