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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2026 Final Legislative Report Now Available</title>
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font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="white-space: pre;">	<i>	</i></span><i>620 Florida St., Suite 210<br /><span style="white-space: pre;">		</span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 32px; color: #0f243e;"><b><i>2026 Regular Legislative Session</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; color: #c00000;"><i><b>Final Legislative Report</b></i></span><br class="t-last-br" /></p><br /></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="font-family: Modern; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;">The LSLA website has been updated with the <a href="https://lasurpluslines.com/page/Legislative">Final Legislative Report </a>for the 2026 Legislative Session prepared by MCK Group.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Modern; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #000000;">MCK Group reported the following:</span></span></p></span><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Modern; color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">"The strategic environment this year was shaped by a deliberate effort on the part of legislative leadership to avoid re-opening the tort reform debate. That calculus cut both ways — and it played out almost exactly as anticipated. The most aggressive bills opposed by the industry never received committee hearings, but by the same token, several priority pro-industry measures were also held back to avoid giving plaintiffs’ attorneys a reason to mobilize.</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Modern; font-size: 18px; color: #c00000;"><br /></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Modern; color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The session was a good one for LSLA members. Items of concern largely did not advance, and there were several positive outcomes worth noting in the tracker."</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;">&nbsp;<p><span style="font-family: Modern; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;">Thank you to our lobbyist - MCK Group - Scott McKnight for representing LSLA during the legislative session.</span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td align="center" style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="background-color: #254a8a; border-radius: 5px; border: 2px solid #254a8a;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://lasurpluslines.com/resource/resmgr/legislative/2026/2026_final.pdf" style="font-size: 14px; border-radius: 5px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; display: inline-block; border-width: 10px 23px; border-style: solid; border-color: #254a8a; color: #ffffff;">View Final Legislative Report</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; 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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Louisiana Surplus Lines Reporting Moving to New SLIP+ System July 1, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; color: #5b6770;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="height: 25px;"></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="84" style="border: 0px; 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white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 20px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Louisiana Surplus Lines Reporting Moving to New SLIP+ System July 1, 2026</span></span></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;">The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is changing the way surplus lines taxes and policy information are reported in Louisiana.</span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;">All Louisiana surplus lines policies and endorsements with effective dates on or after July 1, 2026 must be reported through a system called <b>SLIP+ for States</b>. The system will also handle payment of surplus lines taxes and fees.</span></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; 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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LSLA - Get Involved! Serve your trade Association. Nominate/Apply to Serve on the LSLA Board</title>
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font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><b>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</b></i></div></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 10px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 26px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">LSLA 2026-2027 Board Nominations&nbsp;</span></b></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #0f243e;"><b>The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the 2026-2027 LSLA Board of Directors.&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #0f243e; background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll white;"><strong>Please take a moment of your time to nominate someone that can contribute to the betterment of LSLA and who is willing to dedicate a small portion of their time and effort to supporting the LSLA mission and Board of Directors.</strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #0f243e; background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll white;"><strong>If you would like to serve, you may nominate yourself. You may also nominate a peer who is employed by a Full Member company of LSLA. Please be sure the person you nominate is willing to accept the nomination.&nbsp;<i>Note that the LSLA bylaws provide that two or more Full Members from the same Managing General Agency or Wholesaler shall not serve on the Board at the same time.</i></strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #0f243e;"><strong style="color: #000066;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #0f243e;">Please complete the Nomination Form by March 3, 2026.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; 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<title>There&apos;s still time! Submit your nominations for the LSLA board today - we need you!</title>
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font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><b>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</b></i></div></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 10px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 26px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #17365d;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">LSLA 2025-2026 Board Nominations&nbsp;</span></b></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #002060;"><b>The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the 2025-2026 LSLA Board of Directors.&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #002060;"><b><strong style="color: #000066;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><em>Time commitment is reasonable.&nbsp;</em></span></strong></b></span><b style="color: #002060; font-family: Arial;"><strong style="color: #000066;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><em><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><em>T</em>here are typically four meetings a year - two in person and two virtual.</span></em></span></strong></b></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000066; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: initial; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><strong>Please take a moment of your time to nominate someone that can contribute to the betterment of LSLA and who is willing to dedicate a small portion of their time and effort to supporting the LSLA mission and Board of Directors.</strong></span>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000066; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: initial; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><strong>If you would like to serve, you may nominate yourself. You may also nominate a peer who is employed by a Full Member company of LSLA. Please be sure the person you nominate is willing to accept the nomination.&nbsp;<i>Note that the LSLA bylaws provide that two or more Full Members from the same Managing General Agency or Wholesaler shall not serve on the Board at the same time.</i></strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong style="color: #000066;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><em>Please complete the Nomination Form by February 28, 2025.</em></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; 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<title>URGENT: Contact Senate members NOW!  Collateral Source Bill to be heard this morning on Senate Floor</title>
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font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>LSLA urges our members to reach out to Senate members to amend the Collateral Source Bill which will be heard this morning on the Senate Floor.</strong><br /></span></span></span></span></p></span><ul><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=24RS%26b=HB423%26sbi=y/1/0100018f8238fa83-49bab876-546b-4181-a563-cbcdba92d851-000000/F-szUqMv4y6b6qHbAwgnvp0v9gE=374" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 423</a>&nbsp;(Melerne) - Collateral Source Bill&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><br /></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"></span></strong></span></p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #303134;">One of the most important pieces of the reform package supported by Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple,&nbsp;<strong><u><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">HB 423</span></u></strong>&nbsp;was watered down in the Senate Judiciary A Committee two weeks ago with amendments requested by trial lawyers, providing the court discretion in awarding up to an additional 20% of the difference between the amount billed and the amount paid to account for costs such as copays and deductibles.&nbsp;<br /><br />This amendment continues the pattern of Louisiana's legal system operating with limited transparency, which leads to market instability and unpredictability—all of which impact our ability to attract and retain insurance carriers in this state.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; 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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', 'Segoe UI', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; color: #5b6770; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="85" style="border: 0px; 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white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ff0000;"></span></span><div aria-hidden="true" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><strong>Tort Reform - Bills up in<br />JUDICIARY A COMMITTEE TOMORROW</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><strong>URGENT</strong></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 4px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LSLA urges our members to reach out to&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fsenate.la.gov%2FSen_Committees%2FJudiciaryA/1/0100018f2b803a9c-c445bc3c-3dbf-4dd5-bcf0-4aeab0086598-000000/FaS6sVl0UBBEYbYhoamM1FSqQ8s=371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judiciary A Committee</a>&nbsp;to support the following bills:</span></span></span></span></p></span><ul><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=24RS%26b=HB423%26sbi=y/1/0100018f2b803a9c-c445bc3c-3dbf-4dd5-bcf0-4aeab0086598-000000/4to4c8vZhPYEabmAfiha8Qgh00k=371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 423</a>&nbsp;(Melerne) - Collateral Source Bill&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=24RS%26b=HB336%26sbi=y/1/0100018f2b803a9c-c445bc3c-3dbf-4dd5-bcf0-4aeab0086598-000000/Zb_weWMNAtccOWfCsPZHrBAC-Ac=371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 336</a><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=24RS%26b=HB336%26sbi=y/2/0100018f2b803a9c-c445bc3c-3dbf-4dd5-bcf0-4aeab0086598-000000/iQj6STWS9aLNnJSeuIfBEjBVQMw=371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a>(Chenevert)&nbsp; - Litigation Financing Disclosure Act<br /></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=24RS%26b=HB24%26sbi=y/1/0100018f2b803a9c-c445bc3c-3dbf-4dd5-bcf0-4aeab0086598-000000/UYFjYCyZV5B2eIa97VRr6pg_AZc=371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 24&nbsp;</a>(Housley) - Evidentiary Presumption&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fi=246615/1/0100018f2b803a9c-c445bc3c-3dbf-4dd5-bcf0-4aeab0086598-000000/bU_RHD_2lXbZj7bwO5IiPC_hgGU=371" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SB 334&nbsp;</a>(Talbot) - 2 year prescription</span></span></span></span><br /></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ff0000;">Please contact Judiciary A Committee members linked below to vote YES on these bills.</span></strong></span></p></span><ul><li><strong><a href="mailto:sen19@legis.la.gov" data-linkindex="6" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Miller, Gregory A., Chairman | Dist. 19 | R</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="mailto:luneauj@legis.la.gov" data-linkindex="7" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Luneau, Jay, Vice Chair | Dist. 29 | D</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="mailto:carterg@legis.la.gov" data-linkindex="8" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Carter, Gary, Member | Dist. 7 | D</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="mailto:sen06@legis.la.gov" data-linkindex="9" style="border: 0px; 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<title>Louisiana Assignment of Benefits Ban a Win for Insureds &amp; Carriers</title>
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vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #262626;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #262626;">It's no secret that the 2020 - 2021 hurricane season caused significant&nbsp;challenges to Louisiana's&nbsp;property insurance market. Want to see how Louisiana's property insurance market is doing nearly three years later?&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #262626;"></span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #262626;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Read the article published by CRC Group&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flasurpluslines.com%2Fresource%2Fresmgr%2F2022-10-17_article-reinsuran.pdf/1/0100018aaf080c55-212c85d5-cc55-4a2f-a312-4a07d9e9ed72-000000/hwzrl7CWK_cg504VBq8n4pwRLu0=340" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="border: 0px; 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<title>LSLA 2023 Regular Session End of Session Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', 'Segoe UI', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; color: #5b6770; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="85" style="border: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 32px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #0f243e !important;"><b><i>2023 Regular Legislative Session</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000 !important;"><i><b>Final Tracking Report</b></i></span><br class="x_t-last-br" aria-hidden="true" /></p><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">The LSLA website has been updated with the final legislative tracking report for the 2023 Legislative Session.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">You can access the report by following&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fcdn.ymaws.com%2Flasurpluslines.com%2Fresource%2Fresmgr%2Flegislative%2F2023%2F2023_regular_session_recap_l.pdf/1/01000189b7cd8ab7-fbf2eeac-4191-4df5-879b-d5bb0738b658-000000/d0_ll3O-4_zWfFifVqzmAPsFa0Y=333" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">this link&nbsp;</a>to the LSLA website.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Thank you to our lobbyists - the Duke Firm - Steve, Hannah and Hunter Duke for representing LSLA during the legislative session.</span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">We will keep you updated on any follow - up study resolutions that affect LSLA members.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true" /></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Please let us know if you have any questions.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Thank you!</span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td align="center" style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="font: inherit; 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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Aug 2023 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Career Center Job Posted- Novatae Risk Group looking for a Commercial Underwriter</title>
<link>https://lasurpluslines.com/news/news.asp?id=642362</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="color: #5b6770; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="85" /></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td><td style="height: 25px;"></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="white-space: pre;">	<i>	</i></span><i>620 Florida St., Suite 210<br /><span style="white-space: pre;">		</span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; color: #c00000;"><strong>Novatae Risk Group - NEW OPENING!</strong></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Novatae Risk Group has an opening for a&nbsp;</span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Wholesale/MGA Producer/Broker Commercial Lines.&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Novatae Risk Group is a national Wholesale Broker/MGA.&nbsp; As a Top 10 firm, Novatae's mission is to make insurance exciting, fun and new. Novatae has 200+ employees, $500M+ in annual premiums, 6,000+ clients and 497+ markets. Novatae is a company built by employees for its employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">The position is a hybrid remote position in Mandeville, LA that consists of the following responsibilities:&nbsp;</span></p></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Build relationships with agencies to place business through our various markets.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Build relationships with our Binding and Brokerage Markets.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Underwrite, quote and bind business with our in-house binding facilities.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Qualify and prepare accounts for our brokerage markets.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Follow through with producers and markets on submissions.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Negotiate with markets and producers to place accounts.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000;">Work with your Team to process the business timely and accurately.</span><br /></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">You can learn more details about the position&nbsp;<a href="https://lasurpluslines.com/resource/resmgr/docs/ricky_jenkins,_novatae_ad_fo.pdf">HERE.&nbsp;</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="background-color: #5b6770;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>620 Florida Street, Suite 210, Baton Rouge, LA 70801</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>Phone</strong>:(225) 343-2776<br /><strong></strong>www.lasurpluslines.com</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12px; color: #ffffff;">If you would like to unsubscribe:&nbsp;@@unsubscribe_url@@</span></p></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2023 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>IMPORTANT – Bad Faith legislation to be heard on Senate Floor. Contact Senators TODAY!</title>
<link>https://lasurpluslines.com/news/news.asp?id=642267</link>
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color: #c00000;"><a href="https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Cmtes/Insurance"></a></span><p><b><span style="background: yellow;"><a href="https://senate.la.gov/Senators_FullInfo"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Contact Senate Members today!</span></a></span></b></p></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">WE NEED YOUR HELP to contact members and ask them to vote YES on&nbsp;<a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB601&amp;sbi=y">HB 601, Huval.</a></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"><strong>A few important points to remember:&nbsp;</strong><br /></span></p></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">This bill does NOT reduce/ limit/ takeaway BF penalties or attorney&nbsp;fees</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">The bill clarifies "satisfactory proof of loss" a term that triggers the clock for bad faith, which is the cause of unnecessary litigation currently because the policyholder is unsure if they have met the requirement of satisfactory&nbsp;proof of loss</span></li><li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">The bill will provide a definition&nbsp;that clarifies when this requirement is met, which will make it easier for the policyholder to determine if the insurance company is in bad faith&nbsp;</span><br /></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Please support HB 601 (Huval) which clarifies the trigger in the bad faith statute for property insurance.</strong></span></span></span></p><p><b><span style="background: yellow;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><a href="https://senate.la.gov/Senators_FullInfo">Senate&nbsp;</a></span><span style="font-size: 24px;"><a href="https://senate.la.gov/Senators_FullInfo">Member contact information can be found HERE.</a></span><a href="https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_FullInfo"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></a></span></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; 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<title>URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Contact House members to vote in favor of Bad Faith Bill - HB 601</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="height: 25px;"></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="149" height="85" style="border: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; background: yellow;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Reps%2FH_Reps_FullInfo/1/010001884f62124b-778ebf9e-3830-4272-88b7-8e1de2856c5c-000000/hwkQc3nRw6bk8q9-Dye9fW9nris=323" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Contact House Members today!</span></a></span></b></p></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong>The bad faith bill is scheduled to be heard on the House Floor tomorrow.&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong>WE NEED YOUR HELP to contact members and ask them to vote YES on&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB601%26sbi=y/1/010001884f62124b-778ebf9e-3830-4272-88b7-8e1de2856c5c-000000/BJUWPJWYMgpb1Q5GibNxxQIkinA=323" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 601, Huval.</a></strong><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Below is a message you can use to contact your legislators.<br aria-hidden="true" /></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><em>HB 601 – Bad Faith Statute Clarifications<br aria-hidden="true" /></em></span></p><p><em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Please support HB 601 (Huval) which clarifies the trigger in the bad faith statute for property insurance.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Importantly, the bill does not eliminate or reduce the penalties in the statute – if an insurer is truly a bad actor, they will still be hit with the full penalty and attorney’s fees.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">The current bad faith statute creates a significant problem for policyholders because they do not know what is required to meet the statutory definition of “satisfactory proof of loss” which is the only way to put the insurer on the clock to pay within 30-days or face bad faith penalties.&nbsp; The language added by HB 601 provides a process by which the policyholder can move their claim forward by fulfilling their clearly outlined obligations in the claims process.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">The proposed changes will also benefit insurers by providing clarity on the trigger for bad faith, which reduces unnecessary litigation.&nbsp; This will bring down claims costs without removing the requirement to settle claims in a reasonable time period, which is an important step in improving the property insurance market availability and affordability problems in Louisiana.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Please support HB 601 (Huval) which clarifies the trigger in the bad faith statute for property insurance.</span></em></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><em>The insurance industry has worked with the trial bar on this bill.</em></span></p><p><b><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; background: yellow;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ATTENTION - SB 156 threatens freedom of rate and form</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', 'Segoe UI', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; color: #5b6770;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="85" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: inherit;" /></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td><td style="height: 25px;"></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><b><br aria-hidden="true" /></b></p><p><b><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"><i></i></span><i>620 Florida St., Suite 210<br aria-hidden="true" /><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span><div aria-hidden="true" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><strong>Freedom of rate and form at risk with SB 156 – to be heard in House Insurance Committee tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM.</strong></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a></span><p><b><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; background: yellow;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Cmtes%2FInsurance/2/01000188200cd8f7-7da17dab-161b-4274-a877-e506849e14b3-000000/g0jFjb077a12493SPoZfCyuYrvQ=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Contact House Insurance Committee Members today!</span></a></span></b></p>&nbsp;</div></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p aria-hidden="true">&nbsp;</p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><strong><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=SB156%26sbi=y/1/01000188200cd8f7-7da17dab-161b-4274-a877-e506849e14b3-000000/jgIlIa5g3NWudqIzMndMrJxgXe8=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SB 156 by Sen. Duplessis&nbsp;</a></strong>seeks to provide that no property insurance policy shall prohibit an insured from hiring a public adjuster (PA). Note that this is a Department of Insurance sponsored bill, and the DOI has agreed to one potential change – that the bill will not apply to commercial surplus lines policies with a total insured value in excess of two million dollars.<br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" />LSLA has taken a position of opposition to SB 156 in its entirety, as the bill is unnecessary (as to authorized carriers) and impinges on freedom of rate and form (as to S/L carriers). As it currently stands, all authorized (admitted) carriers in or coming into LA must already submit policy forms for DOI approval, at which point the Commissioner can reject the wording. Indeed, this bill will only affect S/L markets. While most S/L carriers in Louisiana do not use such wording (preventing the hiring of PA’s), the&nbsp;<strong>bill nonetheless could serve as another incremental step towards discouraging S/L markets from staying or coming into Louisiana.&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><strong></strong><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span><strong><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ff0000;">Please contact&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Cmtes%2FInsurance/3/01000188200cd8f7-7da17dab-161b-4274-a877-e506849e14b3-000000/Ka_w1cUNsTUTNRs-NY2MABS2rTM=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">House Insurance Committee Members</a>&nbsp;to vote NO on this bill.</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></strong></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; 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<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ATTENTION: LSLA needs your grassroots help with House Insurance Cmte members on bad faith bill</title>
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vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ff0000;"></span></span><div aria-hidden="true" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000;"><strong>Contact House Insurance Committee members and ask them to vote YES on HB 601.This is a critical bill to the industry.</strong></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;">LSLA urges members to reach out to House Insurance Committee members to vote&nbsp;</span><b style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;">YES</b><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB601%26sbi=y/1/01000188006393f1-73d81472-62e8-4ef7-8ee8-95d27860cae1-000000/jrHKnWxE2ThzwJW_j5UnSm3itms=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 601</a>.</span><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;The House Insurance Committee is meeting on Wednesday, and a grassroots campaign in support of&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB601%26sbi=y/2/01000188006393f1-73d81472-62e8-4ef7-8ee8-95d27860cae1-000000/iS35rfKJYn1p6zlaID5avaf6CYc=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 601</a>&nbsp;is integral to getting the bill passed!</span></span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></p><p style="color: #424242; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: black;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB601%26sbi=y/3/01000188006393f1-73d81472-62e8-4ef7-8ee8-95d27860cae1-000000/boCPJOJnjof1eqSlWMMD7faTgNg=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 601&nbsp;</a>reforms Louisiana’s current bad faith insurer statute. Importantly, the penalties for a bad actor remain&nbsp;<b><i><u>unchanged</u></i></b>, but rather the parameters for compliance better fit the necessary challenges faced by an insurer when responding to a claim.</span></span></span></p><p style="color: #424242; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: black;">Below are some key points about&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB601%26sbi=y/4/01000188006393f1-73d81472-62e8-4ef7-8ee8-95d27860cae1-000000/5_NaUGkrH4KPqPT7zMc59HOCTs4=321" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 601</a>:</span></span></span></p></span><ul style="color: #424242; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0px;"><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Retains bad faith penalties, clarifying what is and is not bad faith.</span></span></span></li><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Defines&nbsp;"satisfactory proof of loss" to mean "when the insurer has received written proof that is sufficient to establish the extent of covered damages and the amount due on an insurance claim including but not limited to estimates, statements, repair receipts, invoices, and forms necessary to assess and quantify the extent and amount of covered damages sustained by the insured. Within this context, an insurer cannot be deemed to have received satisfactory proof of loss until it has initiated loss adjustment in accordance with R.S. 22:1892.2(A)(3)."</span></span></span></li><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Arbitrary, capricious and without probable cause is changed to arbitrary, capricious and without reasonable cause.</span></span></span></li><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Adds clarifying language to the appraisal process.</span></span></span></li><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Defines "Undisputed amount" to mean the amount of covered loss over which reasonable minds could not differ.</span></span></span></li><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Clarifies that insurers have the right to request additional information or to re-inspect the loss after the first inspection, if necessary.</span></span></span></li><li style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Establishes that supplemental payments after the claim initial cannot be construed as evidence of bad faith</span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; 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<title>Important bills to be heard this week. Contact House Ins. Committee members today.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', 'Segoe UI', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; color: #5b6770; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color: #5b6770 !important;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="84" style="border: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; white-space: pre;"></span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span><div aria-hidden="true" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000 !important;"><b>Important bills in House Insurance on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 am<br aria-hidden="true" />&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true" />Oppose HB 287</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000 !important;"><b><br aria-hidden="true" />Support HB 601 and HB 569</b></span><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 24px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #c00000 !important;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 8px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 8px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 11px; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"></span><br aria-hidden="true" />Contact House Insurance Committee members today!</b></span></div></div></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><strong><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Cmtes%2FInsurance/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/F2KXtyQsNvvalerqDBG2wY1h3Rw=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Contact Insurance Committee members:&nbsp;</a><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></strong></span></p></span><ul><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;">LSLA opposes<strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB287%26sbi=y/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/CS4_RrTu8v7TESQdzo4IbQcBBxo=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HB 287</a>&nbsp;</strong>that would require the field adjuster to submit a report immediately after the inspection&nbsp;<em>(current law requirement is 15 days)</em></span></span></span><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;">LSLA strongly supports&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB601%26sbi=y/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/Ofw8TDRmmRaImKYHEojam3kAD-8=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>HB 601</strong></a>&nbsp;re: bad faith and&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=HB569%26sbi=y/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/hp0XuQupOeh-eBRe3DuYfuEcfUc=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>HB 569</strong></a>&nbsp;that modifies the 3 year rule.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"><strong>This list of&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Cmtes%2FInsurance/2/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/8yxZeCCPA1UDaulLhUZjV1ZCP30=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>House Insurance Committee</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;members can be found&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Cmtes%2FInsurance/3/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/1ky2VN8iUQrzabZSWKgxHiz0r-0=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE.</a><br aria-hidden="true" /></strong></span></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"><strong>UPDATES</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=SB156%26sbi=y/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/BC0TIKcUoWGJucbTM3jUBoUyozU=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SB 156 by Sen. Duplessis</a>&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">re: public adjusters has been referred to House Insurance Committee. SB 156 will be heard next Wednesday at the earliest.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></p><p><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Arial; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000 !important;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FBillInfo.aspx%3Fs=23RS%26b=SB106%26sbi=y/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/UPyFcgSkff7oUSHPaG8mZtMjS80=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>SB 106 by Sen. Smith</strong></a>&nbsp;was originally&nbsp;opposed by LSLA. Senator Smith worked with the industry to make the bill workable for LSLA.&nbsp;<a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FViewDocument.aspx%3Fd=1318096/1/01000187fc904e2f-d9c75b10-144b-4571-9e60-3965b88a6d52-000000/QMS5bDuOJwBjSG3nGJ23N5HDAEo=320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="8" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">View</a>&nbsp;the amended version of SB 106.&nbsp;</span></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="background-color: #5b6770;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ffffff !important;"><strong>620 Florida Street, Suite 210, Baton Rouge, LA 70801</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ffffff !important;"><strong>Phone</strong>:(225) 343-2776<br aria-hidden="true" /><strong></strong>www.lasurpluslines.com</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ffffff !important;">If you would like to unsubscribe:&nbsp;http://lasurpluslines.com/members/EmailOptPreferences.aspx?id=64456548&amp;e=maggie.miller@amstrategies.co&amp;h=f52b9465d2d344ed6c9c7f1f51fd7ac634a210e5</span></p></span><div><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ffffff !important;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 May 2023 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Urgent - Act now! Louisiana - SB 156 threatens freedom and rate and form</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="color: #5b6770; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/lasurpluslines.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/logo_-_final_2015_use_for_ev.jpg" width="148" height="85" /></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 76px;"></td><td style="height: 25px;"></td><td style="width: 76px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td valign="top" style="width: 50%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="white-space: pre;">	<i>	</i></span><i>620 Florida St., Suite 210<br /><span style="white-space: pre;">		</span>Baton Rouge, LA 70801</i></b></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; color: #c00000;"><strong>Freedom of rate and form at risk with SB 156 – to be heard on the Senate floor today.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; color: #c00000;"><strong>Contact your senator today!</strong></span></div></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"></span></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 11px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 11px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB156&amp;sbi=y">SB 156 by Sen. Duplessis&nbsp;</a></strong>seeks to provide that no property insurance policy shall prohibit an insured from hiring a public adjuster (PA). Note that this is a Department of Insurance sponsored bill, and the DOI has agreed to one potential change – that the bill will not apply to commercial surplus lines policies with a total insured value in excess of two million dollars.<br /><br />LSLA has taken a position of opposition to SB 156 in its entirety, as the bill is unnecessary (as to authorized carriers) and impinges on freedom of rate and form (as to S/L carriers). As it currently stands, all authorized (admitted) carriers in or coming into LA must already submit policy forms for DOI approval, at which point the Commissioner can reject the wording. Indeed, this bill will only affect S/L markets. While most S/L carriers in Louisiana do not use such wording (preventing the hiring of PA’s), the&nbsp;<strong>bill nonetheless could serve as another incremental step towards discouraging S/L markets from staying or coming into Louisiana.&nbsp;</strong><br /></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Please&nbsp;<a href="https://senate.la.gov/Senators_FullInfo">contact your senator</a>&nbsp;to vote NO on this bill.</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br /></span></span></strong></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 1px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="background-color: #5b6770;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>620 Florida Street, Suite 210, Baton Rouge, LA 70801</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>Phone</strong>:(225) 343-2776<br /><strong></strong>www.lasurpluslines.com</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12px; color: #ffffff;">If you would like to unsubscribe:&nbsp;@@unsubscribe_url@@</span></p></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br />]]></description>
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<title>Louisiana Special Session Call - Fund Insure LA Incentive Fund created in 2022 Legislative Session</title>
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width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 11.25pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 11.25pt; width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Commissioner Jim Donelon Issued Directive 219 relative to insured's right to hire a public adjuster</span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"> <td style="height: 11.25pt; width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 11.25pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 11.25pt; width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 11.25pt;"> <td style="height: 11.25pt; 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padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="width: 100%; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Directive 219 is being issued to remind authorized and surplus lines insurers of the requirement to comply with La. 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padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"> <td style="height: 11.25pt; width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 11.25pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 11.25pt; width: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 0.75pt;"> <td style="height: 0.75pt; width: 0.75pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 0.75pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 0.75pt; width: 0.75pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 0.75pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="width: 100%; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 0.75pt;"> <td style="height: 0.75pt; width: 8.25pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 0.75pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="height: 0.75pt; width: 8.25pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 8.25pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thank you to everyone who attended this year's first Town Hall Meeting and to those who could not make it, please see the summary below.Due to a technical glitch, we apologize that we do not have a recording, but we plan to record them in the future.</span></p> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2021 Annual Meeting</span></i></b></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We are still exploring the opportunity to meet in person October 14-15, 2021 in New Orleans.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Expect a poll to gauge the participation in the meeting.</span></li> </ul> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Legislative News</span></i></b></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Session begins April 12, 2021 and ends June 10, 2021. This year's session is a fiscal session, limited to fiscal matters and each legislator can only introduce 5 non-fiscal bills.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now is an important time to get to know your legislators and make those connections.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who are my legislators? tool - <a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flegis.la.gov%2Flegis%2FFindMyLegislators.aspx/1/01000177dae84711-019824e0-d40b-4f1f-ae73-9d249a512ba1-000000/3oHCnUGSHkE78fxEVmb5SfscHeY=203">https://legis.la.gov/legis/FindMyLegislators.aspx</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Full listing of House members: <a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Reps%2FH_Reps_FullInfo/1/01000177dae84711-019824e0-d40b-4f1f-ae73-9d249a512ba1-000000/Mk5JgWKjs8zcez9UAjeVPJcYn_M=203">https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_FullInfo</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Full listing of Senate members: <a href="http://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/http:%2F%2Fsenate.la.gov%2FSenators%2Fbyparish.asp/1/01000177dae84711-019824e0-d40b-4f1f-ae73-9d249a512ba1-000000/PdbNhqhfK21e3W59IcYKtg5Kbz4=203">http://senate.la.gov/Senators/byparish.asp</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Department of Insurance is working on its legislative package and we are aware of one item that may be of interest re: self procurement tax; the Commissioner also plans to reintroduce his emergency authority bill that has been previously introduced in past sessions; </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you have any questions regarding legislative matters, please feel free to contact Jamee Steele or David Tatman.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Contact information:</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Jamee Steele- (225) 573-8876 or <a href="mailto:Jamee@TatmanGroup.com">Jamee@TatmanGroup.com</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">David Tatman- (225) 931-0793 or <a href="mailto:David@TatmanGroup.com">David@TatmanGroup.com</a><span> </span></span></li> </ul> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Member Engagement</span></i></b></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Quarterly town hall calls</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Regular legal updates re: relevant litigation and rulings</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Virtual CE classes</span></li> </ul> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Open Floor</span></i></b></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; 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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 13:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2020 16:01:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2488" target="_blank">Louisiana will Move to Phase One Statewide on May 15, COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order will be Lifted for Louisiana</a></span></span></span></li>
    <li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span><a href="https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200511" target="_blank">US Department of Labor Issues Guidance Announcing the Availability of $100 Million in Short-Time Compensation Grant Funds for States</a></span></span></span></span></li>
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