§1319. Delivery of fire insurance contract providing coverage for damage to property; disclosure of coverage; coverage for damages due to flood

A. In addition to any other requirement contained in law, the following provisions shall govern the issuance of fire insurance policies issued or delivered in this state which provide coverage for damage to property in this state.

B. No fire insurance policy which provides coverage for damage to property shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless the insurer advises the insured in writing, prominently displayed on a form developed and promulgated by the commissioner of insurance and in bold typed print of not less than a fourteen-point font as an insert in the front of the policy, of the following disclosures:

(1) Which coverages are included in the policy for which the insured has paid premiums.

(2) Whether or not the insured has coverage for flooding or mold. The disclosure shall also state that flood insurance is available through the National Flood Insurance Program and that excess flood insurance may be available by a separate policy.

(3) Whether a separate deductible is required for hurricane, wind, or named-storm damage, and, if so, one standardized example of how such separate deductible will be applied under the policy. Such example need not be customized for each policyholder.

C. Any disclosure provided pursuant to this Section shall be for informational purposes only and shall not amend, extend, or alter the coverages provided in the policy. In addition, any such notice shall not be admissible in any action brought concerning the policy of insurance except for the sole purpose of showing that the notice was or was not provided pursuant to this Section.

Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:696 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 36, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.