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LA HB1225

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2026

Primary Sponsor

Dana Henry

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Enacts the "Louisiana Fair Insurance Modeling and Transparency Act" requiring insurers to disclose catastrophe model details (vendor, version, exposure data, geographic resolution) when filing residential property insurance rates

  • Mandates sensitivity analysis comparing modeled losses under post-mitigation conditions versus pre-mitigation conditions, with detailed analysis required for coastal regions, flood-prone areas, and areas with significant mitigation investments

  • Requires insurers to separate catastrophe modeling assumptions into wind-only, flood/storm surge, and combined loss components

  • Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to approve or require geographically differentiated risk analysis based on factors including flood protection systems, elevation, drainage capacity, and proximity to water bodies

  • Requires the Department of Insurance to report to the Legislature every two years beginning January 1, 2027, on how catastrophe models account for mitigation infrastructure, premium impacts, and regional risk disparities

Legislative Description

Provides with respect to residential property and catastrophic event modeling

INSURANCE/PROPERTY

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

4/1/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance4/1/2026

Full Bill Text

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