§165. Minimum application and surplus requirements

            A. A domestic reciprocal insurer, if it has otherwise complied with the provisions of this Code, may be authorized to exchange contracts of insurance in this state upon qualifying therefor and by having initial minimum assets as follows:

                                                                                                       Initial

                                                                                                   Minimum

            Insurance                                                                          Surplus

 (1)   Health and accident                                                         $ 300,000

 (2)   Vehicle                                                                              1,000,000

 (3)   Liability                                                                            1,000,000

 (4)   Workers' compensation

         (a) Any company organized and authorized to

         transact workers' compensation only on or

         before July 27, 1966                                                            150,000

         (b) Any company organized and authorized to

         transact workers' compensation only after

         July 27, 1966                                                                    1,000,000

 (5)   Burglary and forgery                                                        1,000,000

 (6)   Fidelity                                                                              1,000,000

 (7)   Title                                                                                        75,000

 (8)   Fire and allied lines                                                           1,000,000

 (9)   Steam boiler and sprinkler damage                                   1,000,000

(10)  Crop 

         (a) Any company organized and authorized to

         transact crop insurance only on or before

         July 27, 1966                                                                       250,000

         (b) Any company organized and authorized to

         transact crop insurance only after

         July 27, 1966                                                                    1,000,000

(11)  Marine and transportation                                                 1,000,000

(12)  Miscellaneous                                                                   1,000,000

(13)  Homeowners' insurance                                                    1,000,000

(14)  Credit health and accident insurance                                   300,000

(15)  Credit property and casualty insurance                             1,000,000

(16)  Surety                                                                                1,000,000

(17)  Industrial fire                                                                       300,000

(18)  All insurances, except life and title                                   1,000,000

            B. Domestic reciprocal insurers authorized to transact homeowners' insurance or fire and allied lines after August 1, 1967, shall have initial minimum surplus in the amount of five million dollars on or after December 31, 2026, and ten million dollars on or after December 31, 2031.

            C. Domestic reciprocal insurers who apply for a certificate of authority on or after September 1, 2022, that includes the lines of homeowners' insurance or fire and allied lines shall have initial minimum surplus in the amount of ten million dollars.

            Acts 1958, No. 125. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 102, §1; Acts 1962, No. 50, §1; Acts 1966, No. 72, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Redesignated from R.S. 22:435 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 326, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1; Acts 2022, No. 60, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023; Acts 2022, No. 69, §1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 22:165 redesignated as R.S. 22:755 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.