§1793.  License revocation and denial

A.  The commissioner may refuse to issue, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a viatical settlement provider, viatical settlement broker, or viatical settlement investment agent if the commissioner finds that:

(1)  There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the license;

(2)  The licensee or any officer, partner, member, or key management personnel has been convicted of fraudulent or dishonest practices, is subject to a final administrative action, or is otherwise shown to be untrustworthy or incompetent;

(3)  The viatical settlement provider demonstrates a pattern of unreasonable payments to viators;

(4)  The licensee or any officer, partner, member, or key management personnel has been found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or to a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude, regardless of whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court;

(5)  The viatical settlement provider utilizes any viatical settlement contract form, or any other form required to be approved, that has not been approved pursuant to this Part;

(6)  The viatical settlement provider has failed to honor contractual obligations set out in a viatical settlement contract or a viatical settlement purchase agreement;

(7)  The licensee no longer meets the requirements for initial licensure;

(8)  The viatical settlement provider has assigned, transferred, or pledged a viaticated policy to a person other than a viatical settlement provider licensed in this state, viatical settlement purchaser, an accredited investor or qualified institutional buyer as defined respectively in Regulation D, Rule 501 or Rule 144A of the Federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, financing entity, special purpose entity, or related provider trust;

(9)  The licensee or any officer, partner, member, or key management personnel has violated any provision of this Part; or

(10)  The licensee has failed to file the annual report required by this Part.

B.  The commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a viatical settlement broker, including the viatical settlement broker's insurance producer license, if the commissioner finds that such viatical settlement broker:

(1)  Has violated the provisions of this Part;

(2)  Has received a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration for his services with respect to viatical settlement transactions that involved unlicensed viatical settlement providers or viatical settlement brokers; or

(3)  Deals in bad faith with viators.

C.  An aggrieved party affected by the commissioner's decision, act, or order may demand a hearing in accordance with Chapter 12 of this Title, R.S. 22:2191 et seq.

Acts 2003, No. 343, §1; Acts 2006, No. 499, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Redesignated from R.S. 22:192 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 317, §1.