§ 22:2501 This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Insurance Data Security Law”.
§ 22:2502 A. This Chapter establishes the exclusive standards for this state applicable to licensees for data security, the investigation of a cybersecurity event, and notification to the comm
§ 22:2503 As used in this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
§ 22:2504 A. A licensee shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive, written information security program which satisfies all of the following criteria:
§ 22:2505 A. If a licensee learns that a cybersecurity event has or may have occurred, the licensee, or an outside vendor or service provider designated to act on behalf of the licensee, shall
§ 22:2506 A. A licensee shall notify the commissioner without unreasonable delay but in no event later than three business days from a determination that a cybersecurity event involving nonpub
§ 22:2507 A. The commissioner may examine and investigate into the affairs of any licensee to determine whether the licensee has been or is engaged in any conduct in violation of this Chapter.
§ 22:2508 A. Any documents, materials, or other information in the control or possession of the commissioner that are furnished by a licensee or an employee or agent acting on behalf of a lice
§ 22:2509 A. A licensee shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 22:2504 if the licensee meets any of the following criteria:
§ 22:2510 In the case of a violation of this Chapter, the commissioner may impose a penalty pursuant to R.S. 22:18.
§ 22:2511 A licensee that satisfies the provisions of this Chapter may assert an affirmative defense to any cause of action arising in tort that is brought pursuant to the laws of this state o

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 22 > Chapter 21 - Insurance Data Security

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Consumer: means a natural person who is a resident of this state and whose nonpublic information is in a licensee's possession, custody, or control. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Cybersecurity event: means an event resulting in unauthorized access to or disruption or misuse of an information system or nonpublic information stored on an information system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Encrypted: means the transformation of data into a form that has a low probability of assigning meaning without the use of a protective process or key. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Information security program: means the administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that a licensee uses to access, collect, distribute, process, protect, store, use, transmit, dispose of, or otherwise handle nonpublic information. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Information system: means a discrete set of electronic information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of electronic nonpublic information. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Licensee: means any person licensed, authorized to operate, or registered or required to be licensed, authorized, or registered pursuant to the insurance laws of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Nonpublic information: means electronic information that is not publicly available information and is any of the following:

                (a) Any information concerning a consumer which because of name, number, personal mark, or other identifier can be used to identify a consumer, in combination with any one or more of the following data elements:

                (i) Social Security number. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any natural person or any nongovernmental juridical person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Publicly available information: means any information that a licensee reasonably believes is lawfully made available to the general public when all of the following occur:

                (a) The information is available to the general public from any of the following sources:

                (i) Federal, state, or local government records. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503

  • Risk assessment: means the risk assessment that each licensee is required to conduct pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Third-party service provider: means a person, not otherwise defined as a licensee, who contracts with a licensee to maintain, process, store, or otherwise have access to nonpublic information through its provision of services to the licensee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2503
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.