§ 22:31 — Division of diversity and opportunity

§31. Division of diversity and opportunity
A. There is hereby created within the Department of Insurance a division of diversity
and opportunity which shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §4, eff. June 30, 2019.
(2) To maintain a list of a contact person within each insurance company transacting
business in this state who is specifically charged with a duty by the company to respond to
inquiries from members of minority groups regarding opportunities for employment,
appointment as producers, and contracting for services with insurance companies.
(3) In cooperation with insurance companies transacting business in the state, to
establish educational and informational services to foster a greater awareness of the
opportunities available in the insurance industry and of the skills, training, and education
necessary to prepare for opportunities in employment, appointment as producers, and
contracting for services with insurance companies.
(4) To assist members of minority groups in obtaining employment, producer or
agency contracts, and contracting for services with insurance companies transacting business
in Louisiana.
(5) To submit an annual report by April first of each year to the House and Senate
insurance committees relative to educational and informational services made available to
minorities, the number and types of inquiries, and all available relevant information from
applicants and producers.
(6) To develop programs to address the needs and concerns of minority and women
producers in the state. The programs may provide training for producers in all areas of
agency management and training and education for personnel.
B. The division of diversity and opportunity may conduct a survey of insurance
companies doing business in Louisiana and all entities authorized or licensed pursuant to this
Title in order to seek information and data relative to the policies and practices of hiring of
and contracting with minorities. The survey, data, and responses thereto shall not be a public
record as defined by the Public Records Law and shall be exempt from disclosure, except
such exemption shall not apply with respect to the aggregated number of minorities hired and
the positions for which they were hired.
C. The division of diversity and opportunity shall review all complaints alleging a
violation of the provisions of this Subpart. Upon receipt of a complaint, the division shall
notify an insurer against whom the complaint was filed of the nature of the complaint and
provide the insurer with the opportunity to make a written explanation. As a part of the
response, the insurer may submit to the division any affirmative action plan it may have in
effect. The division shall consider any affirmative action plan and any other pertinent
information submitted to it in determining whether or not the insurer has engaged in a pattern
or practice of employment discrimination prohibited by Part IV of Chapter 3-A of Title 23,
R.S. 23:331 et seq.
D. The division of diversity and opportunity shall report apparent violations of this
Subpart to the commissioner who may commence enforcement proceedings in accordance
with R.S. 22:33.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:31 redesignated as R.S. 22:61 by Acts 2008, No.
415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

Legislative History

Acts 1984, No. 850, §1; Acts 1992, No. 377, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 380, §1; Acts 1999, No. 885, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1921 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1; Acts 2013, No. 209, §1; Acts 2015, No. 274, §§1, 3, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 43, §1, eff. May 10, 2016; Acts 2019, No. 434, §4, eff. June 30, 2019.