INSURANCE: Establishes guidelines for the regulation of captive insurance companies and risk retention groups
This bill establishes governance standards for risk retention groups licensed in the state, requiring them to maintain rules similar to those set by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The change directly affects insurance companies operating as risk retention groups within the state by setting clear regulatory expectations for their internal management and oversight. By aligning state requirements with national industry standards, the legislation aims to ensure consistent governance practices across the insurance sector. This provision does not alter licensing procedures or financial requirements, focusing solely on governance compliance for these specific types of insurance entities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed May 22, 2026
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HB904 Original
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MODERATE
This bill amends Louisiana laws governing captive insurance companies and risk retention groups, primarily updating the legal citations and refining the rules for capital requirements and risk exposure. The changes clarify that commissioners can require deposits from both company types and adjust the limits on how much risk a single captive insurer can assume, allowing for higher exposure under specific commissioner authorization.
Scope change
The bill maintains its focus on captive insurers and risk retention groups but explicitly expands the application of deposit requirements to include risk retention groups alongside captive insurance companies.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the list of statutes being amended to include new sections regarding risk retention groups and specific capital requirements.
Changed the rule for single-risk exposure, allowing commissioners to authorize captive insurers to assume up to 30% of capital and surplus on a single risk, up from a previous 10% limit.
Expanded the requirement for financial deposits to explicitly include risk retention groups, not just association captive insurers.
TECHNICAL
Corrected grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies in the statutory text, such as changing 'the this Section' to 'this Section'.
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Apr 1, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 11, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Bamburg
RRepublican
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