Legal Opinion

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 8, 1998No. 97 CA 0368PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KUHN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s judgment remanding a petition for judicial review of the denial by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission (“the LIRC”) of a request for a rate increase by plaintiffs, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and State Farm General Insurance Company (“State Farm”), to the Commissioner of Insurance (“Commissioner”) for a hearing. We vacate the trial court’s ruling and affirm the determination of the LIRC.

I. The LIRC

The LIRC was created in 1948 as a seven-person board appointed by the Governor and the Commissioner. La. R.S. 22:1401(A). Prior to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Baton Rouge Water Works Co. v. La. Pub. Serv. Comm.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Dixie Elec. Mem. v. La Public Service Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. Turner v. Maryland Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  4. Summers v. SuttonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  5. State v. BP Exploration & Oil, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Louisiana Assessors' Retirement Fund v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  2. SAVANT INS. SER. INC. v. Central Oil and Supply Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. Christopher K. Whipple v. the City of New Orleans Department of Safety and PermitsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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