Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple

Legislation focuses on consumers and targets trial lawyers.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed six insurance reform bills into law on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

On Wednesday, the Louisiana Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved SB 214, a bill that would make the Insurance Commissioner an appointed position rather than an elected one.

A sweeping insurance bill advanced through the Senate Insurance Committee on Wednesday, though tensions flared over a controversial part that would expand the authority of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple.

Several bills aimed at making the insurance industry more transparent advanced in committees Wednesday.

“I've never seen a politician not want more power. You just never have,” Landry said.