Effective August 1, 2016, the Louisiana Department of Insurance will no longer approve certificates of insurance or any other document like a certificate of insurance. In accordance with Act No. 278 of the Louisiana Legislature 2016 Regular Session, the only certificate forms authorized for use in Louisiana are certificates issued on standard certificate of insurance forms promulgated by the insurer, the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) or the Insurance Services Office (ISO).