Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he has declined State Farm's request for a regional deductible plan.

"The proposal submitted by State Farm failed to meet the requirements set forth by law," Donelon says in a statement.

The plan State Farm submitted "neither illustrates the company's intent to write new business nor denotes how the plan is in the best interest of policyholders," he adds.

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