Slew of Cannabis-Related Bills Filed in Advance of 2021 Texas Legislature December 29, 2020 Marijuana seems to be on the minds of Texas legislators judging from the many cannabis-related bills that have been filed...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: South Central Region December 29, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones Hurricanes, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms It can’t come as any surprise that hurricanes and tropical storms topped the list of...
BP Spill Money to Help Enlarge Louisiana Coast Island, Expand Wildlife Refuge December 28, 2020 Money from the 2010 BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being used to help to expand...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: South Central Region December 28, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones The weather, as usual, made for many headlines in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2020. COVID-19 related lawsuits and...
2 Months After Hurricanes, Recovery Elusive for Louisiana Residents December 27, 2020 By Rebecca Santana As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering...
Social Inflation Lesson: Not Settling Cost Insurer Millions in Suit by Excess Insurer December 23, 2020 By Jim Sams The defense team for Chubb Group’s Ace American Insurance Co. was confident that no jury would award more than $2...
Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office: Fee Decreases on Jan. 1, 2021 December 23, 2020 The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) is reminding wholesale agents and brokers that the stamping fee for recording...
Combined Losses from Laura and Delta Top $5B in Louisiana December 22, 2020 Reported insured losses from Hurricanes Laura and Delta collectively have topped more than $5 billion as of Nov. 20, the...
Louisiana Virus Rules Dispute Returned to Lower Court December 22, 2020 By Melinda Deslatte The Louisiana Supreme Court on Dec. 21 sent a legal feud between Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republicans over...
2019 Mississippi River Tanker Accident Caused by Poor Management, Miscommunication December 22, 2020 A fully loaded tanker on the Mississippi River near Reserve, La., caused $40.5 million in damage when it plowed into...