Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Bill to Derail Louisiana Levee Board’s Oil Lawsuit Heads to Governor
Jun 2 2014 // The oil and gas industry won a significant victory in the Louisiana Legislature, receiving final passage of a bill that seeks to kill a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against nearly 100 oil and gas...
New Orleans Saints’ Workers’ Comp Bill Dies in Legislature
May 29 2014 // Louisiana state lawmakers are getting out of a dispute between New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and the NFL team’s players about how to handle workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes. Rep....
Louisiana Senators Side with Saints Owner in Workers’ Comp Dispute
May 27 2014 // Senators on the labor committee have narrowly sided with New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson over the NFL players in a dispute about how workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes should be...
USG Promotes Horton to Production Manager for Louisiana
May 22 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has promoted Michael Horton to first vice president, production manager in its Mandeville, La., office. Horton joined USG in January 2003 as a producer/broker in...
Saints-Backed Bill Draws Warning Flag From Players Association
May 19 2014 // The NFL Players Association is asking player agents to warn clients that signing with the New Orleans Saints could subject them to unfavorable workers’ compensation benefits. In an email Friday, NFLPA chief DeMaurice...
People – South Central
May 19 2014 // FrankCrum, a national professional employer organization, added Rodney Vaughn as broker manager, responsible for increasing the company’s presence in Texas, and forging relationships with insurance agents and...
People
May 19 2014 // FrankCrum, a national professional employer organization, added Rodney Vaughn as broker manager, responsible for increasing the company’s presence in Texas, and forging relationships with insurance agents and...
Players Association Lambasts New Orleans Saints-Backed Workers’ Comp Bill
May 12 2014 // The NFL Players Association is launching a campaign aimed at defeating the New Orleans Saints’ bid to change state law pertaining to workers’ compensation claims by players. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice...
Louisiana Citizens Insurance Initiates Home Depot Claims Program
May 7 2014 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will connect its policyholders with experienced, licensed and insured local contractors in a program with Home Depot. The state’s property insurer of last resort says the...
Louisiana Lawmakers at Odds on Gender Pay Gap
May 6 2014 // Democrats in Louisiana want to make unintentional pay discrimination based on gender illegal for private businesses, a move they believe will help bridge the wage gap. Republicans think the move is unnecessary and will...
Louisiana Senate Panel OKs Bill to Derail Oil & Gas Lawsuit
May 5 2014 // Another bill pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration to undermine a lawsuit filed by a south Louisiana flood protection board against oil and gas companies is advancing in the state Senate. Senate Bill 469 by...
Injured Worker Cost per Claim Rises in Texas, Louisiana
May 5 2014 // Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Texas grew nearly 8 percent in 2011, largely the effect of price increases from earlier reforms, according to a 16-state study by the Workers Compensation...
People – Southeast
May 5 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (Big “I”) recently awarded agent Cloyce Anders of North Carolina with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its...
Louisiana Bill Would Establish State Elevator Inspection System
May 2 2014 // Louisiana doesn’t require regular safety inspections of elevators, and while some municipalities have set their own regulations, most parishes are without those rules. A bid to put Louisiana in line with other states...
Insurance ‘Navigators’ Would Need License Under Louisiana House Bill
May 1 2014 // The House wants to require licensing of Louisiana’s “navigator” organizations that get grants to help consumers enroll in insurance available under the federal health care law. A bill by Republican Rep....
Louisiana Supreme Court Says Town, Railroad not Liable in Track Death
Apr 25 2014 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Kenner and the Illinois Central Railroad Co. are not liable for a 2009 crash in which a train struck and killed a deaf woman trying to cross the tracks at an unguarded...
O’Shea Joins IIBHS As Public Affairs Director
Apr 25 2014 // The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has named Tiffany O’Shea as the organization’s director of public affairs. O’Shea brings 20 years of experience to IBHS, where she will lead...
Louisiana Residents Moving from Coastal Areas Due to Erosion
Apr 24 2014 // A new report says commuting statistics indicate that coastal parishes are losing residents because of coastal erosion. And it says those left behind tend to be those who cannot afford to move. The Data Center, based in New...
Civisca to Focus on Marine and Inland Marine for Louisiana’s Fidelis Group
Apr 23 2014 // Covington, La.-based Fidelis Group Holdings LLC (FGH), through its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters Ltd., a national marine and inland marine insurance coverage and service provider, appointed Michael L. Civisca...
Pit Bull Owners Sue Louisiana Town over Breed Ban
Apr 22 2014 // A New Llano, La., couple filed suit against the town in federal court, claiming the town’s ban on pit bulls and pit-bull-like breeds violates dog owners’ equal protection, property and due process rights. The...
