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People – South Central
Mar 10 2014 // Excess workers’ compensation insurance provider, Safety National Casualty Corp., announced a number of management appointments that became effective March 1. Tom Grove, assistant vice president – business...
Louisiana Runway Extension to Increase Traffic, Satisfy Insurance Requirements
Mar 6 2014 // On any given day, Louisiana Regional Airport just outside the city limits of Gonzales will have an average of 600 takeoffs and landings of small aircraft. The Advocate reports those numbers are likely to increase this...
Auto Fatalities Fell but Bicycle Crash Deaths Rose in Louisiana in 2012
Mar 5 2014 // More Louisiana bicycle riders died in crashes in 2012 than in any year in the preceding decade. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says 24 bicycle riders died that year, even as the number of people who died in motor...
Scientists: New Bubbles at Louisiana Sinkhole Site Could Signal Blast Risk
Feb 27 2014 // Authorities say state and parish agencies are testing to see whether newly discovered gas bubbles northeast of the Bayou Corne, La.-area sinkhole are tied to the swampland hole. The Advocate reports the state Office of...
Louisiana Property Policyholders Urged to File for Citizens Insurance Rebate
Feb 27 2014 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is once again reminding property insurance policyholders that tax season is one of the easiest times to claim the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Assessment rebate. At a...
Insurers to Accept Premium Payments from Louisiana HIV Patients, for Now
Feb 27 2014 // A federal judge in Louisiana received assurances that three insurance companies won’t immediately stop accepting premium payments from a program that helps HIV and AIDS patients cover health care costs. After...
Louisiana Company Fined $91K for Safety, Health Violations
Feb 25 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Carol Callahan, doing business as Natural Advantage, for 19 serious safety and health violations at the Oakdale, La., facility....
Louisiana Group Sues to Force Insurers to Take Federal AIDS Money
Feb 24 2014 // An advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force insurance companies in Louisiana to take payments from a federal program that helps HIV and AIDS patients. Lambda Legal filed the suit in a Baton Rouge federal...
Zewe to Head Louisiana Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
Feb 24 2014 // Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced Jeffrey Zewe has been appointed as Director of the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA) at the Louisiana Department of Insurance...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Louisiana Insurance Agency Kent, Kent & Tingle
Feb 21 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Kent, Kent & Tingle, a retail insurance broker based in Shreveport, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Kent, Kent & Tingle (KK&T)...
Southern California’s IIABA-LA Gets New Officers, Directors
Feb 20 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association of Los Angeles recently installed new officers and directors for 2014. The new IIABA-LA lineup for officers: Ryan Wunderlich, Hub International Insurance –...
Louisiana Boating Fatalities at Record Low in 2013
Feb 20 2014 // State wildlife officials report a record low of 13 boating fatalities for Louisiana in 2013. The previous low for boating fatalities was 19 in 1992 with a high of 79 in 1974 – the first year boating incident...
Louisiana Governor Asks Congress to Stop Flood Insurance Hikes
Feb 20 2014 // After months largely silent on the issue,Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is urging congressional leaders to stop higher flood insurance premiums from hitting homeowners and businesses. Jindal sent a letter to the Republican...
York Acquires Texas, Louisiana-Based American Claims Services
Feb 19 2014 // York Risk Services Group, a provider of claims administration and risk management services, has acquired American Claims Services Inc. (ACSI) based in Houston, Texas, and Destrehan, La. John Bannon and Bill Johnson of ACSI...
Louisiana Congressman Says Leadership Post Lost after Flood Insurance Vote
Feb 13 2014 // U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he’s been booted from a Republican leadership position because he broke with GOP leaders in his efforts to stop higher flood insurance premiums from hitting...
Study Looks at Options to Depopulate Texas Coastal Wind Insurer
Feb 13 2014 // Loss exposure for Texas’ wind and hail insurer of last resort along the coast increased by around 319 percent between 2005 and 2012 – from $23.26 billion to $74.17 billion, and its policy count grew by...
Louisiana Manufacturer Cited for Health Violations; $91K Penalty Proposed
Feb 13 2014 // A flavoring manufacturer in Oakdale, La., has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a fire last year severely burned a worker. OSHA cited Carol Callahan, doing...
Chief of Uninsured Louisiana Police Department Retires Amid Federal Probe
Feb 12 2014 // The police chief of a Louisiana town that has been struggling to find liability insurance for its police department abruptly retired on Feb. 7 after federal charges were filed in a bill of information accusing him of lying...
Lawyers to Appeal Verdict in Flooding Lawsuit Against Louisiana Parish
Feb 11 2014 // Attorneys who brought a class-action lawsuit against Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish say they will appeal a 9-3 jury verdict that found the parish was negligent in its emergency response planning but that the negligence...
Louisiana Hospital Adds Screens as Protection Against Hurricane Winds
Feb 10 2014 // West Jefferson Medical Center in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish is working on what hospital officials describe as a hurricane-hardening project to secure its windows. New Orleans CityBusiness reports the work is part...
