Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana’s State-Run Property Insurer $56M in the Red
Nov 12 2012 // Louisiana’s state-run property insurer of last resort is $56 million in the red, after it covers claims for Hurricane Isaac and settles class-action lawsuits for improper handling of past storm claims. Steve...
Options Few for People Displaced by Huge Sinkhole in Louisiana
Nov 8 2012 // After three months living in a hotel while a sinkhole near his Louisiana home grows and grows, Carl Dugas has realized he won’t be moving back. When he left Aug. 3, he was willing return, though his wife was dubious...
Louisiana Citizens Considering Commercial Property Rate Increase
Nov 7 2012 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board is expected to approve increasing its commercial coverage rates by an average of 45.1 percent statewide this week. Almost all of Citizens’ roughly 5,700...
Louisiana Governor Asking for Vote on Health Insurance Outsourcing Plan
Nov 7 2012 // Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration is returning to lawmakers this week to ask for approval to outsource a state employee health insurance plan. Jindal’s top budget adviser shelved a vote recently when it became...
Attorney’s Advice to Insurers on Reducing Class Action Exposure Post-Sandy
Nov 6 2012 // A veteran attorney who spent several years defending insurance companies in lawsuits from Hurricane Katrina is offering advice to insurers on class action and bad faith exposure post-Sandy. Insurers will be denying claims...
Insurance Commissioner: Auto Theft Declines in Louisiana
Nov 6 2012 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reported that the number of vehicle thefts in Louisiana has declined nearly 42 percent over a five-year period from 2006 through 2011. The latest figures from the FBI Uniform...
Henderson Named Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Advocacy in Louisiana
Nov 5 2012 // Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that Ron C. Henderson has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Advocacy for the Louisiana Department of Insurance. As head of the Office of Consumer Advocacy,...
Vehicle Thefts Down in Louisiana
Nov 5 2012 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana is “is actively engaged in the prevention of insurance fraud and vehicle theft.” According to the Louisiana Department of Insurance, the number of auto thefts...
Louisiana Employment, Wages Increased in 2011
Nov 5 2012 // Employment in Louisiana increased by a modest 0.8 percent in 2011 compared with 2010, but wages grew by 3 percent during the same period, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The data covers...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reduces Insurer Citizens’ Late Payment Penalty
Nov 5 2012 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has relieved the state’s property insurer of last resort of the burden of paying a $125,000 penalty for late payment of a claim settlement stemming from Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Instead,...
Falling Trees: Act of God or Covered Event?
Nov 2 2012 // Although not nearly on the scale of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Hurricane Isaac caused a surprising amount of damage in Louisiana despite the fact that it was only a category 1 hurricane, the weakest category by...
Deals in Louisiana Resolve ‘Who Dat?’ Trademark Claims
Oct 31 2012 // Settlements have resolved a Louisiana recording company’s claims against two T-shirt vendors and a restaurant over merchandising rights to the phrase “Who Dat?” — a popular chant of New Orleans Saints...
Louisiana AG: Citizens Insurance Hikes Legal
Oct 29 2012 // Significant rate increases for state-sponsored wind and hail property insurance policies that Citizens Property Insurance Corp. approved earlier this year were legal, according to an opinion by the state’s attorney...
Liens Filed Against Baton Rouge, Louisiana Casino
Oct 25 2012 // Four of the subcontractors that helped build L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge in Louisiana have filed liens against the property, claiming they haven’t been paid for more than $3 million worth of...
Louisiana Employment, Wages Increased in 2011
Oct 25 2012 // Employment in Louisiana increased by a modest 0.8 percent in 2011 compared with 2010, but wages grew by 3 percent during the same period, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The data covers...
Declarations – South Central
Oct 22 2012 // Counterfeit Airbags “Anytime equipment that is critical to protecting drivers and passengers fails to operate properly, it is a serious safety concern.” —U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The National...
Falling Trees: Act of God or Covered Event?
Oct 22 2012 // Another Atlantic hurricane season is nearing its official end on Nov. 30, but the peak activity period of August to October is largely complete. While it has been an active season in terms of named storms, only a few have...
Louisiana Citizens: Claims from Hurricane Isaac 85% Settled
Oct 22 2012 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. reported as of Oct. 15 it has received 17,059 claims from Hurricane Isaac. Ninety-seven percent of those claims have been inspected by company adjusters and 85 percent have been...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reduces Insurer Citizens’ Late Payment Penalty
Oct 19 2012 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has relieved the state’s property insurer of last resort of the burden of paying a $125,000 penalty for late payment of a claim settlement stemming from Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Instead,...
Louisiana Citizens: More Than 17K Claims from Hurricane Isaac, 85% Settled
Oct 15 2012 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. reported it has received 17,059 claims from Hurricane Isaac. Ninety-seven percent of those claims have been inspected by company adjusters and 85 percent have been settled. Loss...
