Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Agent Told to Stop Selling Insurance; Fined $10K
Oct 13 2010 // A Winnsboro, La., agent was served by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators with a cease and desist order, a summary suspension order and a $10,000 fine notice for alleged misrepresentation. The...
Louisiana Agent Joins National Big “I” Leadership Team
Oct 1 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced that Randy Lanoix of Donaldsonville, La., has been installed as the newest member of the association’s executive...
Post-Katrina Duties and Liabilities of Insurance Agents and Brokers
Sep 30 2010 // Following Hurricane Katrina, many insurance agents and brokers found themselves being sued by their customers when they realized that they were underinsured for their losses caused by the hurricane. It is fair to say that...
Independent Agent Association Names New Leadership
Sep 28 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), named J. Michael “Mike” Miley as the new chairman of the association. Mike Donohoe was named as the chairman elect, Bobby...
Louisiana’s Cunningham Financial Acquiring Hamilton Insurance Agency
Sep 27 2010 // Cunningham Financial Group (CFG), headquartered in Natchitoches, La., is acquiring the Hamilton Insurance Agency in Bunkie, La., and adding agency owner Denice Hamilton as a independent producer for all lines in central...
Study Finds Louisiana Making Substantial Efforts to Improve Building Codes
Sep 27 2010 // Louisiana has developed and implemented a more comprehensive and stronger building code than Mississippi and Alabama, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). The...
Wind Inspectors in Louisiana Say Insurers Vary on Proof for Discounts
Sep 20 2010 // In the entire state of Louisiana, there are only 16 of them, and they want business. They are certified wind inspectors, and for $150 to $200 they say they can knock hundreds of dollars off homeowners’ annual...
Post-Katrina Duties and Liabilities of Insurance Agents and Brokers
Sep 20 2010 // The Louisiana Supreme Court Weighs In Following Hurricane Katrina, many insurance agents and brokers were sued by customers who found they were underinsured for their losses caused by the hurricane. It is fair to say that...
Wind Inspectors in Louisiana Say Insurers Vary on Proof for Discounts
Sep 10 2010 // In the entire state of Louisiana, there are only 16 of them, and they want business. They are certified wind inspectors, and for $150 to $200 they say they can knock hundreds of dollars off homeowners’ annual...
Mayor Says Leesville, Louisiana Fire Protection Rating at Risk
Sep 8 2010 // Leesville, La., officials say one of the city’s fire pumps is broken, the other was shut down after it burst a 12-inch pipe, and 17 hydrants need repairs or replacement. Mayor Robert Rose says that puts the...
Gulf States’ Post-Katrina Building Codes Get Low Marks
Sep 6 2010 // Louisiana has done a good job upgrading its building codes in the five years since Hurricane Katrina, but Alabama and Mississippi have not, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety. “While there have...
$275M in Louisiana Property Insurance Assessment Refunds Unclaimed
Sep 6 2010 // More than $275 million in special property insurance assessments have not been reclaimed, and Louisiana policyholders will lose that money if they don’t act before the year is over, according to the Louisiana...
A Stronger Market
Sep 6 2010 // Despite the devastation from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said the state’s insurance market is stronger now and that the “outlook for continued market recovery is...
Hurricane Katrina Changed the Market in Gulf States
Sep 6 2010 // Writing about the landfall of Hurricane Katrina five years ago, essayist Ellis Anderson of Mississippi likened the communities along the gulf to a string of pearls. “Then, in August 2005, in the course of a single...
A Stronger Property Insurance Market in Louisiana Post-Katrina
Sep 1 2010 // Despite the devastation from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the state’s insurance market is stronger now and that the “outlook for continued market recovery is...
Louisiana’s First Premium Insurance to Process Oil Worker Fund Claims
Aug 30 2010 // A Covington, La., company has been hired to process applications for money from a $100 million fund set up by BP to help oil rig workers idled by a federal moratorium on new deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The...
$275M in Louisiana Property Insurance Assessment Refunds Unclaimed
Aug 30 2010 // More than $275 million in special property insurance assessments have not been reclaimed, and Louisiana policyholders will lose that money if they don’t act before the year is over. The assessments were imposed on...
5 Years After Katrina Gulf Coast Building Codes Still Inadequate
Aug 30 2010 // Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated 1,300 tragic deaths as well as $41.1 billion in insured losses across six states. Louisiana and Mississippi suffered the brunt of Katrina’s wrath followed by...
Hurricane Katrina Changed the Market in Gulf States
Aug 27 2010 // Writing about the landfall of Hurricane Katrina five years ago, essayist Ellis Anderson of Mississippi likened the communities along the gulf to a string of pearls. “Then, in August 2005, in the course of a single...
Louisiana Citizens Insurance Reaches $23M Settlement
Aug 25 2010 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has reached a $23 million settlement with thousands of homeowners who say they were not properly compensated after hurricanes Katrina and Rita for work needed to coordinate...
