Latest Louisiana Headlines
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New Laws on Louisiana’s Books Include Tougher Penalties for Texting
Aug 16 2010 // More than 650 new laws took effect in Louisiana this week, including revisions to existing statutes and arcane adjustments of insurance and health care regulations. New abortion regulations will require ultrasound exams...
Louisiana Targets Companies Marketing Bogus Health Insurance Plans
Aug 12 2010 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section investigators have served the American Trade Association, its 13 companion companies and 14 personnel with cease and desist orders, for selling unauthorized insurance in...
Louisiana High Court Asked to Look at Insurer Duties in Road Home Case
Aug 11 2010 // Are some 151,000 homeowners insurance claim assignments made to the state of Louisiana as part of its Road Home program legal under Louisiana law? That’s the question the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has...
Kipper Named Deputy Commissioner in Louisiana Insurance Department
Aug 10 2010 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has named Scott Kipper as the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Health. “This is a critical time for the Department of Insurance as we...
USG Promotes Lee to Production Manager in Louisiana
Aug 10 2010 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesale broker of commercial insurance, has promoted Gina Lee to production manager of its Louisiana office. Gina Lee was hired at USG in August 2006 as a senior underwriter/broker...
$25M Fund to Help Louisiana Businesses Recover from Storms
Aug 3 2010 // Louisiana has started a $25 million program to help businesses still trying to recover from the four major hurricanes of recent years. Grants of up to $2.5 million will be available to community-based or nonprofit...
It Figures
Aug 2 2010 // Katrina 5 Years Later According to a new white paper from the Insurance Information Institute on the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005: $41.1 Billion The amount...
Crews Work to Cap New Oil Leak Along Louisiana’s Coast
Jul 29 2010 // Crews are working to cap a new oil leak in a Louisiana coastal inlet after a barge slammed into an abandoned well on July 27, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing about 100 into the air. Emergency...
New BP CEO Dudley: Gulf Disaster a ‘Wake Up’ Call to Prioritize Safety
Jul 28 2010 // BP Plc’s newly named chief executive Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a “wake-up call” for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations. Bob Dudley, who...
$264K Proposed as Compensation for New Louisiana Citizens CEO
Jul 28 2010 // A committee of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board has recommended a compensation package of $264,000 annually for the insurer’s next chief executive. The full board of the property insurer of last...
BP Claims Fund On Alert for Phonies While Cutting Red Tape
Jul 27 2010 // Swindlers, scammers and even a few strippers are flocking to the Gulf Coast in search of a piece of the $20 billion BP Plc has set aside to compensate residents for spill-related losses. Adjusters passing out emergency...
Robertson Picked to Head Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Jul 26 2010 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced July 23 that he has appointed Richard Robertson, of Northville, Mich., as the new president of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Robertson has a broad-based...
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Promotes Buffone, White
Jul 23 2010 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone...
Louisiana Citizens Enacts Binding Restrictions in Advance of TS Bonnie
Jul 23 2010 // The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has announced that as a result of Tropical Storm Bonnie, personal lines binding restrictions are in effect for following parishes: Acadia, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron,...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates Decreasing Again
Jul 22 2010 // Rates for workers’ compensation insurance continue to decrease in Louisiana based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim...
Louisiana, Texas Gain Jobs in June; Arkansas, Oklahoma Post Losses
Jul 21 2010 // The South Central states of Louisiana and Texas posted job gains for the month of June, but Arkansas and Oklahoma saw slight losses in employment. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Louisiana’s seasonally...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner: Legislative Session Successful
Jul 20 2010 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reports that the recent state legislative session was successful for insurance bills, as far as the Louisiana Department of Insurance is concerned. A large number of bills in...
Analysis: Perfect Storm Brewing for Louisiana Economy
Jul 20 2010 // In the blink of an eye, the economic focus in Louisiana has shifted from recession recovery to avoiding actual and potential job losses piling up at a staggering rate. And there’s very little that the state can do:...
Louisiana Officials ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About BP Well Cap
Jul 19 2010 // Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon, whose district has been severely affected by the BP oil well spill, are “cautiously optimistic” about reports...
Alabama Insurance Regulator Rejects Offer to Run Louisiana Citizens
Jul 15 2010 // An Alabama insurance regulator has turned aside an offer to become head of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort. The Louisiana Department of Insurance says Charles Angell has decided to stay in Alabama. He had...
