Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Agent Arrested; Faces 48 Counts, $10K in Fines
Apr 1 2010 // A Lafayette, La., insurance agent has been arrested, and served with a cease and desist order, license revocation and fine notice for alleged misappropriation, misrepresentation and forgery, the Louisiana Department of...
State Farm Files to Increase Homeowners Rates in Louisiana
Mar 31 2010 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. has filed an average 9.9 percent rate increase request for homeowners coverage in Louisiana, according to the Associated Press. State Farm is Louisiana’s largest home insurer with...
Louisiana Surplus Lines Association Eyes Exemption Bill
Mar 31 2010 // One of the major bills of interest to the surplus lines industry in Louisiana during the current legilative session would clarify the exemption from rate and form filing for providers of excess and surplus insurance in...
Louisiana Court: Policy Exclusions Can’t Be Used to Deny Drywall Claims
Mar 30 2010 // A Louisiana court has rebuffed an insurance company’s use of the pollution exclusion and two other exclusions in an “all risk” homeowners insurance policy to deny claims resulting from so-called Chinese...
P/C Insurers Can Handle Chinese Drywall Costs, Says Moody’s
Mar 26 2010 // Property/casualty insurers are expected to continue to handle costs for defective Chinese drywall claims in the normal course of business, according to a rating analyst with Moody’s Investors Service. Losses from...
Louisiana Bills Would Ban Insurance Cancellations from Drywall Claims
Mar 26 2010 // Property insurance companies would not be allowed to cancel policies or raise rates on homeowners who make damage claims stemming from corrosive Chinese drywall, under two proposed state laws in Louisiana. Bills by state...
Louisiana Agent, Agency Accused of Misappropriation, Forgery
Mar 26 2010 // Louisiana insurance regulators have served a Denham Springs, La., agent and her agency with cease and desist orders, license revocations and fine notices for alleged misappropriation, misrepresentation and...
21st Century Holding to Buy Florida’s HomeWise Insurance
Mar 23 2010 // 21st Century Holding Co. has agreed to acquire HomeWise Insurance Co. and HomeWise Management Co. from HomeWise Holdings Inc. The agreement also includes renewal rights to certain insurance policies from HomeWise Preferred...
Ex-Louisiana Citizens Exec Pleads Guilty to Theft
Mar 23 2010 // Facing trial on March 22, the former head of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort pled guilty to theft of around $30,000 from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and two related insurance...
Louisiana Regulators Propose Immunity Legislation for Citizens
Mar 22 2010 // Other Bills in Package Mostly ‘Clean-Up’ In a briefing session to introduce a package of bills supported by the Louisiana Department of Insurance for the upcoming legislative session, Insurance Commissioner Jim...
Louisiana’s Rep. Melancon: Chinese Drywall Poses a Fire Hazard
Mar 22 2010 // U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) sent a letter to the nation’s top fire official requesting his assistance in protecting homeowners from toxic Chinese drywall. In his letter to U.S. Fire Administrator Kelvin...
Professional Insurance Agents Name Melancon Legislator of the Year
Mar 19 2010 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon its 2010 Legislator of the Year. The award was presented March 17 during the 2010 PIA Federal Legislative...
Insurer Group Says Push to Abolish Louisiana Citizens Is Misguided
Mar 19 2010 // A representative from the insurer trade group, the American Insurance Association (AIA), testified before a Louisiana legislative panel that efforts to abolish Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens)...
Corps to Build Permanent Pumps, Dams in Louisiana
Mar 18 2010 // The Army Corps of Engineers will begin taking proposals next month for permanent replacements for pumps and floodgates at the three canals where waters poured into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, officials said March...
400-Plus Firms Asked About Insurance Ties to Louisiana Parish Ex-Admin
Mar 16 2010 // A Louisiana parish council is asking hundreds of companies that make money on community contracts whether they also buy insurance from an agency owned by a former parish administrator. The letters to 404 companies are the...
Except for Citizens Immunity, Louisiana Regulators’ Bills Mostly ‘Clean-Up’
Mar 15 2010 // In a briefing session to introduce a package of bills supported by the Louisiana Department of Insurance for the upcoming legislative session, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon described the state’s insurance market...
Lobell Joins Insurance Marketing & Sales Society Designation Programs
Mar 10 2010 // Rhonda Lobell has signed on as sponsor for the American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designation programs in Louisiana and Mississippi. A 30-year insurance...
Who Dat? Inc. Sues NFL Properties, New Orleans Saints, La.
Mar 8 2010 // The company that made a 1983 recording of what became one of the New Orleans Saints’ most popular cheers has filed a trademark suit against the state and the team. NFL Properties LLC, which deals with National...
Louisiana’s Vitter Wants to Stop Flood Map Updates While Levees Fixed
Mar 3 2010 // U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana wants to stop the Federal Emergency Management Agency from updating flood maps around communities working to fix levees found to be deficient. Vitter said many areas in Louisiana could...
USG Promotes Lee to Brokerage Manager in Louisiana
Mar 2 2010 // National wholesale commercial insurance broker, USG Insurance Services Inc., has promoted Gina Lee to brokerage manager in the company’s Louisiana office. Lee joined USG in August 2006 as a senior underwriter and...
