Latest Louisiana Headlines
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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...
Louisiana Dedicates Nearly $20M for Hurricane Protection System
Mar 1 2010 // Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said a partnership agreement between the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the South Lafourche Levee District will dedicate $19.8 million in state surplus funds to make...
Louisiana: Tax, Premium Advantages Available for Retrofitting Structures
Feb 24 2010 // Louisiana residents can apply for a state tax deduction for retrofitting their homes, as well as an insurance premium discount for building or retrofitting your home to comply with the Louisiana State Uniform Construction...
Louisiana: 60% of Tax Rebates from Insurance Assessments not Claimed
Feb 23 2010 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has announced that nearly $59 million, or 60 percent of the available tax rebates available to property insurance consumers in his state went unclaimed last year. Property...
Hanover to Exit Louisiana Homeowners Market, Then Re-Enter
Feb 22 2010 // In a move he says will prevent the addition of policies into Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s book of business, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved an agreement with The...
Louisiana Judge Halts Rule on Licensing for Tire Insurance
Feb 22 2010 // A state district judge has granted Louisiana’s auto dealers’ and tire stores’ request to temporarily stop the state from forcing them to become licensed insurance agents in order to sell tire-and-wheel...
No Plea Deal for Ex-Insurance Executive in Louisiana
Feb 22 2010 // Terry Lisotta, who was indicted in late 2008 on 14 counts of theft by fraud from the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., was unable to work out a plea deal with prosecutors Feb. 18. Lisotta paced anxiously outside...
State Farm Homeowners Rate Increase Denied in Louisiana
Feb 21 2010 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon declined to approve a rate request filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company that would have raised homeowners insurance rates by a statewide average of 19.1 percent. State...
People
Feb 21 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) on Feb. 2 presented its 2010 Independent Leadership Award to Joe Straus III, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. The Independent Leadership Award was presented...
Plea Deal Discussed for Ex-Louisiana Citizens CEO
Feb 16 2010 // A plea deal may be in the works for the former chief executive of Louisiana’s state-run property insurance company. Defense attorneys and state prosecutors said they have been talking about a possible plea bargain...
