Latest Louisiana Headlines
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La. Insurance Commissioner Appoints New Financial Solvency Chief
Feb 27 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon appointed Caroline Brock as deputy commissioner of financial solvency for the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Brock replaces Denise Brignac who was recently appointed...
2 Key Katrina Insurance Cases Go Before Louisiana’s Highest Court
Feb 27 2008 // Joseph Sher blamed much of the damage to his New Orleans apartment complex on water that inundated the city when levees failed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He sued Lafayette Insurance Co. after the insurer denied...
Allstate Settles La. Home Policy Cancellation Disputes
Feb 22 2008 // Allstate Corp. will restore insurance coverage for hundreds of customers and pay $250,000 to resolve disputes over cancellation of south Louisiana homeowner policies after Hurricane Katrina, the company said this week. The...
La. Man’s Death After Eating Oysters Prompts Lawsuit
Feb 21 2008 // Relatives of a man who died two weeks after eating oysters for his 60th birthday dinner are suing the state health department and a Denham Springs restaurant, claiming negligence. The family of James Sartwell, in its...
Report Reveals Why La.’s Citizens Insurance Fumbled Katrina Claims
Feb 21 2008 // A report for the Louisiana Insurance Department shows that the state-sponsored “insurer of last resort” had trouble handling claims for hurricanes Katrina and Rita because it was switching to new outside...
CDC to Hold Public Meetings in La. to Discuss Trailer Issues
Feb 20 2008 // The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to hold seven public meetings in south Louisiana to talk with residents about the findings of dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes in many occupied FEMA trailers. The...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines New Orleans Levee Flood Damages Case
Feb 20 2008 // The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by New Orleans property owners who argued their Hurricane Katrina flood damage should be covered despite insurance policy exclusions because the flooding was...
Max Specialty Insurance to Offer Coverage in La.
Feb 19 2008 // Max Specialty Insurance Company, an excess and surplus lines company headquartered in Richmond, Va., announced it is now authorized to write business in Louisiana. With the addition of Louisiana, Max Specialty is now an...
Brignac Appointed as Chief Deputy Commissioner in La.
Feb 15 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced the appointment of Denise Brignac as chief deputy commissioner of the Department of Insurance. Brignac took over the department’s number two position on Feb....
Citgo Refinery in La. Hit by Proposed OSHA Fine of $169K
Feb 14 2008 // Federal safety investigators have proposed $169,000 in fines against Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s refinery in Lake Charles, La., on allegations of failing to protect employees from hazardous working conditions. The...
La. Bail Bond Agent Arrested
Feb 11 2008 // A Shreveport, La., bail bond agent has been arrested, issued a cease and desist order, a notice of revocation of his license and fine notice for misappropriation and unfair trade practices, the Louisiana Department of...
Analysis: Theriot-Donelon Insurance Spat in La. Goes On
Feb 10 2008 // When they disagree, political veterans in Louisiana’s Capitol often avoid the microphones and have their arguments in private. Not so Jim Donelon and Steve Theriot. Donelon, state insurance commissioner, and Theriot,...
Business Moves
Feb 10 2008 // ASI Lloyds ASI Lloyds (ASI) of St. Petersburg, Fla., is entering the personal property insurance market in Louisiana. ASI was a recipient of the Insure Louisiana Incentive program. ASI plans to begin writing new homeowners...
Bush Proposal Maintains La. Must Share Cost for Levee Work
Feb 6 2008 // Pres. George W. Bush has recommended nearly $5.8 billion in federal money for levee work in the New Orleans area, but the state would have to contribute about $1.5 billion – a request some Louisiana leaders consider...
Nonfarm Job Growth Continues in La.
Jan 31 2008 // Seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in Louisiana grew by 42,300 workers between December 2006 and December 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,929,100, the Louisiana Department of Labor...
ASI Lloyds to Enter Homeowners Marketplace in La.
Jan 30 2008 // ASI Lloyds (ASI), of St. Petersburg, Fla., announced plans to enter the personal property insurance market in Louisiana. ASI was recently a recipient of the Insure Louisiana Incentive program sponsored by the state. ASI...
Allstate Gets More Time in Wind-and-Hail Fight in La.
Jan 30 2008 // Allstate has been granted more time by Louisiana officials to gather data about the number of homeowners whose wind and hail coverage was dropped on technicalities. Warren Byrd, the state insurance department’s...
La. Auditor Suspects Illegal Insurance Rate Fixing at Citizens
Jan 30 2008 // Louisiana’s legislative auditor said Jan. 28 he suspects illegal price-fixing has occurred at the state’s taxpayer-backed property insurance company, though he told a legislative panel that he has no...
State Farm Wants Proof of Residency or Rebuilding in La.
Jan 27 2008 // State Farm warned in early January that it will cancel homeowner policies for about 6,000 of its customers in south Louisiana if they aren’t able to demonstrate that their storm-damaged homes are occupied and are...
La. Insurance Department Chief of Staff Resigns
Jan 27 2008 // Chad Brown, chief of staff for the Louisiana Department of Insurance, has resigned. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said on Jan. 10, 2008, that Brown was leaving because of a “difference in philosophy.”...
