Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Agent to Head P/C Office at La. Insurance Department
Jan 15 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon appointed Edward O’Brien to serve as the deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property & Casualty, the department announced....
La. Insurance Department Chief of Staff Resigns
Jan 14 2008 // Chad Brown, chief of staff for the Louisiana Department of Insurance, has resigned. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said Jan. 10 that Brown was leaving because of a “difference in philosophy.” Donelon did...
Five Insurance Firms Receive La. Incentive Grants
Jan 14 2008 // Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon handed out grants Jan. 11 to property insurance companies that are receiving a total of $29 million from a state government program aimed at getting more insurers...
Dramatic Changes in State Building Trends Could Prompt Rise in Losses
Jan 13 2008 // As the financial and housing markets continue to work their way through the fallout of the mortgage lending meltdown, the construction sector faces its share of woes. But as is typically the case, specific conditions —...
La. Says Bail Bond Agent Filed False Documents
Jan 11 2008 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order and suspended the license of a Frierson, La., bail bond agent accused of filing false public documents. The department says Brokenberry did not disclose...
State Farm Wants Proof of Occupancy for Hurricane-hit Homes in La.
Jan 9 2008 // State Farm is warning 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 being...
Insurance Fraud Expert from La. AG’s Office Picked for Inspector General
Jan 7 2008 // Louisiana’s Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal picked a lawyer in the state attorney general’s office as Louisiana’s new inspector general, a position intended to investigate executive branch fraud and...
Ex-La. Insurance Chief, Others Facing Ethics Charges
Jan 4 2008 // Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley faces state ethics charges for going on hunting and fishing trips as the guest of a private insurance consultant. The consultant, Chris Faser III, of Baton Rouge, also...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in South Central
Dec 31 2007 // Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South...
Newton Leaving Post at La. Insurance Department
Dec 27 2007 // A top official charged with recruiting insurance companies to Louisiana and helping turn around the troubled state insurer of last resort is leaving his post with the insurance department. Bill Newton, a retired insurance...
Dec 23 2007 // People The Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co. named Thomas H. Grimstad, M.D., as its new president and chief executive officer. Grimstad will succeed John E. Lemoine, M.D., effective Jan.1, 2008. Since its founding in...
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Dec 23 2007 // Robert P. Page of Houma, La., was installed as president of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National). Page, co-owner of Charles A. Page and Sons Insurance Agency in Houma, has served on the...
Weather blows through top stories of 2007
Dec 23 2007 // Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South...
La. Insurance Regulatory Panel Approves Rate Hikes at Final Meeting
Dec 21 2007 // At its final meeting on Dec. 19, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission – which will officially be abolished next month – approved homeowners rate increases for two insurance carriers. The Legislature...
New La. AG not Ready to Comment on Insurer Lawsuit
Dec 19 2007 // Louisiana Attorney General-elect Buddy Caldwell said he wants his office free of politics and speedier on issuing guidance on legal matters when he takes office in January 2008. Caldwell, who moves into the job Jan. 14,...
Insurance Fraud Charges Dropped Against Former La. Cop
Dec 17 2007 // Charges against a former Shreveport, La., police officer were dropped in Caddo District Court and his wife pleaded guilty to a lesser offense, the prosecutor and the couple’s attorney said. Ronald Small, who resigned...
La. and Fla. Governors to Work Jointly on Insurance, Other Issues
Dec 14 2007 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal met in Baton Rouge, La., on Dec. 12 as new allies on issues like insurance, ethics, the environment and alternative energy. Crist, who has made insurance and...
La. Workers’ Comp Insurer Promotes Jorgensen
Dec 12 2007 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted Geoff Jorgensen to business unit manager for the company’s small accounts production team. In this position, Jorgensen will be responsible for...
Grimstad to Lead La. Medical Liability Insurer as President, CEO
Dec 11 2007 // The Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO) Board of Directors elected Thomas H. Grimstad, M.D., as its new president and chief executive officer. Dr. Grimstad will succeed John E. Lemoine, M.D., effective...
Former La. State Agency Employee Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Dec 11 2007 // A former assistant manager of the New Iberia field office of the Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles pled guilty to allegations of federal disaster relief fraud, according to the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud...
