Latest Louisiana Headlines
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La. DOI to Inspect Some Allstate Insured Properties
Mar 2 2007 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that Department of Insurance staff will be inspecting the properties of 18 Allstate policyholders in Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes who complained to...
Katrina lawsuits: Are the winds of fortune changing for insurers?
Feb 26 2007 // In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when it became apparent that property losses would total billions of dollars, the insurance industry was understandably concerned that courts in Mississippi and Louisiana...
Reaping the wind will be the responsibility of insurers
Feb 26 2007 // There seem to be many questions on the minds of consumers, agents and public policy makers about coastal insurance issues presently and in the future. As an industry, we have been forthright about insurance issues facing...
La.’s Blanco: Insurance industry over-reacting to 2005 hurricanes
Feb 26 2007 // The insurance industry is over-reacting to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, threatening the region’s recovery by withdrawing coverage and charging exorbitant rates, Gov. Kathleen Blanco told a gathering of insurance...
Reaping the wind will be the responsibility of insurers
Feb 25 2007 // There seem to be many questions on the minds of consumers, agents and public policy makers about coastal insurance issues presently and in the future. As an industry, we have been forthright about insurance issues facing...
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Feb 25 2007 // La.’s Blanco: Insurance industry over-reacting to 2005 hurricanes The insurance industry is over-reacting to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, threatening the region’s recovery by withdrawing coverage and charging...
Katrina lawsuits: Are the winds of fortune changing for insurers?
Feb 25 2007 // In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when it became apparent that property losses would total billions of dollars, the insurance industry was understandably concerned that courts in Mississippi and Louisiana...
Lawyer: La. Citizens Nearing Mass Settlement of Hurricane Suits
Feb 21 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurer is nearing a mass settlement with policyholders that would be the first deal of its kind in the state since hurricanes Katrina and Rita spawned thousands of lawsuits, an attorney for the...
La. Ex-Club Employee Gets Almost Six Years for Arson, Burglary
Feb 19 2007 // A former employee of Covington Country Club in Covington, La., who burned down its temporary clubhouse has been sentenced to just under six years in federal prison. In addition to the 70-month term, William A. Tarpein, 28,...
La.’s Blanco: Insurance Industry Over-Reacting to 2005 Hurricanes
Feb 15 2007 // The insurance industry is over-reacting to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, threatening the region’s recovery by withdrawing coverage and charging exorbitant rates, Gov. Kathleen Blanco told a gathering of insurance...
1st Federal Katrina Insurance Trial Under Way in La.
Feb 13 2007 // The first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina began Feb. 12 with the jury selection and opening statements. In...
The Commissioners: Mike Geeslin
Feb 12 2007 // Geeslin has faced hurricanes, liquidations, workers’ comp overhaul And that was just in the first year of the commissioner’s term It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance...
Judge refuses to dismiss Feds, Corps from La. flood suit
Feb 12 2007 // Residents of the three areas in or near New Orleans that were flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during...
Mike Geeslin, Texas, Texas Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
8 Feds, Corps not immune in La. flood suit
Feb 11 2007 // Judge refuses to dismiss case 10 Texas economy vulnerable to massive coastal storm Study shows how whole state could be affected N1 Forecast predicts slower premium growth in 2007 and 2008 Underwriting profits expected but...
LA Jury Awards $10 Million in Suit over School Parking Lot Crash
Feb 9 2007 // A Los Angeles jury has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who was struck by a van and killed two years ago in an elementary school parking lot, determining the school district was largely responsible...
La. State Appeals Court Cuts Award In Tobacco Case
Feb 9 2007 // A Louisiana state appeal court has cut a jury’s $591 million verdict against tobacco companies by more than half. A plaintiffs’ attorney called the ruling a great victory for smokers because it reaffirms the...
La. Officials Urge Federal Role in Hurricane Insurance
Feb 8 2007 // Louisiana state senators say they will ask Congress to have the federal government insure homes against hurricane damage, as it does for floods. “Y’all won’t sell it, so why not get the federal government...
Brown & Brown Reports Asset Acquisition of La. Agencies
Feb 7 2007 // Roy Bridges, regional executive vice president, responsible for Brown & Brown Inc.’s operations in Louisiana and other southeastern states, and Jerry J. Marcello, president of Marcello Agency Inc., American...
Funding Gap Widens in Quest to Fix La.’s Highways
Feb 6 2007 // The Louisiana state highway department is finding itself in an increasing money pinch as repair demands run into rapidly escalating construction costs following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The gap between construction...
