Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
99% of La. Insurers Extending Claims Period; Assistance Program Started
Aug 15 2006 // Reporting that more than 99 percent of homeowners insurers are voluntarily complying with his order to extend the prescriptive period for policyholders to file a lawsuit as result of a hurricane-related insurance claim,...
100,000 Homeowners in La. Register for The Road Home
Aug 14 2006 // Louisiana’s The Road Home program achieved a critical milestone in the program’s initial phase with the registration of more than 100,000 homeowners, the governor’s office reported. This figure well...
Insurers in Louisiana Agree to Extend Hurricane Lawsuit Deadline
Aug 14 2006 // Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says nearly all of Louisiana’s homeowners insurance companies, including State Farm and Allstate, have complied with his order to extend the prescriptive period for policyholders...
La. Commissioner Candidates Among First to Sign up for Fall Campaigns
Aug 11 2006 // Two Republicans running for Louisiana insurance commissioner were among the first candidates to register their campaigns for the fall elections: state Sen. James David Cain, of Dry Creek; and incumbent James Donelon of...
Not Buying Reinsurance for La. Cost Allstate $2 Billion
Aug 8 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. bought reinsurance to cover some of the cost of policies all along the East Coast last year, but not for Louisiana – a gamble that cost it $2 billion in claims. The company’s models did...
Allstate; La. commissioner attempt dispute resolution
Aug 7 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon, Governor Kathleen Blanco and Allstate President Thomas Wilson met July 31 at the company’s headquarters in Northbrook, Ill., in an attempt to resolve a dispute over...
Get your motor runnin’ — not stolen
Aug 7 2006 // Most motorcycles taken in California, Texas comes in third; Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana in the middle of the pack for thefts California topped the nation in motorcycle thefts in 2005, according to the National...
Allstate; La. commissioner attempt dispute resolution
Aug 7 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon, Governor Kathleen Blanco and Allstate President Thomas Wilson met July 31 at the company’s headquarters in Northbrook, Ill., in an attempt to resolve a dispute over...
Quotations
Aug 7 2006 // Anytime, anywhere ‘I will meet anytime, anywhere with Allstate’s CEO to see if we can’t work out something that balances Louisiana consumer interests with company interests, and is in compliance with...
State-run Insurer Could Cover Dropped Allstate Policies in La.
Aug 4 2006 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Louisiana’s state-run insurance company, could provide wind damage coverage for about 30,000 homeowners along the coast if Allstate Insurance Co. drops that coverage,...
Court Refuses Quick Decision on La. Insurance Suit Extensions
Aug 4 2006 // A decision on the constitutionality of new state laws giving hurricane-affected homeowners in Louisiana an extra year to sue their insurance companies will not be expedited by a court, the state’s top insurance...
Allstate Seeks Options for South La. Homeowners Policies
Aug 2 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. has no immediate plan to drop wind coverage for homeowners in 18 coastal parishes, but the insurer wants to find new ways to offset potential losses if more hurricanes trigger big claims in south...
La. Commissioner Says Allstate is not Leaving State
Aug 1 2006 // After a July 31 meeting between Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon, Governor Kathleen Blanco and Allstate President Thomas J. Wilson regarding Louisiana’s homeowners market and Allstate’s presence...
La. Wants Hurricane Law Suit Extension Issue Settled in State Court
Jul 28 2006 // Louisiana plans to fight attempts by Allstate Corp. to have a federal court determine if new laws giving homeowners two years to file lawsuits against their insurers is legal. Allstate filed a suit July 20 asking U.S....
La. Commissioner to Meet with Allstate President About Coverage Issues
Jul 27 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon and Allstate President and Chief Operating Officer Thomas Wilson will meet Monday, July 31 at the company’s headquarters in Northbrook, Ill., the Louisiana Department...
Commissioner Calls on Allstate CEO to Discuss Plan to Shed La. Coverage
Jul 26 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced he has requested a meeting with Allstate Insurance Company CEO Edward Liddy after failed attempts by company officials to convince the Commissioner of the...
Allstate Says it Can Drop Basic Hurricane Coverage in La.
Jul 26 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. officials say Louisiana state law allows the company to drop basic hurricane coverage for 30,000 policyholders in 18 coastal parishes – a stand that state Insurance Commission Jim Donelon is...
Researcher: La. Subsurface Mostly Stable
Jul 25 2006 // Parts of coastal Louisiana have remained stable 30 to 50 feet underground for the past 8,000 years with little or no subsidence, a Tulane University researcher writes in a study that contradicts some other recent...
Former FEMA director promotes government-industry disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments should work with private insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs, according to a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. James Lee Witt, president of James...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // Witt pointed out that as he looks across Florida, the Gulf coast states and America, he has recently seen more devastating events than have ever been witnessed in the history of the nation. He said that in today’s...
