Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Jun 19 2006 // Taking responsibility for levee failure ‘This is the first time that the Corps has had to stand up and say, `We’ve had a catastrophic failure.’ … Words alone will not restore trust in the...
Insurance Limbo Delays Gulf Coast Rebuilding
Jun 13 2006 // The owners of the sagging, flood-stained home in New Orleans aren’t in. Above the front door, a banner explains their absence, and the lack of progress: “Allstate paid $10,113.34 on this house for storm...
La. Lawmakers Closing in on Insurance Adjuster Licensing Bill
Jun 12 2006 // Insurance adjusters in Louisiana would be licensed and ruled by a comprehensive set of regulations, under bills nearing final legislative passage. The legislation is in response to complaints among owners of damaged homes...
Coverage Exemption in La. for Hanover Insurance Revoked
Jun 12 2006 // A special coverage exemption granted to Hanover Insurance Co., a major commercial and home insurer in Louisiana, has been revoked. Hanover had been granted the exemption by former Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley to a...
LA Police Investigating Whether Elderly Pair Scammed Third Man
Jun 12 2006 // Los Angeles police are investigating the traffic death of a third man linked to a pair of elderly women accused of taking out insurance policies on two transients who later died in hit-and-run crashes. The latest...
Insurer Group Warns of Problems with Proxy Voting Forms for La. Insurance Guaranty Association Board
Jun 12 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is urging Louisiana insurers to make certain that they are using the proper proxy form for the June 15, 2006, election of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty...
Congressional Negotiators Agree to Housing, Levee Dollars for La.
Jun 9 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s $7.5 billion aid program for people whose homes were heavily damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita got a giant boost June 7 as congressional negotiators agreed to federal funding for...
Competition Predicted for Insurance Business in Northern La.
Jun 6 2006 // Most homeowners in northern Louisiana won’t see their insurance rates increase and many will even see rate reductions, according to insurance industry experts. Though all Louisiana homeowners will be charged a 15...
La. Commissioner Seeks to Extend Time to Sue Over Katrina/Rita Claims
Jun 6 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has issued Advisory Letter 06-04 to the approximate 100 companies with homeowners insurance policies in Louisiana, requesting their cooperation in extending from one to two...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // ArkansasWorkers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme Court...
Katrina, Rita complaints breed probes in La.
Jun 5 2006 // As an aftereffect of consumer complaints, the Louisiana Department of Insurance hit Allstate Insurance Co. and St. Paul Travelers Cos. with investigations into their handling of homeowners’ claims resulting from...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
Jun 5 2006 // The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana has been extensively reported, as has the fact that many people in those states did not have flood insurance coverage. As a result,...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
Jun 5 2006 // The initial decisions from Hurricane Katrina lawsuits provide some comfort to both insurers and insureds and potential warnings to insurance agents. The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi...
Katrina, Rita complaints breed probes in La.
Jun 5 2006 // As an aftereffect of consumer complaints, the Louisiana Department of Insurance hit Allstate Insurance Co. and St. Paul Travelers Cos. with investigations into their handling of homeowners’ claims resulting from...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme...
La. House Committee Rejects Two Insurance Bills; Another Moves Forward
Jun 2 2006 // Bills to expand lawsuit options against insurers who are slow to pay claims and to change the way insurance companies get rate hikes were rejected by the Louisiana House Insurance Committee. Both faced staunch organized...
More Insurance Measures to be Considered in La.
Jun 2 2006 // While the Louisiana House of Representatives Insurance Committee recently killed two bills and moved another forward, other insurance related measures are waiting in the wings. According to the Tatman Group, a lobbyist for...
Class Action Suit Filed in New Orleans Against 15 Homeowners Insurers
Jun 1 2006 // A class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 24, 2006, on behalf of Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area homeowners insurance policyholders who have...
Two Elderly Women Indicted on Fraud Charges in Deaths of LA Hit-Run
Jun 1 2006 // A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted two elderly women accused of befriending transient men and then collecting on life insurance policies worth $2.3 million (euro1.79 million) after the men died in hit-and-run...
La. Lawmakers to Take on Insurance Issues
May 31 2006 // In a legislative alert to members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana, the Tatman Group reported that both the Louisiana House and Senate Insurance Committees will be considering this week several bills of...
