Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Insurance Commish Courting More Insurance Companies
Apr 24 2006 // State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he is working to get at least a “half-dozen” more companies to write homeowners policies in Louisiana in an effort to ensure affordable premiums for coastal...
Louisiana Approves Rate Hikes for Allstate, Other Insurers
Apr 20 2006 // Louisiana’s second-largest insurer has received permission to boost homeowners’ rates an average of 20.6 percent for nearly half its customers, while the remainder will see rates rise an average of 9...
Revised La. Lawsuit Cites ‘Incompetence’ of Federal Government, U.S. Corps of Engineers
Apr 20 2006 // Plaintiffs seeking more than $1 billion in damages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are calling the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet a “Hurricane Highway” that allowed a 20-foot storm surge to inundate much...
Business Moves
Apr 17 2006 // Republic, American Vehicle Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. announced an agreement in principal with American Vehicle Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 21st Century Holding Company, an insurance...
Closer Look: Louisiana Homeowners
Apr 17 2006 // However, insurer trade group says it can be found by those who shop After the wreckage caused by last year’s Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many home insurers in southern Louisiana are refusing to write new policies,...
LA. HOMEOWNERS MARKET
Apr 17 2006 // TSLA’S PATTERSON 25 years but who’s counting? CHALLENGING WIND DATA Critics say modelers need oversight
FEMA Provides Flood Recovery, Rebuilding Guidance for La.
Apr 13 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has released flood recovery guidance documents for Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes as well as portions of Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes in...
Louisiana Health Care Symposium Set for April 18
Apr 11 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance Health Care Commission will co-sponsor a health care symposium: “A New Vision for Health Care” on April 18, 2006. The department said the symposium will cover the changing...
Neyrey Named Southwest Region Director at Summit
Apr 7 2006 // Summit, which provides workers’ compensation insurance services, announced it has hired Chris Neyrey to fill the company’s new position of Southwest Region director of Sales and Agency Relations. Neyrey will...
La. House Committee Would Allow More Time to Sue Insurers
Apr 6 2006 // Consumers should have up to two years to file lawsuits against their insurance companies after a disaster declared by the governor, instead of the maximum one year now in effect, a Louisiana House of Representatives...
La. Bill Aims to Protect Post-Hurricane Volunteers From Lawsuits
Apr 6 2006 // Doctors who volunteer post-hurricane medical help in Louisiana need extra protection against malpractice lawsuits, a Louisiana House of Representatives committee decided April 4. Rep. Sidney Mae Durand said doctors from...
Licensed La. Bail Bond Business Owner, Employee Arrested
Apr 6 2006 // A licensed Monroe, La., bail bond producer has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly allowing an unlicensed employee to write and sign bail bonds on behalf of the producer’s business, the...
PIA of La. Goes to Washington
Apr 5 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana (PIA) reported that several of the association’s members are set to meet with members of Congress in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2006. Jared “Butsy” Martin,...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Auto-Liability Fields v. American Central Insurance Co. (La. App., 2nd Dist., March 8, 2006) Undated named driver exclusion endorsement sufficient to defeat coverage: Lensing was involved in a June 18, 2003, auto accident...
Louisiana, Texas look to bonds for cat funding
Apr 3 2006 // With record hurricane losses in back to back seasons, states along the U.S. Gulf Coast are aiming to boost reserves for their insurers of last resort through the issuance of catastrophe bonds. Louisiana is hard at work...
Standard & Poor’s Assigns ‘A-‘ Rating to La. Citizens Bonds
Mar 31 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that the rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) bond issue an ‘A’-minus rating,...
La. Attorney Sentenced to Eight Years for Swiping Clients’ Money
Mar 30 2006 // A Louisiana attorney has been sentenced to eight years in prison for charges stemming from the misuse of his clients’ insurance money and his failure to pay more than $100,000 in restitution. Keith Labat, of...
La. Hosts Health Care Symposium
Mar 30 2006 // The Health Care Commission of the Louisiana Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Health Care Alliance (LHCA) will co-sponsor a health care symposium: “A New Vision for Health Care” on April 18. The...
The Hanover Launches Connections Auto in La.
Mar 28 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, headquartered in Worcester, Mass., announced the Louisiana launch of Connections Auto, which expands the auto product into ten states: Louisiana, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maine,...
La. DOI Releases 2006 Medicare Supplement Comparison Guide
Mar 23 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) has released its 2006 Medicare Supplement Comparison Guide. “We surveyed insurers throughout Louisiana and put together a...
