Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Report: La. More Insured than any Other State for Flooding
Mar 20 2006 // In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, public officials and insurance experts predicted that the vast majority of property losses from the most costly flood in U.S. history would be uninsured. But data from the office of...
Texas, Louisiana surplus lines premium decreases in 2005
Mar 20 2006 // Insurance Journal South Central–Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas–vary widely in the amount of premium written in any given year. Texas has the biggest surplus lines market, followed by Louisiana,...
People and Places
Mar 20 2006 // Cathleen C. Beavers was named general manager of the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association. Previously, Beavers was residual market business advisor for USAA in San Antonio where she managed the auto residual market...
Farm Bureau gets OK to Hike Homeowners Rates in La.
Mar 17 2006 // Roughly 70,000 homeowners in areas hard hit by Hurricane Rita will face insurance hikes of 49 percent that were approved by Louisiana state regulators. The increase affects Louisiana Farm Bureau policyholders. The increase...
Wall Named CEO at Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Corporation
Mar 16 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC), announced that Kristin Wall, president and chief operating officer, was named by the company’s Board of Directors to replace Steve Cavanaugh as Chief...
La. Homeowners Face Waiting Game in State’s Housing Assistance Plans
Mar 15 2006 // Anita Richardson’s insurance company gave her $4,500 to repair what her contractor says is $50,000 worth of damage done when Hurricane Katrina ripped apart the roof of her New Orleans, La., home and poured about two...
Hurricane-related Jobless Benefits Extended in La.
Mar 13 2006 // President Bush has authorized the extension of disaster unemployment benefits to individuals affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana Department of Labor announced. “Approximately 92,000 people whose...
La. Rating Commission Meets March 15
Mar 13 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that the regular monthly meeting of the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission will be held March 15, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Hearing Room, Plaza...
People and Places
Mar 6 2006 // Jim Donelon became Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance on Feb. 16 following the retirement of J. Robert Wooley. Donelon previously served as the insurance department’s Executive Counsel and Chief Deputy...
Insurers express relief as Louisiana special session adjourns
Mar 6 2006 // Insurance groups breathed a sigh of relief as the special session of the Louisiana Legislature ended Feb. 17 after resolving controversial provisions in two bills dealing with insurance issues. The session began Feb....
Rep. Jindal to Address Big ‘I’ Young Agents and InsurPac
Mar 2 2006 // Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) will speak at a luncheon held by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) during its National Legislative Conference & Convention in April. Rep....
Six Months After Katrina, New Orleans Far From Whole
Feb 27 2006 // They’re throwing Mardi Gras beads again, so many strands, they’re landing in tree branches and getting snagged on the trellised balconies of the French Quarter. They’re adorning the arms of Spanish...
Scoliosis Treatment Center Owner Charged with Fraud in La.
Feb 24 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that Arthur Copes, 5710 North Shore Drive, Baton Rouge, La., surrendered to Attorney General Special Agents on 117 counts of insurance fraud for his alleged...
Cali Joins Gilsbar Sales Team in La.
Feb 23 2006 // Privately held third party administrator Gilsbar, based in Louisiana, reported it has added Stephen Cali to its Louisiana sales team as a regional sales manager. With over 12 years experience in corporate employee benefit...
Baton Rouge, La., Man Arrested in Business Auto Insurance Scam
Feb 22 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that special agents from his office, in a joint effort with members of the fraud section of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, arrested Walter Glenn McMillan,...
Louisiana Special Session Adjourns
Feb 21 2006 // In the final hours of the special session of the Louisiana Legislature, lawmakers sent to Gov. Kathleen Blanco Senate Bill 7, which would prohibit an insurer from using the floodwater mark without considering other...
Former La. Commissioner Joins Adams and Reese
Feb 21 2006 // The Louisiana-based law firm of Adams and Reese LLP announced that former Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana, J. Robert Wooley joined the firm effective Feb. 20, 2006. Adams and Reese, which has offices in Baton Rouge and...
Homeowners Insurers to Pay 15% of 2004 Earnings to La. Citizens
Feb 21 2006 // Insurance companies have until May to decide whether to hike their homeowners rates 15 percent in Louisiana, to make up for losses caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The firms must pay 15 percent of their 2004 earnings...
La. Gov. Presents Housing Plan for Under-, Uninsured Homeowners
Feb 21 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco recently outlined a $7.5 billion draft proposal for housing assistance for underinsured and uninsured homeowners. According to the Associated Press, among the key points are: –The plan...
What does a ‘Valued Policy’ cover in Louisiana and Mississippi?
Feb 20 2006 // As is obvious from a perusal of newspaper articles and legal journals, the devastating damage throughout the entire Gulf Coast Region from the recent hurricane season has raised numerous legal issues regarding insurance...
