Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
USAA Companies to Lower Auto Rates in Louisiana
Jan 23 2004 // The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved a reduction in auto rates for two members of the United Services Auto Association group of companies. According to Associated Press reports, the two companies, United...
LDI to Hold P/C Insurance Summit
Jan 13 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is holding a property/casualty insurance summit, “We’re Taking the Politics Out Of Insurance,” on Jan. 14, 2004. The summit, hosted by Insurance...
LDI EMPLOYEES FACE CHARGES:
Jan 12 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees were arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. In February 2001 the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit...
LDI Employees Face Fraud Charges
Dec 22 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees have been arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. According to the LDI, in February 2001 the Louisiana State Police...
LDI Employees Face Fraud Charges
Dec 19 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees have been arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. According to the LDI, in February 2001 the Louisiana State Police...
SIAA Welcomes Louisiana Member Agency
Dec 18 2003 // SIAA announced that Cottonland Financial Services Inc. of Newellton, La. has become SIAA’s 1,300th Independent Strategic Member. Cottonland Financial Services joins the Southern Insurance Group of Louisiana Master...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Louisiana Underwriting Firm Bought by Brown & Brown
Dec 2 2003 // C. Roy Bridges, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown Inc., and Geoffrey Hughes and Nancy D. Hughes, principals of Energy and Marine Underwriters Inc. of Kenner, La., announced the asset acquisition of...
LA. AGENT ARRESTED:
Dec 1 2003 // A Ruston, La. insurance agent with expired licenses was issued a cease and desist order in the wake of his arrest on charges of felony theft and insurance fraud. According to the Louisiana Department of Insurance the...
Gallagher Acquires La.-based Babcock Consulting
Nov 24 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Babcock Consulting Inc. of Metairie, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Babcock Consulting...
LDI Gets High Marks From NAIC
Nov 19 2003 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced that he and his staff at the Louisiana Department of Insurance have a lot to celebrate in December. Wooley said the accreditation team of the National Association...
Louisiana Agent Arrested for Fraud, Theft
Nov 18 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Ruston, La., insurance agent whose licenses recently expired was issued a cease and desist order in the wake of his arrest on charges of felony theft and insurance...
Task Force Created to Expand Markets in Louisiana
Nov 17 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) has established a Markets Task Force to bring insurance company markets back to Louisiana. According to the IIABL, the mission of the task force is to...
HELLHOLES IN LA., TEXAS:
Nov 17 2003 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released a report, “Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes 2003,” identifying 13 jurisdictions where it believes the law is consistently applied unfairly. Three of...
La. Agent Arrested, License Suspended
Nov 10 2003 // A Baton Rouge, La. insurance agent (producer) was arrested, had his insurance license suspended and was ordered to cease and desist from doing any insurance business for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds,...
Outlook Stable for LUBA Workers’ Comp
Nov 7 2003 // A.M. Best assigned an initial financial strength rating of “A-” (excellent) to Louisiana United Businesses Self Insurers Fund, also known as LUBA Workers’ Comp based in Baton Rouge, La. The outlook is...
Outlook Stable for LUBA Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2003 // Best has assigned an initial financial strength rating of “A-” (excellent) to Louisiana United Businesses Self Insurers Fund, also known as LUBA Workers’ Comp, based in Baton Rouge, La.. The rating...
Wooley, Kyle Battle for Louisiana’s Top Insurance Job
Nov 3 2003 // And then there were two. That is the scenario for this month’s runoff election (Nov. 15) in the race to be the next insurance commissioner in Louisiana. The Oct. 4 primaries brought the field of candidates down to...
Outlook Stable for LUBA Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2003 // A.M. Best assigned an initial financial strength rating of “A-” (excellent) to Louisiana United Businesses Self Insurers Fund, also known as LUBA Workers’ Comp, based in Baton Rouge, La.. The outlook is...
