Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Correction: Louisiana Legislature Completes 2004 Regular Session
Jul 19 2004 // An article in the July 5, 2004 edition of Insurance Journal – Texas/South Central contained incorrect information regarding the contents of Louisiana’s recently passed House Bill 1514. The “News...
Sun, Sand and Deregulation Featured at Louisiana Agents’ Convention
Jul 19 2004 // It may have seemed like the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) were just out for fun in the sun when they met in Destin, Fla. last month for their 102nd annual convention. In reality, this...
La. State Police Issue Warrants in Fake Accident Scam
Jul 15 2004 // Louisiana state police allege that an insurance scam in Louisiana involving fake traffic wrecks netted nearly $200,000 over seven years, the Associated Press reported. State police issued arrest warrants for 13 people in...
IRS Backs ‘Tax Exempt’ Status for La. Insurer of Last Resort, Says AIA
Jul 15 2004 // The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s insurer of last resort, received IRS approval for status as a “tax exempt” organization, according to the American Insurance Association...
Correction: La. Legislature Completes 2004 Regular Session
Jul 9 2004 // A July 6, 2004 posting in Insurance Journal’s South Central section contained incorrect information regarding the contents of Louisiana’s recently passed House Bill 1514. The article, “La. Legislature...
LDI Shuts Down Baton Rouge Agency
Jul 9 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance shut the doors of Banner Insurance Agency Inc. at two Baton Rouge locations, according to Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit...
La. Legislature Passes PWC Age Requirement
Jul 7 2004 // Personal watercraft operators will soon be required to be at least 16 years of age if they intend to ride in the state of Louisiana. A legislative proposal sponsored by Sen. Noble Ellington was unanimously passed in the...
PCI: Blanco Should Veto La. Work Comp Bill
Jul 6 2004 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco should veto Senate Bill 432, which addresses workers’ compensation, as trial lawyers would be the only group that would stand to profit at the expense of deserving consumers, according...
La. Legislature Completes 2004 Regular Session With More Reforms
Jul 6 2004 // The Louisiana Legislature wrapped up its regular session for 2004 on June 21. During the 2004 session, Louisiana lawmakers continued their reform of the insurance regulatory environment, aiming to bring additional insurers...
Homeowners in Hurricane Paths Hit with High Insurance Costs
Jul 5 2004 // Retired police officers Ed and Nancy McCue are thinking about leaving their dream home near the shores of Biscayne Bay because it’s in a prime area for hurricanes. It’s not the storm threat itself that’s...
Legislative Summertime
Jul 5 2004 // Oklahoma and Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up their regular legislative sessions in June, with legislators in each state dealing with insurance issues in distinctive ways. As Tiffany O’Shea, Public Affairs director,...
Louisiana Legislature Ends Regular Session With More Reforms
Jul 5 2004 // The Louisiana Legislature wrapped up its regular session for 2004 on June 21. During the 2004 session, Louisiana lawmakers continued their reform of the insurance regulatory environment, aiming to bring additional insurers...
LDI COMPLIANCE WORKSHOP:
Jul 5 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Insurers’ Conference (LIC) will hold the Seventh Regulatory and Compliance Workshop on July 13, 2004 at the Holiday Inn Select (formerly the Radisson Hotel),...
La. Work Comp Bill Would Create ‘Open Season’ on Businesses
Jul 5 2004 // Texas/South Central • News May 28, 2004 No, we lawyers just know that the only way to make you “compassionate conservative” business owners and managers treat your employees like human beings is to make it...
FARA Occupies New Headquarters in Mandeville, La.
Jul 2 2004 // FARA, a nationwide third party administrator for the insurance industry, recently moved into a new corporate headquarters in Mandeville, La. The company reported that the newly constructed, 52,000 square foot facility...
La. Motorcycle Helmet Bill Moves to Senate Floor
Jun 17 2004 // A push to require all motorcyclists to wear helmets in Louisiana – bogged down in the House for weeks before getting approved this week – easily speeded through a Senate committee Wednesday, receiving unanimous...
Striving for Balance in Louisiana as Reform Efforts Continue
Jun 9 2004 // Insurance and tort reform measures passed by the Louisiana Legislature in 2003, along with efforts by the insurance department and two major insurance agents’ associations to get the word out about the state’s...
IEM to Lead Development of Hurricane Plan for Louisiana
Jun 9 2004 // IEM Inc., a Baton Rouge, La.-based emergency management and homeland security consultant, announced it will lead the development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans...
Louisiana’s High Risk Health Pool Accepting New Applicants on Limited Basis
Jun 8 2004 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that the state’s high risk health insurance pool is now accepting new enrollment for 225 policyholders. The Louisiana Health Plan provides health insurance to...
Commercial File and Use Bill Advances in Louisiana
Jun 8 2004 // Continuing a trend to loosen regulation on insurance companies, a Louisiana state Senate committee advanced House Bill 1514, which allows business insurance providers to bypass Louisiana’s Insurance Rating Commission...
