Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Down to Two in Louisiana:
Oct 20 2003 // The Oct. 4, 2003 Louisiana primaries whittled the field of candidates for insurance commissioner down to two. According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, incumbent Robert Wooley will face former legislative auditor Dan...
LDI to Hold Forum on Flexible Rating Law
Oct 10 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that Commissioner Robert Wooley and the department’s Property and Casualty staff will present a forum on the new Flexible Rating law on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Plaza...
La. Commissioner Race Down to Two
Oct 8 2003 // The Oct. 4, 2003 Louisiana primaries whittled the field of candidates for insurance commissioner down to two. According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, incumbent Robert Wooley will face former legislative auditor Dan...
Former Louisiana Agent Arrested
Oct 2 2003 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that a former Alexandria insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. Department of Insurance...
Louisiana Commissioner Shuts Down Bail Bond Agent
Sep 22 2003 // In the latest investigation of insurance fraud across the state, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that a bail bond agent operating in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond was ordered to cease and...
AGENCY OWNERS ARRESTED IN LA.
Sep 22 2003 // Two Louisiana insurance agents, Jonathan Horace Jones and his wife Cindy Marie Jones, both of New Iberia, were arrested and their insurance agency was shut down for alleged misappropriation of insurance funds. Department...
Louisiana Shuts Down Agent for Multiple Violations
Sep 12 2003 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that a former insurance agent (producer) in Haynesville, La., was ordered to cease and desist from all activity in the business of insurance in the latest...
RACES ARE ON IN LA.
Sep 8 2003 // The races for Louisiana political offices, statewide and local, got underway as candidates completed the filing hurdle and were officially “qualified” to run. The statewide general election will be on Nov. 15....
FORMER LA. AGENT ARRESTED
Sep 8 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance said a former Hammond insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. DOI Fraud Unit investigators served Lee Ponder...
Husband-and-Wife Agency Owners Arrested in Louisiana
Sep 3 2003 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that two insurance agents, Jonathan Horace Jones and his wife Cindy Marie Jones, both of New Iberia, were arrested and their insurance agency was shut down for...
Former Louisiana Agent Arrested
Aug 25 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a former Hammond insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. DOI Fraud Unit investigators served Lee...
Wooley, Pickens Kick Off Campaign to Preserve State Regulation
Aug 18 2003 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley was joined by National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) president and Arkansas Commissioner of Insurance Mike Pickens Friday Aug. 15 at a press conference to...
Uninsured Drivers Travel Under the Radar
Aug 18 2003 // Two things are abundantly clear when it comes to the issue of uninsured motorists: The problem is a big one and it’s nearly impossible to know with any certainty how many uninsured drivers there are on the...
Kyle Exits La. Governor’s Race, Runs for Commissioner’s Office
Aug 14 2003 // Dan Kyle, a former legislative auditor, resigned from the race for the governor of Louisiana and signed up to campaign to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune and...
BILL’S DAMAGES ‘MINIMAL’ IN LA.:
Jul 21 2003 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley said preliminary estimates show Tropical Storm Bill caused around $16 million in insured damages in Louisiana. Included in that figure are federal flood insurance claims....
Wooley: Bill’s Insured Damages Are Minimal
Jul 11 2003 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley said preliminary estimates show Tropical Storm Bill caused around $16 million in insured damages in Louisiana. Included in that figure are federal flood insurance...
Real Progress Bodes Well for Regulatory Modernization Efforts
Jul 7 2003 // The issue of state versus federal regulation of insurance provokes strong opinions and divergent points of view among insurers. Yet there is one point on which we all can agree—consumers are best served by a healthy and...
LA. BILL TO REVAMP STATE-RUN PLANS PASSES
Jul 7 2003 // A Louisiana bill that would overhaul the state’s FAIR and Coastal plans passed both the Senate and House and is headed to Gov. Mike Foster’s desk for his signature. House Bill 1788, which creates the Louisiana...
Real Progress Bodes Well for Regulatory Modernization Efforts
Jul 7 2003 // The issue of state versus federal regulation of insurance provokes strong opinions and divergent points of view among insurers. Yet there is one point on which we all can agree—consumers are best served by a healthy and...
HCC to Acquire Two La. Commercial Marine Underwriters
Jul 1 2003 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Covenant Underwriters Ltd. and Continental Underwriters Ltd., both headquartered in Covington, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed,...
