Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
