Latest Louisiana Headlines
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People – South Central
Sep 21 2015 // The Texas-based agency partnership, Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), is expanding into Nebraska and elected Rick Elliott to serve as central regional vice president. Elliott is the owner and president of Elliott...
Louisiana Worker’s Comp Market ‘Remains Competitive’
Sep 21 2015 // In its annual report to the Legislature for 2014-2015, the Louisiana Property & Casualty Insurance Commission noted that the workers’ compensation market in the state “remains competitive.” There were...
Fire Insurance Rates to Drop in Louisiana Parish after Upgrade
Sep 16 2015 // The cost of fire insurance will drop for homeowners in the Holiday Village area of Rapides Parish Fire District 4 in Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the rate reductions in fire insurance premiums are set...
Louisiana Commissioner: Healthcare Connections Unrelated to Health CO-Op
Sep 10 2015 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Healthcare Connections is open for business in the state and should not be confused with the Louisiana Health Cooperative, a struggling health maintenance...
Ag Losses in Louisiana from Feral Hogs Estimated at $74M
Sep 8 2015 // Feral hogs cost Louisiana farmers more than $74 million in crop losses and other damage in 2013, according to a new study by the LSU AgCenter. AgCenter economist Shaun Tanger, who’s been gathering data from farmers...
Hurricane Katrina: Every Number Tells a Story
Sep 7 2015 // In a 25-year span leading up to 2005, homeowners insurers in Louisiana wrote a total of $13 billion in homeowners insurance premium, from which they earned $1 billion in profit, according to the chief actuary at the state...
Louisiana Regulators Take Over Health Insurance CO-OP
Sep 2 2015 // The 19th Judicial District Court granted an Order of Rehabilitation and Injunctive Relief giving Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon possession and control of the Louisiana Health Cooperative Inc. (LAHC, aka CO-OP), the...
Zewe, Jordan Named to Leadership Posts at Louisiana DOI
Sep 2 2015 // Jeffrey Zewe has been appointed deputy commissioner of the newly formed Office of Consumer Services at the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Darie Jordan has been named director of the Louisiana Automobile Theft...
$2.3M-Plus Recovered for Louisiana Insurance Consumers
Sep 1 2015 // In the first six months of 2015, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recovered an additional $2.37 million for insurance policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the funds are the result of LDI staff...
Competition Increases in Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Race
Aug 31 2015 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has picked up another challenge to his fall re-election bid. Charlotte McDaniel McGehee, a Democrat and lawyer from Baton Rouge, announced her candidacy this week. In a statement, McGehee...
Louisiana’s Bayou Chene to Get Permanent Flood Control Structure
Aug 27 2015 // Funds from the settlement over BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 will be used to construct a permanent flood control structure in Bayou Chene. The Courier reports the structure will protect St. Mary and several...
IBHS: After Katrina, Roofing Regulations Stronger on Gulf Coast
Aug 26 2015 // According to new research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, stronger building codes and standards, along with more stringent requirements for inspections, building permits, and contractor...
Hurricane Katrina: The Numbers Tell Their Own Story
Aug 26 2015 // In a 25-year span leading up to 2005, homeowners insurers in Louisiana wrote a total of $13 billion in homeowners insurance premium, from which they earned $1 billion in profit, according to the chief actuary at the state...
Louisiana Jobless Rate Dips but Job Totals Shrink
Aug 24 2015 // Fewer people had jobs in Louisiana in July as employer payrolls shrank, but the unemployment rate fell again as even more people left the labor force. The state’s unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent in July from...
Louisiana AG: Lawsuit Against State Farm to Be Heard in State Court
Aug 20 2015 // A federal judge has ruled that Louisiana Attorney General James D. “Buddy” Caldwell’s lawsuit against State Farm Auto Insurance over vehicle repair tactics will be heard in Louisiana state court, where it...
Feds Charge Texas-Based Oil Platform Operator over Deadly Blast
Aug 18 2015 // Oil platform operator Black Elk Energy is facing federal criminal charges in connection with a November 2012 explosion off Louisiana’s coast that left three workers dead and others badly injured. Multiple media...
BP Settlement May Not Resolve Louisiana Universities’ Suits
Aug 18 2015 // BP PLC’s $18.7 billion settlement for its 2010 oil spill may not end lawsuits filed by two Louisiana public university systems against the oil giant, a newspaper reported. Since many details are under wraps, it...
Amount of Louisiana Citizens Insurance Rebate Being Cut
Aug 17 2015 // As part of a package of tax credit reductions passed by the Legislature, Louisiana’s property insurance policyholders will lose 28 percent of a tax credit they can get for covering the debt of the state’s...
10 Years After Katrina/Rita Louisiana Citizens’ Market Share at 1.8%
Aug 12 2015 // The market share of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort — Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.— has declined from 9.8 percent to 1.8 percent in the 10 years after back-to-back Hurricanes Katrina...
Hazards Lead to $156K in Fines for Louisiana Trucking Firm
Aug 11 2015 // A trucking company based in Louisiana has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for exposing workers to various safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties total $156,800. Transporter Maintenance and...
