Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Commissioner Says ‘No’ to State Farm Regional Deductible Plan
Jan 25 2013 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has denied a request by State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (State Farm) to introduce a regional deductible plan for its Louisiana homeowner’s program. Donelon said the...
Louisiana Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $6.4 Million
Jan 25 2013 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance helped policyholders recover an additional $6.4 million in disputes with insurers in 2012. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told The Advocate that insurers made the additional...
App May Help Track Impact of Louisiana Coastal Losses
Jan 24 2013 // An Internet-based app under development may help a Web app may help document the disappearing culture of south Louisiana communities are they are displaced by coastal erosion. Called “Vanishing Points,” the app...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. Promotes Taylor, Breard
Jan 23 2013 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has promoted Debra Taylor to assistant vice president of human resources and Jill Breard to assistant vice president of claims operations. Taylor has worked at LWCC since...
Seismic Activity Rose, Then Dropped After Louisiana Sinkhole ‘Burp’
Jan 23 2013 // Scientists have noticed a recent increase in seismic activity near the 8.5-acre sinkhole at Bayou Corne, and worry that it might grow again, Assumption Parish officials say. The increase was first noticed about two weeks...
$6.4M in Insurance Claims Recovered for Louisiana Consumers in 2012
Jan 17 2013 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that insurance policyholders across the state received an additional $6.4 million in payments during 2012 by requesting assistance from the Louisiana Department of Insurance...
Texas Brine, Louisiana Agree on Plan to Assess Sinkhole
Jan 16 2013 // The Louisiana Office of Conservation has modified orders requiring Texas Brine Co. LLC to assess the status of sediments under an 8.5-acre sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish, prompting the company to withdraw a lawsuit...
Parish in Louisiana Files New Charges in Hurricane Gustav Flood Appeal
Jan 14 2013 // Officials in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish claim lies, bungling and withholding of information are grounds for reversal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to deny $46 million in waterway...
Louisiana Citizens Insurance Proposes 7.7% Rate Hike
Jan 14 2013 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has proposed raising homeowner’s rates an average of 7.7 percent statewide this year. The Advocate reports the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s...
People – South Central
Jan 14 2013 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced that Kathy van Eeten, senior vice president – regional marketing for insurance broker CRC|Crump, has been elected president of the association for the coming year....
Louisiana: All Racehorses from Illinois Must Be Checked for Virus
Jan 9 2013 // Any horse coming into Louisiana from Illinois must have a health certificate showing that it has not been at Hawthorne Race Course in the past 30 days because nearly 70 horses at Hawthorne have tested positive for a very...
HUB International Acquires Louisiana-Based Brokerage Benefit Concepts
Jan 9 2013 // Insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Benefit Concepts Inc. (BCI), a Shreveport, La.-based employee benefits brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. BCI will...
Louisiana Pie Maker Sues Fire Suppression Company, Insurers
Jan 8 2013 // New Orleans pie maker, Simon Hubig Co. Inc., whose Louisiana plant was destroyed in a blaze six months ago, has sued the Kenner company that created and maintained its fire suppression system. The Times-Picayune reported...
Bangs, Stiltner Promoted by Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp.
Jan 3 2013 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted William B. Bangs IV to senior vice president of Policyholder Services and Agency Relations, and Michael Stiltner to vice president and general...
Feds Give Break to Louisiana On Driver License Rules
Dec 31 2012 // Louisiana driver’s licenses still don’t comply with federal law, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state a temporary break. That means travelers won’t need passports to fly...
Louisiana Pie Maker Sues Fire Suppression Company, Insurers
Dec 28 2012 // New Orleans pie maker Simon Hubig Company Inc., whose Louisiana plant was destroyed in a blaze six months ago, has sued the Kenner company that created and maintained its fire suppression system. The Times-Picayune...
Tornadoes Strike in Texas
Dec 26 2012 // Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast was filled with severe thunderstorms that brought drenching rains, high winds and damaging tornadoes while the nation’s midsection dealt with freezing rain, sleet and snow that made...
Louisiana Insurance Department Launches New Online Rate Comparisons
Dec 21 2012 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says his department’s new online system will make it easier for Louisiana residents to shop for the best insurance rates in their cities. The auto insurance guide launched Dec. 17...
Cleanup Continues At Louisiana Explosive Company
Dec 20 2012 // Authorities say it could take up to three weeks to finish moving military propellant into storage at an explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town. The town of Doyline was evacuated earlier...
Jury: LA Schools Must Pay $6.9M To Molested Boy
Dec 20 2012 // A jury ruled that the Los Angeles Unified School District must pay a boy molested by an elementary school teacher $6.9 million – among the largest awards in the history of the school system. The decision on Tuesday...
