Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Homeowners Insurance Pricey; Texas, Florida More Expensive
Jan 5 2010 // Louisiana remains the third most expensive homeowners insurance market in the nation behind Florida and Texas, according to newly released data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The average premium...
Car Insurance Premiums to Rise for Many Louisiana Drivers
Dec 31 2009 // A law that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2010, increasing the required minimum liability auto insurance coverage is expected to increase insurance rates for more than 1 million Louisiana motorists. Though the change was...
Louisiana Secretary of State Named Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Dec 30 2009 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has named Secretary of State Al Ater to serve as chief deputy commissioner of insurance, effective Jan. 11, 2010. Ater was chief deputy commissioner of insurance from July...
La. Firm Accused of Selling Bogus Bonds
Dec 28 2009 // Louisiana insurance regulators are suing a company accused of selling worthless construction bonds for bids on hundreds of millions of dollars in government projects, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said last...
Report Recommends Phasing Out Louisiana’s State Insurer Citizens
Dec 23 2009 // Among the many recommendations made by Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government in its Dec. 14 report to the state legislature is one that would phase out the state’s property insurer of last...
Parish Officer in Louisiana Placed on Paid Leave Due to Insurance Ties
Dec 18 2009 // Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, President Aaron Broussard has placed his embattled top aide, Tim Whitmer, on paid leave. Broussard told The Times-Picayune he placed Whitmer on leave pending an investigation into newly...
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation Declares $15M Dividend
Dec 17 2009 // The Board of Directors of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has declared a 2009 dividend of $15 million, to be paid to qualifying policyholders in early 2010 upon authorization by the Louisiana...
Louisiana Regulators Crack Down on Agents Ruston and Shreveport
Dec 16 2009 // Insurance agents in Shreveport and Ruston, La., have been cited by the Louisiana Department of Insurance for allegedly participating in fraudulent or illegal activities. Carlos Vandarryl Boston of Shreveport has been fined...
Louisiana Agency Employee Fined Again for Operating Without a License
Dec 10 2009 // Michelle Danielle Coco, an employee of Quality Insurance Agency LLC, in Marksville, La., has been fined once again by Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators for allegedly accepting commissions while...
Louisiana Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums, Forgery
Dec 10 2009 // A St. Bernard Parish, La., agent has been arrested by the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit and served by Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators with a cease and desist order, summary...
Louisiana Homeowners With Drywall Problems Asked to Report Them
Dec 9 2009 // The Louisiana Recovery Authority is urging homeowners who suspect they might have contaminated Chinese drywall in their homes to report the problems to the state. A federal consumer product safety commission is asking each...
Rathbun Named Medical Director at Louisiana Workers’ Comp. Corp.
Dec 8 2009 // Katharine C. Rathbun, MD, MPH, is now serving as medical director for Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation, the company announced. Dr. Rathbun will be responsible for providing medical support for programs...
Louisiana Lawmakers, Regulators Responding to Chinese Drywall Issues
Dec 6 2009 // The controversy over drywall from China is heating up in Washington and in the Southeastern states most affected by the use of the product following the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, including Louisiana. In a letter to...
Louisiana Non-Resident Producer Licensing Goes Fully Electronic Jan. 1
Dec 4 2009 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is reminding insurers and agents that all non-resident licensing and license renewal requests must be submitted electronically beginning Jan. 1, 2010. The LDOI says the changes are due...
Louisiana Issues Additional Fines Against Marksville Agent and Agency
Dec 3 2009 // A Marksville, La., agent and her agency who was fined by the Louisiana Department of Insurance in November for allegedly allowing employees to conduct insurance business without a license has been fined again for similar...
TAPCO Underwriters Expands Into Alabama and Louisiana
Dec 3 2009 // Insurance agents in Alabama and Louisiana may now access the services provided by TAPCO Underwriters Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, N.C.-based MGA that specializes in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance...
Louisiana State Police: No Seatbelts in More than 80% of Holiday Fatalities
Dec 1 2009 // The Louisiana State Police says it investigated eight fatal crashes on Louisiana highways during the Thanksgiving holiday period of November 27 through November 29. These crashes resulted in 16 deaths across the state. The...
Analysis: Despite Economy, Louisiana-Based Companies Growing
Nov 25 2009 // Despite the complexities of the nation’s worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth. The state recently has seen its count of homegrown Fortune 500 companies...
Louisiana Commissioner: Help Available for Victims of Chinese Drywall
Nov 24 2009 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says homeowners whose properties are contaminated with defective Chinese drywall and who have been covered for more than three years by their homeowners insurer have the...
Katrina MRGO Ruling Could Bring New Deluge of Lawsuits
Nov 23 2009 // A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers’ “monumental negligence” for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action...
