Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Legislative Actions Both Please and Disappoint Insurer Group
Jun 24 2009 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has expressed disappointment that the Louisiana Senate chose not to consider asbestos lawsuit reform legislation during the 2009 session. The insurance company trade group, however,...
Louisiana Agent Accused of Fraud
Jun 23 2009 // A Baton Rouge, La., insurance agent has been arrested, served with a cease and desist order, summary suspension order and fine notice for alleged fraud. Henry Leo Beard, Jr., 36, was arrested by agents with the Louisiana...
Louisiana Bill Calls for Increasing, Upgrading Emergency Shelters
Jun 19 2009 // Louisiana should try to increase its own emergency shelter space by upgrading public buildings, like schools or government sites, so they can house hurricane evacuees, a House of Representatives committee has...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Names New Chief Investment Officer
Jun 17 2009 // Amerisafe Inc., a DeRidder, La.-based specialty writer of high hazard workers’ compensation insurance, has appointed Brendan Gau as executive vice president and chief investment officer. Gau’s appointment is...
Fidelity Recognizes Louisiana Agency’s Commitment to Flood Program
Jun 16 2009 // Three words, and his embodiment of the spirit they represent, earned owner, Richie Clements of Clements Insurance Services in Chalmette, La., a nomination for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Agency of the Year by...
Declarations
Jun 15 2009 // Never Say Never “I never rule out the option of a special session… The idea that somehow or another these agencies are going to go away, that’s not going to happen.” —Texas Gov. Rick Perry. After...
2004/2005 Hurricane Seasons Provided Unprecedented Claims Data
Jun 15 2009 // Cat Modelers and Insurers Applying Lessons Learned Since Hurricane Katrina wreaked its damage in 2005, catastrophe modeling firms and the property and casualty insurance industry have learned more about the scientific and...
Louisiana Citizens Depopulation Portal Closes on June 15
Jun 12 2009 // The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s property insurer of last resort, says the Web site portal insurance agents use to authorize the transfer of policies to private insurers is slated to...
Louisiana Bill Would Pay Doctor Wrongly Accused of Killing Patients
Jun 10 2009 // A measure that would dole out nearly $457,000 in state funds to pay legal fees for a doctor who was accused of killing patients stranded at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina is one step from final legislative...
New Officers to Lead Louisiana Insurance Professionals Association
Jun 8 2009 // The Insurance Professionals of Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana, recently installed new officers and honored its award winners for the year. Incoming officers are: President Jan Edwards of Pelican General Agency;...
Louisiana House Votes to Repeal Motorcycle Helmet Law
Jun 5 2009 // The Louisiana House of Representatives has approved a measure that would allow adult motorcyclists to ride without helmets, so long as they have health insurance and $100,000 in liability insurance coverage. The House...
P/C Insurers Apply Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Jun 2 2009 // The property/casualty insurance industry is employing advancements in catastrophe modeling and considering the impact of the creation of a national catastrophe fund as it applies lessons learned from Hurricane...
Americas Insurance to Write New Homeowners Policies in Louisiana
Jun 1 2009 // Americas Insurance Co., which previously took on nearly 1,000 homeowner policies that had been covered by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., has said it expects to underwrite new policies in most Louisiana...
La. House Considers Hand-Held Cell Phone Ban
May 29 2009 // Louisiana House members are set to debate a proposed ban on the use of hand-held cell phones by motorists. Rep. Austin Badon, a New Orleans Democrat, is sponsor of the bill that would make it illegal to talk on a hand-held...
Americas Insurance to Underwrite New Policies in Louisiana
May 20 2009 // Americas Insurance Co., which took on nearly 1,000 homeowner policies that had been covered by Louisiana’s insurer of last resort, said it is entering the voluntary homeowners’ market. The company said it...
Louisiana Auditor, Citizens Property Insurance Disagree on Rates
May 20 2009 // Louisiana’s state-backed property insurance firm is at odds with the Office of the Legislative Auditor over the rate setting process. The auditor’s office released a report saying the Louisiana Citizen’s...
Bill Banning ‘Step-Down’ Clauses in Auto Policies Advances in Louisiana
May 13 2009 // Louisiana House Bill 208, which would force insurers to provide the maximum policy limits for automobile liability insurance coverage to anyone driving the insured’s vehicle, has been approved by the House Committee...
Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Mississippi, Nevada Rank Highest in Gun Death Rates
May 8 2009 // States with higher gun ownership rates and weak gun laws have the highest rates of gun death according to analysis by the Violence Policy Center of just-revealed 2006 national data (the most recent available) from the...
Louisiana House Panel OKs Fee Increase on Homeowners Policy
May 8 2009 // A Louisiana House committee has challenged Gov. Bobby Jindal’s anti-tax stance, approving what amounts to a tax hike on Louisiana homeowners: a proposal to increase an existing fee added to insurance bills. The fee...
Named Storm Deductible Bill Passes Louisiana House
May 7 2009 // Two bills of interest to the insurance industry are making their way through the Louisiana legislative session, which convened April 27. House Bill 333, by Rep. Kleckley, which places limitations on named-storm, hurricane,...
