Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Brignac Appointed as Chief Deputy Commissioner in La.
Feb 15 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced the appointment of Denise Brignac as chief deputy commissioner of the Department of Insurance. Brignac took over the department’s number two position on Feb....
Citgo Refinery in La. Hit by Proposed OSHA Fine of $169K
Feb 14 2008 // Federal safety investigators have proposed $169,000 in fines against Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s refinery in Lake Charles, La., on allegations of failing to protect employees from hazardous working conditions. The...
La. Bail Bond Agent Arrested
Feb 11 2008 // A Shreveport, La., bail bond agent has been arrested, issued a cease and desist order, a notice of revocation of his license and fine notice for misappropriation and unfair trade practices, the Louisiana Department of...
Analysis: Theriot-Donelon Insurance Spat in La. Goes On
Feb 10 2008 // When they disagree, political veterans in Louisiana’s Capitol often avoid the microphones and have their arguments in private. Not so Jim Donelon and Steve Theriot. Donelon, state insurance commissioner, and Theriot,...
Business Moves
Feb 10 2008 // ASI Lloyds ASI Lloyds (ASI) of St. Petersburg, Fla., is entering the personal property insurance market in Louisiana. ASI was a recipient of the Insure Louisiana Incentive program. ASI plans to begin writing new homeowners...
Bush Proposal Maintains La. Must Share Cost for Levee Work
Feb 6 2008 // Pres. George W. Bush has recommended nearly $5.8 billion in federal money for levee work in the New Orleans area, but the state would have to contribute about $1.5 billion – a request some Louisiana leaders consider...
Nonfarm Job Growth Continues in La.
Jan 31 2008 // Seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in Louisiana grew by 42,300 workers between December 2006 and December 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,929,100, the Louisiana Department of Labor...
ASI Lloyds to Enter Homeowners Marketplace in La.
Jan 30 2008 // ASI Lloyds (ASI), of St. Petersburg, Fla., announced plans to enter the personal property insurance market in Louisiana. ASI was recently a recipient of the Insure Louisiana Incentive program sponsored by the state. ASI...
Allstate Gets More Time in Wind-and-Hail Fight in La.
Jan 30 2008 // Allstate has been granted more time by Louisiana officials to gather data about the number of homeowners whose wind and hail coverage was dropped on technicalities. Warren Byrd, the state insurance department’s...
La. Auditor Suspects Illegal Insurance Rate Fixing at Citizens
Jan 30 2008 // Louisiana’s legislative auditor said Jan. 28 he suspects illegal price-fixing has occurred at the state’s taxpayer-backed property insurance company, though he told a legislative panel that he has no...
State Farm Wants Proof of Residency or Rebuilding in La.
Jan 27 2008 // State Farm warned in early January that it will cancel homeowner policies for about 6,000 of its customers in south Louisiana if they aren’t able to demonstrate that their storm-damaged homes are occupied and are...
La. Insurance Department Chief of Staff Resigns
Jan 27 2008 // Chad Brown, chief of staff for the Louisiana Department of Insurance, has resigned. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said on Jan. 10, 2008, that Brown was leaving because of a “difference in philosophy.”...
La.’s Valued Policy Law: New Teeth for Hurricane Claims?
Jan 27 2008 // Property damage from hurricanes primarily comes from two sources: wind and water. Insurance coverage for property damaged by wind, and by rain water which enters the property as a result of wind damage, is generally...
5 Carriers Receive $29 Million in La. Incentive Grants
Jan 27 2008 // Department to accept next round of applications Feb. 4 through Mar. 3 At a Jan. 11 press conference, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon and then-Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco handed out $29 million in grants...
Homeowner Premium Discounts for Storm Mitigation Coming to La.
Jan 23 2008 // Insurance premium discounts will soon be available to homeowners who install storm mitigation improvement devices or build or retrofit their homes to comply with Louisiana’s Uniform Construction Code, Commissioner of...
Two Ex-police Officers in La. Acquitted of Insurance Fraud Charges
Jan 22 2008 // Two former Monroe, La., police officers have been acquitted in federal court on allegations they committed insurance fraud. A 12-person jury returned the verdicts in the case against Brandon Brooks and former police union...
Information Harder to Find After La. Rating Commission Abolished
Jan 22 2008 // Since the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission was abolished at the end of 2007, those interested in what’s happening with insurance rates have been reduced to using a bare bones search engine on the state insurance...
La. Bail Bond Agent Arrested, License Revoked
Jan 17 2008 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that a Shreveport bail bond agent has been arrested, issued a cease and desist order, a revocation of his license and fine for the felony crime of filing false public...
La. Ag Commissioner Pulls Agency Employees off Construction Projects
Jan 17 2008 // Louisiana’s new agriculture commissioner, Mike Strain, wasted no time in ending his department’s much criticized use of non-construction employees for major building projects. The state’s Office of Risk...
La. Supreme Court to Hear Katrina Flood Claim Case
Jan 17 2008 // The Louisiana Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 26 to decide whether homeowner insurance policies cover water damage done to thousands of south Louisiana properties when the levees broke after Hurricane...
