Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
STATE CLEARS BROOKE
Oct 8 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance investigated complaints against Brooke from former franchisees in that state and cleared the company of all wrongdoing except for a few minor licensing snafus. The allegations included...
Oct. 31 is deadline for insurer review of premium credits in La.
Oct 8 2007 // Insurance companies have until Oct. 31 to review the discounts they offer for property insurance policies in Louisiana that don’t cover wind or have high hurricane deductibles, according to a bulletin issued by the...
STATE CLEARS BROOKE OF WRONGDOING
Oct 8 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance investigated complaints against Brooke from former franchisees in that state and cleared the company of all wrongdoing except for a few minor licensing snafus. The allegations included...
State probe clears Brooke Corp. of wrongdoing
Oct 8 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance investigated complaints against Brooke Corp. from former franchisees in that state and cleared the company of all wrongdoing except for a few minor licensing snafus. The allegations...
State probe clears Brooke Corp. of wrongdoing
Oct 8 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance investigated complaints against Brooke Corp. from former franchisees in that state and cleared the company of all wrongdoing except for a few minor licensing snafus. The allegations...
Case Watch
Oct 8 2007 // Agent/Broker Liability Lin v. Metro Allied Ins. Agency Tex. App. 1st Dist., Aug. 31, 2007 Insurer liable under DTPA for its agent’s failure to procure insurance. An insured accepted a commercial general liability...
Oct. 31 is deadline for insurer review of premium credits in La.
Oct 8 2007 // Insurance companies have until Oct. 31 to review the discounts they offer for property insurance policies in Louisiana that don’t cover wind or have high hurricane deductibles, according to a bulletin issued by the...
State of Louisiana clears Brooke of wrongdoing
Oct 8 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance investigated complaints earlier this year against Brooke from former franchisees in that state and cleared the company of all wrongdoing except for a few minor licensing snafus. The...
La. Commissioner Faces Three Challengers in Insurance Race
Oct 5 2007 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will face three little-known candidates who lack both fundraising strength and political experience, according to some observers. Donelon is a political veteran with three...
La. Delegation Divided on Children’s Health Program
Oct 5 2007 // Members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation should vote to override President Bush’s veto of a bill that would have cleared the way for the state to add 10,000 children to its government-funded health...
Program Designed to Attract More Insurers to Write Property in La.
Oct 4 2007 // The state is taking applications for a $100 million incentive program designed to get insurance companies to write more property coverage in Louisiana. The goal of the program is to make private insurance more available in...
Big ‘I’ Installs New Officers; Fulwider Named Chair
Oct 4 2007 // Robert E. Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect...
State Auditor Finds Evidence of Possible Fraud at La. Citizens
Oct 3 2007 // Louisiana’s insurer of last resort may have illegally spent more than $1 million in public money on trips to Bermuda, fishing excursions, other travel, meals and entertainment, a state audit has found. The...
Insurers Must Review Premium Credits by Oct. 31, La. Says
Oct 1 2007 // Insurers have until Oct. 31 to review the discounts they offer for policies in Louisiana that don’t cover wind or have high hurricane deductibles, according to a bulletin issued by the Louisiana Department of...
Former La. Bail Bond Agent Arrested
Oct 1 2007 // A New Orleans area former bail bond was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly conducting business without a license and theft of premium, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Louisiana...
La. Commissioner to ask Insurers to Continue Katrina Mediations
Sep 28 2007 // Property insurers in Louisiana should continue mediating outstanding claims of homeowners who sustained damages in Hurricane Katrina and pay the costs of the sessions, although they are not legally obligated to do so,...
Nonfarm Job Growth Continues in La. as Unemployment Declines
Sep 26 2007 // Seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in Louisiana added 56,300 workers between August 2006 and August 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,926,000, according to the Louisiana Department of...
La., Texas Towns Recovering Slowly 2 Years after Hurricane Rita
Sep 25 2007 // Cameron, La., and Weirgate, Texas, have something in common: both are recovering slowly two years after Hurricane Rita blew through them in September 2005. According to Associated Press reports, nearly everyone in Cameron...
Declarations
Sep 24 2007 // Declarations A gateway crime “Research indicates that auto theft is a gateway crime that potentially leads adolescents to more destructive behavior. … This program explores the relationship among the parties...
Humberto lands in Texas, sweeps across La.
Sep 24 2007 // Hurricane Humberto, a category 1 hurricane that formed quickly off the coast of Texas, plowed into the southeast corner of the state on Sept. 13 bringing with it heavy rains and 80 miles per hour winds. The hurricane made...
