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La. Commissioner: Regulatory Action Against Allstate Possible
Jul 24 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon is preparing to take legal action against Allstate Insurance Company in a dispute over wind and hail coverage that would affect...
Going after unpaid claims
Jul 24 2006 // Louisiana Recovery Authority is considering going after insurance companies on behalf of homeowners who are having trouble with claims on their storm damaged homes. According to the Associated Press, Louisiana’s...
Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens, before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, then all of a...
Allstate Subs Granted Rate Hikes in La.; 65% Jump Expected for Some Insureds
Jul 20 2006 // Two subsidiaries of Allstate Insurance Company have received approval by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission to raise their homeowner coverage rates in the state. Encompass Insurance Co. of America and Encompass...
La. Insurance Candidates Raise $1.2M
Jul 19 2006 // Editor’s note: This story updates campaign figures for Louisiana insurance commissioner candidates which were posted July 18 on this Web site. The three candidates running for Louisiana’s Commissioner of...
Louisiana Commissioner Hopefuls Raise More Than $600K
Jul 18 2006 // The three candidates running for Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance collected more than $600,000 since the beginning of the year. Acting Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon raised the most of the three, with...
La. Woman Arrested on Hurricane Related Fraud Charges
Jul 18 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced that Martha Collins of 1715 Loretta Street, Donaldsonville, La., was arrested on fraud charges stemming from hurricane related tax refunds. According to the...
La. Authority May Go After Insurance Claims of ‘Road Home’ Participants
Jul 17 2006 // Louisiana’s program to help storm-damaged homeowners rebuild or relocate may take over insurance claims and sue for additional insurance payments on behalf of recipients, a top official with the Louisiana Recovery...
La. Insurers not Voluntarily Extending Policy Deadlines
Jul 11 2006 // A month after Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon called on insurers to voluntarily extend the one-year deadline for customers to file suits for unsettled claims related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, not a...
La. Commissioner Orders Insurers to Extend Hurricane Prescription Period
Jul 11 2006 // Just over a month after he asked insurance companies in his state to voluntarily do so, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donleon issued Directive 199 mandating that all companies insuring property in Louisiana...
Little Help from La. Lawmakers for Skyrocketing Insurance Costs
Jul 10 2006 // Louisiana homeowners hoping for relief from insurance bills that were boosted by the hurricanes received little help from lawmakers. Legislators lamented, complained and worried about rising insurance costs that could...
Texas P/C Symposium to Feature Former La. Commissioner
Jul 7 2006 // Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner John Wooley will be the luncheon speaker at the 14th annual Mid-Year Property & Casualty Insurance Symposium in Austin, Texas, on July 13. Wooley served as commissioner during...
La. Insurance Broker Hit With Federal Tax Evasion Charges
Jul 5 2006 // An insurance broker indicted for his alleged role in a kickback scheme involving the Orleans Parish School Board has been hit with new charges of federal tax evasion. Glenn Davis, 53, operator of Century Insurance Agency,...
Two Insurers Approved for Selling for Kidnapping Coverage in La.
Jul 5 2006 // Insurance coverage has been approved in Louisiana to take on a realm of the once-unthinkable: kidnappings, ransom, extortion and hijacking. Although it’s not for everyone, high-profile people, such as corporate...
Towing begins for thousands of cars flooded by Katrina and Rita
Jul 3 2006 // The cars, still streaked with mud from the floodwaters that covered them, many with broken windows, sprung doors and missing hoods, have mostly been removed from New Orleans streets. Now they will be removed from under the...
New Policy Approved, Rate Hikes Granted for La. Citizens
Jun 29 2006 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will be allowed to offer policies that will help owners of storm-damaged homes maintain coverage while they make repairs. The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved the...
Three in La. Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Jun 26 2006 // Two Baton Rouge, La., men and a Donaldsonville attorney face charges of conspiring to defraud an insurance company of $100,000, according to the Louisiana State Police. Investigators believe Glenn Davis, 55, and Jessie...
La. Workers’ Comp Corporation to Pay $19.6 Million Dividend
Jun 23 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced it is paying a $19.6 million dividend to qualifying policyholders. LWCC’s board of directors declared the dividend, which is believed to be the...
Market Still Fragile as La. Legislature Adjourns, Insurer Group Says
Jun 22 2006 // In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita the 2006 Louisiana legislative session was very contentious; however, lawmakers rejected the proposals that would have been detrimental for consumers and the insurance...
La. House Rejects Insurance Payment Plan for Upcoming Year
Jun 20 2006 // The Louisiana House of Representatives wouldn’t go along June 18 with a Senate-backed plan that could alleviate some insurance hikes around Louisiana in the upcoming year, saying the money would be better set aside...
