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Six Months After Katrina, New Orleans Far From Whole
Feb 27 2006 // They’re throwing Mardi Gras beads again, so many strands, they’re landing in tree branches and getting snagged on the trellised balconies of the French Quarter. They’re adorning the arms of Spanish...
Scoliosis Treatment Center Owner Charged with Fraud in La.
Feb 24 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that Arthur Copes, 5710 North Shore Drive, Baton Rouge, La., surrendered to Attorney General Special Agents on 117 counts of insurance fraud for his alleged...
Cali Joins Gilsbar Sales Team in La.
Feb 23 2006 // Privately held third party administrator Gilsbar, based in Louisiana, reported it has added Stephen Cali to its Louisiana sales team as a regional sales manager. With over 12 years experience in corporate employee benefit...
Baton Rouge, La., Man Arrested in Business Auto Insurance Scam
Feb 22 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that special agents from his office, in a joint effort with members of the fraud section of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, arrested Walter Glenn McMillan,...
Louisiana Special Session Adjourns
Feb 21 2006 // In the final hours of the special session of the Louisiana Legislature, lawmakers sent to Gov. Kathleen Blanco Senate Bill 7, which would prohibit an insurer from using the floodwater mark without considering other...
Former La. Commissioner Joins Adams and Reese
Feb 21 2006 // The Louisiana-based law firm of Adams and Reese LLP announced that former Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana, J. Robert Wooley joined the firm effective Feb. 20, 2006. Adams and Reese, which has offices in Baton Rouge and...
Homeowners Insurers to Pay 15% of 2004 Earnings to La. Citizens
Feb 21 2006 // Insurance companies have until May to decide whether to hike their homeowners rates 15 percent in Louisiana, to make up for losses caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The firms must pay 15 percent of their 2004 earnings...
La. Gov. Presents Housing Plan for Under-, Uninsured Homeowners
Feb 21 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco recently outlined a $7.5 billion draft proposal for housing assistance for underinsured and uninsured homeowners. According to the Associated Press, among the key points are: –The plan...
What does a ‘Valued Policy’ cover in Louisiana and Mississippi?
Feb 20 2006 // As is obvious from a perusal of newspaper articles and legal journals, the devastating damage throughout the entire Gulf Coast Region from the recent hurricane season has raised numerous legal issues regarding insurance...
Louisiana’s Robert Wooley: Leaving office, not the industry
Feb 20 2006 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced he would step down as commissioner Feb. 15, 2006, leaving the office he has held since 2000. Although he is returning to the private sector, Wooley indicated he...
Louisiana’s Robert Wooley: Leaving office, not the industry
Feb 19 2006 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced he would step down as commissioner Feb. 15, 2006, leaving the office he has held since 2000. Although he is returning to the private sector, Wooley indicated he...
What does a ‘Valued Policy’ cover in Louisiana and Mississippi?
Feb 19 2006 // In general, “Valued Policy” statutes require an insurer to ascertain the value of the property being insured at the time a policy is written and to pay that value to the insured when there is a total loss. As...
Donelon Sworn in as La. Commissioner
Feb 17 2006 // Jim Donelon became Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance on Feb. 16 following the retirement of Robert Wooley, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Donelon previously served as the Department’s...
Louisiana Rating Commmission to Meet Feb. 15
Feb 14 2006 // The regular monthly meeting of the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in the Hearing Room, Plaza Floor, State Insurance Department, the Poydras Building, 1702...
Judge: La. Homeowners Can Opt Out of Suit Against Murphy Oil
Feb 10 2006 // Terms of a class-action lawsuit against Murphy Oil USA does not prevent Louisiana homeowners from leaving the suit and settling their own claims stemming from the refinery’s oil spill after Hurricane Katrina, a judge...
LA DOCTOR PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN ALLEGED HEALTH CARE SCAM
Feb 6 2006 // A doctor has pleaded not guilty to charges of bilking insurance companies by arranging unneeded surgeries with the cooperation of patients. Dr. Mamdouh Bahna, 58, who entered his plea in federal court, was taken into...
LA doctor pleads not guilty in alleged health care scam
Feb 5 2006 // A doctor has pleaded not guilty to charges of bilking insurance companies by arranging unneeded surgeries with the cooperation of patients. Dr. Mamdouh Bahna, 58, who entered his plea in federal court, was taken into...
I.I.I. Says Nearly 70% of Katrina Homeowner Claims Settled in Louisiana, Mississippi
Feb 2 2006 // Homeowners insurers have settled nearly 70 percent of claims from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The I.I.I. estimated that more than 732,000...
La. Commissioner Wooley to Leave Office Effective Feb. 15
Feb 2 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley issued a news release announcing his resignation as commissioner effective Feb. 15. Chief Deputy Commissioner Jim Donelon will take over the post. Following is the...
La. Lawmakers to Debate Levees, Housing in Special Session
Feb 2 2006 // Levee board consolidation, absentee voting changes and housing reconstruction are among the topics lawmakers can consider as they return to the Capitol Feb. 6 for a second legislative session aimed at Louisiana’s...
