Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA Urges La. Gov. Blanco to Veto Anti-Safety Bill
Jun 30 2005 // The American Insurance Association has called on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D) to veto House Bill 509, which would prohibit insurers from adequately pricing personal auto, motorcycle and liability insurance coverage...
La. Husband, Wife Convicted in Fake Cancer Scheme
Jun 29 2005 // A former Shreveport, La., police officer escaped most of the federal charges lodged against him in a scheme to collect donations for a non-existent brain tumor his wife claimed to have. The Associated Press reported that...
LWCC Declares $15.8 Million Dividend
Jun 27 2005 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation announced that for the second year in a row its Board of Directors has declared a dividend and this year will return $15.8 million to qualifying policyholders. The company...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // Arkansas Crash Records Available Online The Arkansas State Police reported that Arkansas Uni-form Highway Crash Records are now available online through the Arkansas State Police Web site, www.asp.arkansas.gov, and the...
PCI Reports La. House Bill 509 Will Harm Safe Drivers
Jun 17 2005 // In a move that will reportedly unfairly penalize Louisiana’s safe drivers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) on Friday expressed disappointment over House Bill 509, legislation that will...
News Briefs
Jun 6 2005 // ARKANSAS Pre-License CE Requirements Modified The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that a portion of the Arkansas Insurance Code ad-dressing education hours for applicants for Arkansas insurance agent, broker or...
La. Police Officer Arrested for Alleged Ins. Fraud
Jun 3 2005 // The Louisiana State Police reported that its insurance fraud unit and the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently arrested a Marksville city police officer after a lengthy investigation into an alleged insurance fraud...
Louisiana SHIIP Director Elected to National Post
Jun 2 2005 // The director of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) has been elected by his peers to serve as one of eight members of the national State Health Insurance Assistance...
Lake Charles Producer Arrested
May 31 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported its investigators, accompanied by law enforcement, recently shut down a Lake Charles producer, who was charged with alleged misappropriation of funds. It was the fourth time...
La. House Kills Nursing Home Bill
May 27 2005 // The Louisiana House of Representatives killed a bill that would have allowed nursing home patients to sue for damages for certain violations of their rights, such as being a victim of mental and physical abuse. The measure...
La. Producer Accused of Taking More Than $250K in Company Funds
May 25 2005 // A Tangipahoa, La., insurance producer received a cease and desist order from the Louisiana Department of Insurance for allegedly bilking her employer, insurance producer Henry Powell, Jr., of more than $250,000. The DOI...
La. Man Arrested for Alleged Misappropriation of Funds
May 24 2005 // A Grant Parish, La., insurance producer was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced. The Grant Parish...
New Markets
May 23 2005 // Staffing Firms Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer and Company launched SpecialtyOne, an errors and omissions insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. Target risks for the program include a...
My Brother’s Keeper-Duties and Liabilities of Agents and Brokers
May 23 2005 // Insurance plays an important role in today’s society in protecting individuals and businesses from different risks. A wide variety of policies and products have been developed to cover common, and not so common,...
News Briefs
May 23 2005 // Louisiana Producer Arrested, Issued C&D A Caddo Parish, La., insurance producer was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according to the Louisiana Depart-ment...
La. Suit Challenges State Farm’s Conversion of Homeowner Policies
May 17 2005 // Two State Farm Insurance Co. customers have filed suit, claiming the company illegally converted the homeowner policies of hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents in ways that effectively raised their rates and...
La. Commissioner Returns Truck to State After Criticism
May 9 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley has sent his pricey, special edition pickup truck to the state’s surplus property yard, giving up the luxury perk that provoked sharp criticism of both the state-paid...
Trial Set for La. Law Officers in Alleged Insurance Scam
May 9 2005 // A trial date has been set for an Avoyelles Parish, La., assistant chief deputy and two former deputies on allegations that they scammed an insurance company, the Associated Press reported. The trial is June 6 in U.S....
Health Insurer to Pay La. Woman More Than $2M
May 6 2005 // A health insurance company has been ordered to pay a Louisiana woman more than $2 million for delaying the discovery of a spinal tumor, according to the Associated Press. Christaine Hymel, of Mandeville, had to delay an...
La. Producer Arrested, Issued C&D Order
May 4 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Caddo Parish, La., insurance producer has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. DOI Fraud Unit...
