Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Former La. Producer Told to Cease and Desist
Apr 29 2005 // A former Louisiana insurance producer in Tangipahoa Parish was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced. Department of...
La. DOI Takes Action Against Unauthorized Marine Insurance Sales
Apr 26 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported it has ordered an insurance company and the association that sponsors it to cease all participation in the alleged writing of unauthorized insurance coverage in...
Pair Plead Guilty in La. Insurance Scam
Apr 25 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti, Jr. announced that two more men have entered guilty pleas for their association in an insurance fraud scam that involved hundreds of insurance agents across Louisiana. Over the past...
Doing the Right Thing Brings Rewards for SRA’s John Wood
Apr 18 2005 // Specialty Risk Associates, a managing general agency headquartered in Shreveport, La., has been on the move in the past several years–expanding beyond its Louisiana base into neighboring states–and has plans to...
CE CREDIT SCAM INVOLVES AGENTS
Apr 18 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced that Leo Vincent Jacob of Covington, La., has pled guilty to six counts of filing false public records in a criminal scheme that involved hundreds of insurance...
La. Contractor Finding Visit to Fla. Not so Great; Felony Charges Filed for Lack of Workers’ Comp
Apr 15 2005 // A Louisiana contractor is facing felony charges for reportedly failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance for workers he brought into the state to rebuild hurricane-damaged roofs in Central Florida. Todd...
La. Producer Arrested and Issued C&D
Apr 13 2005 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced that a Lafayette area insurance producer was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. Department of Insurance...
