Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Untangling the Regulatory Environment Pits State Against Federal Legislators
Jan 3 2005 // In times of disaster the insurance industry is supposed to shine, and your industry did,” Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell commented during a panel discussion at the Society of Insurance Research annual...
Victims of Tornado Damage Still Waiting on FEMA
Dec 30 2004 // Those without insurance whose homes were damaged in the Nov. 23 tornado that ripped through Holum and Olla, Louisiana are still waiting to hear if they can expect any help from the Federal Emergency Management...
LA. PRODUCER CHARGED WITH FRAUD:
Dec 20 2004 // A Lake Charles, La., insurance producer was issued a cease and desist order and a summary suspension of his insurance license for allegedly engaging in fraudulent and dishonest insurance practices, according to the...
Louisiana: The Best Defense is a Good Offense
Dec 20 2004 // Louisiana went on the offensive in 2004 with a campaign to tell insurers and other commercial operations that the state is “open for business.” The Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana (PIA Louisiana),...
Board Says Former La. Insurance Dept. Employees Took Jobs That Violated Ethics Law
Dec 17 2004 // Two former Louisiana insurance department employees violated an ethics law that requires public servants to wait two years before entering into a financial relationship with their previous employers, according to a...
Appeals Court Denies New Trial for Ex-La. Senate President Convicted of Stealing from Insurer
Dec 17 2004 // A federal appeals court rejected a request for a new trial from ex-Louisiana Senate President Michael O’Keefe, convicted in 1996 of stealing millions of dollars from a failed medical malpractice insurance...
Orleans Parish Named a ‘Judicial Hellhole;’ AIA Says Report Shows Reform Needed
Dec 16 2004 // A report released recently by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) identifies Orleans Parish, Louisiana, as one of the nation’s nine “judicial hellholes,” further emphasizing the need for passage...
La. Agent/Pilot Dies in Plane Crash
Dec 10 2004 // The National Safety Transportation Board confirmed that Hammond, La., insurance agent Wade Speed, who was killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed Dec. 5, wasn’t instrument rated. According to...
La. Takes Action Against Former Baton Rouge Producer
Dec 9 2004 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators served a former Baton Rouge insurance producer with a cease and desist order, prohibiting him from conducting any kind of insurance business in Louisiana,...
IVAN COSTS NEARLY $7.9M IN LA.:
Dec 6 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance’s final estimate of Hurricane Ivan damage in Louisiana is $7,868,750. That figure is based on a reported 3,760 claims paid following a survey of the major insurance carriers in...
Ala., Ga., La. Commissioners Discuss Untangling the Regulatory Environment
Dec 6 2004 // In times of disaster the insurance industry is supposed to shine, and your industry did,” Alabama Insurance Comm-issioner Walter A. Bell commented during a panel discussion at the Society of Insurance Research annual...
Banks Join for Insurance Business in Rural Louisiana
Dec 3 2004 // More than 60 community banks around Louisiana are joining to sell insurance in rural areas, the Associated Press reported. Bankers Insurance Center has an agreement to buy one Monroe insurance agency, and plans to buy...
Former La. Insurance Department Employee Enters Guilty Plea on Bribery Charge
Dec 2 2004 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. reported that Regina Duncan, a former employee with the Louisiana Department of Insurance, recently pled guilty to one count of public bribery. Duncan, of Baton Rouge, was...
La. Repair Shops Under Fraud Investigation
Dec 2 2004 // As many as 25 New Orleans-area auto repair shops might be connected to about 700 false claims filed with Shell Oil Co. for fuel gauge repairs, according to the head of the Louisiana state police insurance fraud...
Book by Former La. Commissioner on the Shelves
Nov 30 2004 // Nearly two years after he served a six-month prison sentence, former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown has completed a book chronicling the case that put him behind bars—and is continuing to maintain his...
La. Communities Earn Flood Discounts
Nov 23 2004 // As the 2004 hurricane season concludes next week, residents of four Louisiana communities will reportedly pay less for flood insurance and enjoy greater flood protection, thanks to recent efforts by local officials....
LA. MAN BURNED IN CAMP FIRE SCHEME:
Nov 22 2004 // Dennis Ingles, of Haughton, La., was convicted recently of one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud, according to U. S. Attorney Donald Washington. The conviction arose out of a...
Louisiana Joins National Fight Against Bogus Insurance Plans
Nov 22 2004 // As part of his state’s fight against fake insurance, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley is joining the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in launching an awareness campaign that...
IIABL Offers La. Big I Network for Member Agents
Nov 18 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) reported it has established the Louisiana Big I Network to offer alternative markets for agencies that are restricted because of premium volume. What...
La. DOI Final Estimate of Hurricane Ivan Damages Totals Nearly $7.9 Million
Nov 17 2004 // Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced that the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s final estimate of Hurricane Ivan damage in Louisiana is $7,868,750.00. That figure is based on a reported 3,760 claims...
