Latest Louisiana Headlines
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State Farm Offers to Donate Building to La. Parish
Aug 2 2004 // State Farm Insurance is eliminating more than 1,000 jobs in Monroe, La., but has offered to donate its largest building to the parish’s economic development group, according to the Associated Press. State Farm...
La. Man Arrested for Insurance Card Fraud
Jul 28 2004 // Louisiana State Police arrested a New Orleans man on felony counts of forgery and insurance fraud for allegedly making and selling fake automobile insurance cards for $70 each, according to the Associated Press and the New...
Joint Investigation Nabs La. Workers’ Comp Fraudster
Jul 26 2004 // Louisiana’s Workers’ Compensation Administration reported recently that another attempt to cheat the state’s workers’ compensation insurance program has resulted in a prosecution and serves as a...
C&D Order Issued to La. Agent
Jul 22 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance shut down a Jena, La. insurance producer and issued a Cease and Desist order, along with a summary suspension of her insurance license, for allegedly misappropriating premium dollars...
Medical Payments Per Claim Highest for Workers in La.
Jul 20 2004 // The average payment per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Louisiana was nearly one-third higher than typical of states examined in a study by Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Correction: Louisiana Legislature Completes 2004 Regular Session
Jul 19 2004 // An article in the July 5, 2004 edition of Insurance Journal – Texas/South Central contained incorrect information regarding the contents of Louisiana’s recently passed House Bill 1514. The “News...
Sun, Sand and Deregulation Featured at Louisiana Agents’ Convention
Jul 19 2004 // It may have seemed like the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) were just out for fun in the sun when they met in Destin, Fla. last month for their 102nd annual convention. In reality, this...
La. State Police Issue Warrants in Fake Accident Scam
Jul 15 2004 // Louisiana state police allege that an insurance scam in Louisiana involving fake traffic wrecks netted nearly $200,000 over seven years, the Associated Press reported. State police issued arrest warrants for 13 people in...
IRS Backs ‘Tax Exempt’ Status for La. Insurer of Last Resort, Says AIA
Jul 15 2004 // The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s insurer of last resort, received IRS approval for status as a “tax exempt” organization, according to the American Insurance Association...
Correction: La. Legislature Completes 2004 Regular Session
Jul 9 2004 // A July 6, 2004 posting in Insurance Journal’s South Central section contained incorrect information regarding the contents of Louisiana’s recently passed House Bill 1514. The article, “La. Legislature...
LDI Shuts Down Baton Rouge Agency
Jul 9 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance shut the doors of Banner Insurance Agency Inc. at two Baton Rouge locations, according to Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit...
La. Legislature Passes PWC Age Requirement
Jul 7 2004 // Personal watercraft operators will soon be required to be at least 16 years of age if they intend to ride in the state of Louisiana. A legislative proposal sponsored by Sen. Noble Ellington was unanimously passed in the...
PCI: Blanco Should Veto La. Work Comp Bill
Jul 6 2004 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco should veto Senate Bill 432, which addresses workers’ compensation, as trial lawyers would be the only group that would stand to profit at the expense of deserving consumers, according...
La. Legislature Completes 2004 Regular Session With More Reforms
Jul 6 2004 // The Louisiana Legislature wrapped up its regular session for 2004 on June 21. During the 2004 session, Louisiana lawmakers continued their reform of the insurance regulatory environment, aiming to bring additional insurers...
Homeowners in Hurricane Paths Hit with High Insurance Costs
Jul 5 2004 // Retired police officers Ed and Nancy McCue are thinking about leaving their dream home near the shores of Biscayne Bay because it’s in a prime area for hurricanes. It’s not the storm threat itself that’s...
Legislative Summertime
Jul 5 2004 // Oklahoma and Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up their regular legislative sessions in June, with legislators in each state dealing with insurance issues in distinctive ways. As Tiffany O’Shea, Public Affairs director,...
Louisiana Legislature Ends Regular Session With More Reforms
Jul 5 2004 // The Louisiana Legislature wrapped up its regular session for 2004 on June 21. During the 2004 session, Louisiana lawmakers continued their reform of the insurance regulatory environment, aiming to bring additional insurers...
LDI COMPLIANCE WORKSHOP:
Jul 5 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Insurers’ Conference (LIC) will hold the Seventh Regulatory and Compliance Workshop on July 13, 2004 at the Holiday Inn Select (formerly the Radisson Hotel),...
La. Work Comp Bill Would Create ‘Open Season’ on Businesses
Jul 5 2004 // Texas/South Central • News May 28, 2004 No, we lawyers just know that the only way to make you “compassionate conservative” business owners and managers treat your employees like human beings is to make it...
FARA Occupies New Headquarters in Mandeville, La.
Jul 2 2004 // FARA, a nationwide third party administrator for the insurance industry, recently moved into a new corporate headquarters in Mandeville, La. The company reported that the newly constructed, 52,000 square foot facility...
