Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Young Reappointed to Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. Board
Dec 5 2017 // Barbara F. Young has been reappointed to the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp.’s (LWCC) board of directors. Based in Shreveport, Young is a self-employed consultant and serves as an at-large member. LWCC is...
Fewer Opioids Prescribed in Louisiana Following Medicaid Expansion
Dec 4 2017 // Data from the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy show there are fewer opioids being prescribed since Medicaid expansion began in July 2016, the Louisiana governor’s office...
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Dec 4 2017 // Garrett Sprowls, general counsel and managing broker of Austin-based Professional Lines Underwriting Specialists Inc. (PLUS Inc.), has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. (TSLA). Other newly...
Gardner, Berger Appointed to Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Commission
Nov 21 2017 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Susan Denise Gardner and Eric S. Berger to serve on the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Commission. Gardner, of Clinton, is a certified financial examiner and market...
Litigation Finance Investors Expanding Their Reach
Nov 20 2017 // Investor funded litigation is not new, but its use is expanding, according to experts in the field. Panelists at the 2017 Risk Management Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., addressed the growing trend of investor funded...
Louisiana Insurance Producer, Adjuster Licensing Changes Begin Jan. 1
Nov 20 2017 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a reminder that producer and adjuster license renewals are changing in 2018. Beginning in January, producers will file a single license renewal, which will renew all...
Louisiana Business, Industry Group Names LUBA Workers’ Comp Company of the Year
Nov 17 2017 // LUBA Workers’ Comp, a regional casualty insurance company, was named Company of the Year in the 100 employees or less category of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s 2017 Free Enterprise...
Louisiana Parishes Have Been Designated Disaster Areas Due to Harvey
Nov 16 2017 // The federal government has designated several Louisiana parishes disaster areas due to damages caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says the U.S. Department of...
Fewer Opioids Prescribed in Louisiana Following Medicaid Expansion
Nov 14 2017 // New data from the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy show there are fewer opioids being prescribed since Medicaid expansion began in July 2016, the Louisiana governor’s office...
Changes to Louisiana Insurance Producer, Adjuster Licensing Begin Jan. 1
Nov 9 2017 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a reminder that producer and adjuster license renewals are changing in 2018. Beginning in 2018, producers will file a single license renewal, which will renew all eligible...
Coast Guard: 2 Workers Injured in Fire on Oil Platform off Louisiana Coast
Nov 9 2017 // Two workers were injured when a fire broke out on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, according to a Coast Guard spokeswoman. Coast Guard Petty Officer Lexie Preston said 46 workers were...
Louisiana Golf Tournament Raises over $35K for Children of Workers Killed or Disabled on the Job
Nov 7 2017 // The fourteenth annual LWCC Kids’ Chance invitational golf tournament raised over $35,000 for the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Kids’ Chance Scholarship Program. The Kids’ Chance Scholarship Program...
3 Workers Injured in Fire on Louisiana State University Campus
Nov 6 2017 // A spokeswoman for Louisiana State University says three workers were injured when an “electrical issue” sparked a fire that prompted the evacuation of the university’s law school. LSU spokeswoman Alison...
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Nov 6 2017 // Dallas-based independent insurance brokerage RHSB has named Julia Miller Spracklen J.D. as chief operating officer and Courtney Woodruff as senior vice president in its Commercial Lines Division. Additionally, John Losurdo...
Louisiana Ramps Up Effort to Stop Worker Misclassification
Nov 6 2017 // State and federal government entities that have been partnering since 2013 on a Louisiana task force targeting employers who misclassify workers plan to increase their efforts next year, according to the Louisiana...
Louisiana Attorney General Wants Control of Governor’s Opioid Lawsuit
Nov 2 2017 // Louisiana’s attorney general is trying to take control of a lawsuit filed by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration accusing pharmaceutical companies of worsening opioid abuse in the state. The Advocate reports...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Lawsuit
Oct 31 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to revive a Louisiana flood protection board’s lawsuit seeking to make oil, gas and pipeline companies pay for decades of damage to coastal wetlands. The suit drew fierce opposition...
Investors in Litigation Financing Target Commercial Auto
Oct 31 2017 // Investor-funded litigation is not new but it is expanding its reach in commercial auto cases, according to experts in the field. Panelists at the 2017 Risk Management Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., addressed the growing trend...
3 Licensed Producers Accused of Insurance Fraud Scheme in Louisiana
Oct 30 2017 // Two women in East Baton Rouge Parish have been served cease and desist orders by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Division investigators for allegedly fraudulently altering the vital information and beneficiary...
Report: Seatbelt Use Lags Among Louisiana Truck Drivers, Passengers
Oct 30 2017 // Louisiana’s pickup truck drivers buckle up less regularly than motorists in cars, SUVs and vans. That’s the finding of a new seatbelt use study from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. The group says 87...
