Louisiana Legislation Targets Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Drug Cost ‘Gag Rules’ Banned July 2, 2018 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana patients could soon get more details about what happens at the pharmacy counter and whether they’ve gotten the most...
Rising Homeowners Losses Hurt P/C Insurers: Fitch July 2, 2018 Personal lines underwriting losses rose in 2017 for the fourth year in a row, Fitch Ratings found in a new...
Middle Market U.S. Manufacturers Predict Growth, Changing Risk as Technology Transforms the Industry: Report July 2, 2018 The business climate for manufacturing in the U.S. has improved over the past few years, driving both revenue and employment...
Texas, Louisiana Highly Vulnerable to Hurricane Storm Surge Loss: CoreLogic June 18, 2018 Texas and Louisiana are among the top states for potential storm surge losses at the start of the 2018 hurricane...
KCC Estimates Insured Losses from Alberto to Near $50M June 18, 2018 Insured losses from Subtropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season, will be close to $50...
J.D. Power: Why Lemonade’s Policy 2.0 Matters June 18, 2018 By Tom Super Recently insurtech start-up Lemonade launched a product initiative called Policy 2.0. According to Lemonade, it will simplify the language within...
Louisiana Expands Medical Marijuana Program Eligibility June 18, 2018 By Melinda Deslatte More Louisiana residents with chronic pain and suffering will be able to seek treatment for their ailments through the state’s...
South Carolina Enacts New Laws to Fight Opioid Abuse June 18, 2018 South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster conducted a ceremonial signing May 9 on nine opioid related bills in an effort to...
Insurance Exec Rescues Elderly Louisiana Woman From Kidnapping, Robbery June 18, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones He wouldn’t call himself a hero, but the 83-year-old woman Dennis P. Neyland rescued from a carjack/kidnapping and robbery on...
NOAA Expects Sea Level Rise to Produce Record Coastal Flooding This Year June 18, 2018 By Don Jergler Break out the galoshes. The projected increase in high tide flooding in 2018 may be as much as 60 percent...