Restaurant Suit Tests Business Interruption Insurance for Coronavirus Shutdowns March 19, 2020 By Jim Sams A restaurant in the heart of the New Orleans tourism district filed a lawsuit on Monday asking a state judge...
EG Insurance Takes Over Policies of Defunct Windhaven MGA The Hearth March 19, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A new managing general agent has taken over the policies of Windhaven Insurance Company subsidiary The Hearth Group and will...
Louisiana Chemical Plant Asks Regulators to Allow Higher Emissions of Potential Toxin March 18, 2020 A Louisiana chemical plant that agreed to lower its emissions of a potentially harmful toxin now wants to raise them...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Extends COVID-19 Related Closures March 18, 2020 The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) and the Court of Existing Claims (CEC) announced on Tuesday that the COVID-19 related...
Some Telemedicine Regulations Waived in Texas in Effort to Expand Access March 18, 2020 The Texas Department of Insurance has issued an emergency rule aimed at helping doctors across the state to continue treating...
Louisiana Governor Requests Federal Small Business Disaster Loans for 2 Parishes March 17, 2020 Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has requested that the Small Business Administration (SBA) provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Orleans...
Workers’ Comp Dockets Temporarily Closed in Oklahoma; Louisiana WC Court Appearances Still On March 17, 2020 The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) said it is striking all commission dockets in Oklahoma City and Tulsa set during...
2 Barges of Grain Sink in Mississippi River in Tugboat Crash March 17, 2020 A tugboat leading a train of barges of grain crashed into a Louisiana bridge near Luling, causing two of the...
Bills to End Surprise Medical Billing Advance in Oklahoma March 16, 2020 Two pieces of legislation that would end surprise medical billing for Oklahoma residents have passed the state’s House of Representatives....
Some TDI Meetings, Events to Go Online, Some Postponed or Cancelled March 16, 2020 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is postponing or creating online options for several upcoming meetings and events to help...