Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Healthcare Connections is open for business in the state and should not be confused with the Louisiana Health Cooperative, a struggling health maintenance organization (HMO) created under the Affordable Care Act. Last week, …
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has picked up another challenge to his fall re-election bid. Charlotte McDaniel McGehee, a Democrat and lawyer from Baton Rouge, announced her candidacy this week. In a statement, McGehee described herself as a business owner and …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon gave some of his employees the chance to take an early retirement incentive, to help his agency balance its budget. Donelon says six employees took the offer under which they will receive a lump sum …
Florida Governor Rick Scott is looking for a replacement for the state’s top insurance regulator and has already contacted a potential candidate from Louisiana. Scott’s office has confirmed that the governor contacted Ron Henderson, Louisiana deputy insurance commissioner for consumer …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the total policy count for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens), the state’s insurer of last resort, has dropped by 50 percent from its all-time high in 2008. With this eighth round of the …
Louisiana’s property insurance market is vastly improved nine years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the state on Aug. 29, 2005, largely due to the implementation of statewide building codes and strategies that have helped create a more competitive marketplace, according to …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is urging potential drivers for ridesharing services like Uber to make sure they closely check their insurance policies before signing up with one of the companies. The companies use mobile application software to link people …
Policyholders of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort have begun receiving refunds for application fees that were charged to them without their knowledge, the state insurance department announced. The refunds for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) policyholders are being …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding property insurance policyholders that the clock is ticking on the deadline to claim a rebate for the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) assessment. After Dec. 31, 2013, policyholders will no longer be able …
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s office says nearly 93,000 people in Louisiana won’t be able to keep their current insurance coverage because of the federal health overhaul. Donelon asked insurance companies doing business in Louisiana for a tally of how many …
