Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Citizens Insurance Initiates Home Depot Claims Program
May 7 2014 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will connect its policyholders with experienced, licensed and insured local contractors in a program with Home Depot. The state’s property insurer of last resort says the...
Louisiana Lawmakers at Odds on Gender Pay Gap
May 6 2014 // Democrats in Louisiana want to make unintentional pay discrimination based on gender illegal for private businesses, a move they believe will help bridge the wage gap. Republicans think the move is unnecessary and will...
Louisiana Senate Panel OKs Bill to Derail Oil & Gas Lawsuit
May 5 2014 // Another bill pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration to undermine a lawsuit filed by a south Louisiana flood protection board against oil and gas companies is advancing in the state Senate. Senate Bill 469 by...
Injured Worker Cost per Claim Rises in Texas, Louisiana
May 5 2014 // Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Texas grew nearly 8 percent in 2011, largely the effect of price increases from earlier reforms, according to a 16-state study by the Workers Compensation...
People – Southeast
May 5 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (Big “I”) recently awarded agent Cloyce Anders of North Carolina with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its...
Louisiana Bill Would Establish State Elevator Inspection System
May 2 2014 // Louisiana doesn’t require regular safety inspections of elevators, and while some municipalities have set their own regulations, most parishes are without those rules. A bid to put Louisiana in line with other states...
Insurance ‘Navigators’ Would Need License Under Louisiana House Bill
May 1 2014 // The House wants to require licensing of Louisiana’s “navigator” organizations that get grants to help consumers enroll in insurance available under the federal health care law. A bill by Republican Rep....
Louisiana Supreme Court Says Town, Railroad not Liable in Track Death
Apr 25 2014 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Kenner and the Illinois Central Railroad Co. are not liable for a 2009 crash in which a train struck and killed a deaf woman trying to cross the tracks at an unguarded...
O’Shea Joins IIBHS As Public Affairs Director
Apr 25 2014 // The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has named Tiffany O’Shea as the organization’s director of public affairs. O’Shea brings 20 years of experience to IBHS, where she will lead...
Louisiana Residents Moving from Coastal Areas Due to Erosion
Apr 24 2014 // A new report says commuting statistics indicate that coastal parishes are losing residents because of coastal erosion. And it says those left behind tend to be those who cannot afford to move. The Data Center, based in New...
Civisca to Focus on Marine and Inland Marine for Louisiana’s Fidelis Group
Apr 23 2014 // Covington, La.-based Fidelis Group Holdings LLC (FGH), through its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters Ltd., a national marine and inland marine insurance coverage and service provider, appointed Michael L. Civisca...
Pit Bull Owners Sue Louisiana Town over Breed Ban
Apr 22 2014 // A New Llano, La., couple filed suit against the town in federal court, claiming the town’s ban on pit bulls and pit-bull-like breeds violates dog owners’ equal protection, property and due process rights. The...
Medical Payments per Claim for Injured Workers in Louisiana Rising
Apr 22 2014 // Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Louisiana were higher and growing faster than in most states, according to a 16-state study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The WCRI...
Claims, Oil and Resentments Linger Four Years After BP Oil Spill
Apr 21 2014 // Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed up with hearing from BP that the crisis is over. Jules Melancon, the last...
Declarations
Apr 21 2014 // New Team “For many New Yorkers, it’s been the worst 17 months of their lives.” —New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on challenges faced by New Yorkers who are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. The...
Democrats Seize on Koch Brothers, Republican Opposition to Flood Insurance
Apr 20 2014 // 17 Apr 2014 09:00 Democrats are exploring a new attack line against the Koch brothers and Republican allies, telling voters the billionaire energy executives want to let home flood insurance premiums soar to help corporate...
Louisiana Senators Say ‘No’ to Suit Against Oil Industry
Apr 17 2014 // The Louisiana Senate sided with Gov. Bobby Jindal and the oil industry, agreeing to void a lawsuit that a south Louisiana flood board filed against more than 90 oil and gas companies for coastal damage. Senate Bill 553 by...
Louisiana Town Still Without Police Chief, Liability Insurance
Apr 17 2014 // Efforts to revitalize the Sorrento Police Department in Louisiana seem to be stagnating while the police chief’s position sits vacant and the days pass without anyone actively seeking liability insurance for the...
BancorpSouth Insurance to Acquire Louisiana’s Knox Insurance Group
Apr 16 2014 // BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank, headquartered in Tupelo, Miss., is acquiring Lafayette, La.-based Knox Insurance Group LLC (Knox) in a transaction that is expected to close...
Louisiana Truck-Bus Crash Caused by Texting, State Police Say
Apr 16 2014 // Texting while driving is thought to be cause of an accident in Louisiana involving a Calcasieu Parish school bus and a pickup truck that sent one student and the bus driver to the hospital. State Police Sgt. James Anderson...
