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Audit: Louisiana Needs to Improve Record of Bridge Inspections
Apr 8 2014 // Louisiana needs to improve its bridge inspections because they fall short of compliance with federal guidelines in place for making sure bridges are safe, according to an audit released April 7. Legislative Auditor Daryl...
Louisiana Senators Keep Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law Intact
Apr 7 2014 // Louisiana motorcyclists still must wear helmets, without exceptions. The Senate Transportation Committee killed a proposal by Sen. Mike Walsworth, R-West Monroe, that would have allowed people 21 and older to ride without...
Louisiana Citizens Policyholders Receiving Application Refunds
Apr 7 2014 // 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...
Forklifts, Louisiana Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Unasked Questions
Apr 4 2014 // In perusing judicial decisions, it is not unusual to discover answers to questions one never thought to ask. One such question is whether a forklift is a “motor vehicle” under uninsured/underinsured motorists...
Texas Brine Contractors Staying in Homes Near Louisiana Sinkhole
Apr 3 2014 // Texas Brine Co. has moved contractors working on the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole in Louisiana into three homes the company purchased from residents who left after the failure of a company-operated salt dome cavern. Texas...
Cohen Joins SSA Insurance Services in Louisiana
Apr 2 2014 // Excess and surplus insurance broker and managing general agent, SSA Insurance Services, has added Madelyn Cohen to its executive team in Louisiana. Cohen’s responsibilities at SSA will include acquiring and...
Louisiana Sinkhole Expands Again
Apr 2 2014 // The sinkhole near Bayou Corne in Louisiana sucked down another patch of earth as Texas Brine Co. released pressure again from its failed salt dome cavern near the 29-acre swampland sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Officials...
Insurer Group Opposes Lower Named Storm Maximum Deductible in Louisiana
Apr 2 2014 // A proposal in the Louisiana Legislature to reduce the maximum deductible on named storms and require winds in excess of 125 miles per hour before the deductible could be applied would likely result in higher insurance...
11 New Safety Violations Found at Previously Cited Louisiana Facility
Apr 1 2014 // The U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhas cited U.S. Minerals LLC with 11 safety and health violations from a follow-up inspection that began in September 2013 at the Harvey,...
Louisiana Property Insurer Announces Public Offering
Apr 1 2014 // 1347 Property Insurance Holdings Inc., a property and casualty insurance holding company offering homeowners and dwelling insurance to individuals in Louisiana through its wholly-owned subsidiary Maison Insurance Co.,...
Louisiana Sinkhole Swallows More Trees, Burps Gas
Mar 28 2014 // Officials say the 29-acre sinkhole in Louisiana’s Assumption Parish swallowed six cypress trees on March 26 and had its first deep burp of gas and fluid since late August. The Advocate reports the event comes nearly...
Bill Banning Cellphone Use While Driving Stalls in Louisiana
Mar 26 2014 // It appears Louisiana drivers won’t face new limits on their cellphone use. An annual effort seeking to prohibit hand-held cellphone use by motorists stalled in the House Transportation Committee. After facing...
Louisiana Bill Would Force ‘Speed Trap’ Towns to Be Labeled as Such
Mar 26 2014 // Tiny towns across Louisiana that get more than half their annual income from speeding citations would be labeled “speed traps” with blinking signs posted to warn drivers, under a proposal heading to the full...
Louisiana Citizens Policyholders Receiving Application Refunds
Mar 26 2014 // 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...
Of Forklifts, UM Coverage and Unasked Questions
Mar 24 2014 // In perusing judicial decisions, it is not unusual to discover answers to questions one never thought to ask. One such question is whether a forklift is a “motor vehicle” under uninsured/underinsured motorists...
Louisiana Parish Denies FEMA Fraud Allegations in Gustav Cleanup
Mar 21 2014 // Attorneys say the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s threat to have Livingston Parish’s Hurricane Gustav debris removal monitors investigated for fraud is “gratuitous” and...
Grant to Help Raise Houses in Louisiana; Flood Insurance a Requirement
Mar 18 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing a grant to help pay for the elevation of 16 houses Jefferson Parish. The grant covers about $2.1 million of the estimated $2.7 million total cost of the project. FEMA...
USI Insurance Services Names Daigle President of Louisiana Operations
Mar 16 2014 // USI Insurance Services (USI) announced that Edward J. Daigle has been promoted to president of USI’s Louisiana practice. Daigle will be responsible for growing USI’s middle market brokerage practice in...
Expert: Louisiana Sinkhole Still Growing but Shows Signs of Stabilizing
Mar 14 2014 // A leading scientist studying the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole in Louisiana that emerged in an Assumption Parish swamp 18 months ago says the hole has shown signs of stabilizing. The Advocate reports a CB&I hydrogeologist...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Declares Record Policyholder Dividend
Mar 12 2014 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has declared a 2013 dividend of $69.1 million, bringing the cumulative total dividend over the past 11 years to more than $300 million. The dividend, the...
