Louisiana News

States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers

Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly even rapists. They got their producer licenses in states …

New Markets

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La. School Board Settles Gustav Claim

The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board has settled a yearlong Hurricane Gustav claim negotiations with AXIS Surplus Insurance Co. Gary Pennington, a representative with Jansen International, said last week the insurance company will pay about $850,000 worth of hurricane …

Louisiana Man Charged with Arson, Conspiracy

Fire investigators have arrested a Louisiana man on charges of arson with intent to defraud, conspiracy to commit arson with intent to defraud and filing a false police report. Lafayette Fire Department officials say the arrest was the result of …

Agent Group Installs New President, President-Elect

J. David Daniel was inaugurated as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the recent Big “I” Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. He will lead the organization as chairman for the …

People

Louisiana-based insurance wholesaler, Specialty Risk Associates Inc., announced several changes to its management team. Thomas Garland was named chief operating officer. Garland joined Specialty Risk in 2004 as vice president of Marketing and Underwriting responsible for the coordination of marketing …

Louisiana Levee Rating Drop Would Trigger Flood Insurance Requirement

Northeast Louisiana officials are worried that federal authorities may “de-certify” the Ouachita River levee system. That could mean that virtually all Monroe property owners would be required to buy federal flood insurance. Tensas Basin Levee District officials discussed the issue …

It Was No Katrina But Some in Coastal America Remember Ivan’s Terror

People who lived through Hurricane Ivan can’t forget the haunting images left by one of the strongest storms ever recorded: condo towers collapsed in roiling surf, splintered homes or flat slabs, fragments of highways lost in a sea of sand. …

Kentucky Among States Considering Ban on Texting While Driving

Motorists would be forbidden to send text messages while behind the wheel under proposals awaiting legislative action in Kentucky early next year. Two lawmakers have filed bills that would add Kentucky to a growing list of states — 18 so …

Monroe Employer Arrested in Louisiana Workers’ Comp Crackdown

The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) announced a third arrest this month as part of the the agency’s statewide crackdown on employers who are alleged to have committed workers’ compensation fraud. Agents with the Louisiana Insurance Task Force arrested Neal Angrum, …