Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Louisiana MGA, First Premium
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired First Premium Insurance Group, Inc. in Covington, Louisiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1973, First Premium is a managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker throughout …
La. Settles Federal Lawsuit Over Sexual Harassment
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections agreed last week to modify its sexual harassment policies and training as part of a settlement with the Justice Department, which accused the state department of discriminating against an employee who complained …
Last Katrina FEMA Trailer Leaves New Orleans
The last of the once-ubiquitous FEMA trailers has been removed from New Orleans more than six years after floodwalls and levees broke during Hurricane Katrina and caused the city to fill with floodwaters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the …
Louisiana City Works to Remove Dilapidated Structures
The city of Alexandria, La., can’t keep up with the demand for destroying dilapidated structures in the city. During the 20-month span from May 2010 to December 2011, City Attorney Chuck Johnson told the city council that 50 homes were …
After Failed Challenge Louisiana Town Adopts New Flood Maps
The Denham Springs, La., City Council has adopted new federal flood insurance maps. The Advocate reports both the city and Livingston Parish governments had unsuccessfully challenged the new Federal Emergency Management Agency maps. FEMA has given the city a deadline …
No Seat Belts in 7 Out of 8 Louisiana Traffic Fatalities in 2012
Louisiana State Police report nine traffic-related fatalities so far this year. Out of those seven of eight people who died in motor vehicle crashes were not wearing seat belts. A ninth fatality involved a motorcycle. In a recent checkpoint in …
Louisiana Department of Insurance Recovers $5.3M in 2011
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) aided Louisiana insurance consumers in receiving more than $5.3 million in insurance payments from consumer complaints in 2011. LDI received 13,208 consumer inquiries and 3,453 official consumer …
Ex-Legislator Hired as No. 2 at Louisiana Insurance Department
A former state lawmaker has landed a $150,000 a year job as the No. 2 official at the state Department of Insurance. Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon tells The Advocate that former state Rep. Noble Ellington — a veteran legislator …
Louisiana Officer in Federal Insurance Fraud Probe Found Dead
The St. Tammany Parish coroner ruled that the death of a New Orleans police officer under investigation by the FBI was a suicide. Officer Salvadore Battaglia’s body was found in his house on the night of Feb. 7. Dr. Peter …
