July 22, 2010
The Mississippi River is back above flood stage from the southern tip of Iowa through Missouri, leaving some communities on edge as more storms threaten to bring more water. Parts of southern Iowa, northern Missouri and western Illinois received 5-7 …
July 22, 2010
Rates for workers’ compensation insurance continue to decrease in Louisiana based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon. NCCI analyzes workers’ compensation rates in 35 states. Most …
July 21, 2010
The South Central states of Louisiana and Texas posted job gains for the month of June, but Arkansas and Oklahoma saw slight losses in employment. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment grew by 5,800 jobs from …
July 20, 2010
Fishermen in Mississippi say they are angry that under the terms of BP’s $20 billion oil spill fund, money they earn doing clean-up will be subtracted from their claim against the company. The fishermen reacted after Kenneth Feinberg, the federal …
July 20, 2010
In the blink of an eye, the economic focus in Louisiana has shifted from recession recovery to avoiding actual and potential job losses piling up at a staggering rate. And there’s very little that the state can do: The tally …
July 20, 2010
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reports that the recent state legislative session was successful for insurance bills, as far as the Louisiana Department of Insurance is concerned. A large number of bills in the LDI’s package of proposed measures …
July 19, 2010
10 Ten states with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions will be required to develop action plans to reduce the number of accidents. Federal Railroad Administration is requiring Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas to …
July 19, 2010
Louisiana and Oklahoma enjoy the distinction of having the least affordable auto insurance rates in the country, according to one body of research that considers how much of a family’s income goes to pay for car insurance. Massachusetts, often rapped …
July 19, 2010
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas has honored Corpus Christi, Texas, independent insurance agent Wallace C. (Wally) Goodman with the Drex Foreman Award; Landon Ogilvie, partner at Gans & Smith Agency in Longview, with the Andrรฉ P. Juneau Young Agent …
July 19, 2010
A Tremendous Asset “John Wortman has been a tremendous asset to Louisiana during our recovery from the catastrophic hurricanes of 2005. He came to Citizens in a time of great turmoil within the organization and worked tirelessly to set Citizens …