Insurers’ Recent Success a Milestone in a Year of Chinese Drywall Litigation December 23, 2010 A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from...
Feds Pursuing Fraud Charges Against Oil Spill Claimants in 5 States December 21, 2010 A woman was indicted last week in the Eastern District of Louisiana for allegedly filing fraudulent claims for compensation due...
Humana Names Bagby as Louisiana Commercial Market President December 21, 2010 Humana Inc. named Rhonda Bagby president of its Louisiana commercial operations. As Humana’s senior commercial executive for Louisiana, based in...
Florida Case Is Next Test for Health Care Law December 20, 2010 By Melissa Nelson Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law told a judge last week it will expand the...
People December 20, 2010 Insurance broker Marsh appointed Peter Mavraganis as U.S. leader of its renewable energy practice. Mavraganis, based in New York, will...
New Jersey Moving to End Liability Cap for Offshore Spills December 17, 2010 New Jersey is moving toward making polluters pay the full cost of cleaning up offshore spills. A bill to remove...
Summary and Status of Gulf Oil Disaster Litigation December 16, 2010 The U.S. Department of Justice has joined the hundreds of lawsuits that have been filed as a result of the...
Progressive Insurance Signs On As Sponsor for Gator Bowl December 16, 2010 Progressive insurance company has signed a one-year deal to be the title sponsor of the Gator Bowl. The deal includes...
Mississippi Casino Workers’ BP Oil Claims Get Second Look December 13, 2010 The agency in charge of paying Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims is requesting information from casinos that could lead...
Report: Louisiana Is Less Healthy than Previously Thought December 9, 2010 A report from the United Health Foundation finds Louisiana’s national health rankings dropped to 49th in the last year. The...