All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2005 // IllinoisKatrina Could Affect Ill. Insurance Rates: Experts say the path of destruction left by Hurricane Katrina likely will lead to higher insurance rates in the metro-east and across the country, although it is unclear...
Sep 14 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that it deployed staff to all Texas disaster recovery centers (DRCs) to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees with their insurance questions and claims, including workers’...
Sep 2 2005 // Many consumers from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama have relocated to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.While it is uncertain when they will be able to return to their homes, those leaving flooded areas may have...
Sep 2 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry has named Albert Betts Jr. of Austin as commissioner of the Division of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2007. He is being appointed to...
Jul 27 2005 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance is advising consumers to be inquisitive when looking to purchase a motor vehicle service contract, often called extended warranty. These contracts need to be backed by an insurer...
Jul 27 2005 // A week after Hurricane Emily made landfall in northern Mexico many of those in South Texas who suffered damage from the storm are now settling insurance claims and making repairs. Once a settlement is reached, insurance...
Jul 19 2005 // The Ohio Association of Health Underwriters (OAHU) announced that efforts to establish a High Risk Pool in Ohio have been supported by a study recently released by the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI).A High Risk Pool...
Jul 4 2005 // Joel Laucher, chief of Market Conduct at the California Department of Insurance, recently spoke to attendees at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Inland Marine Under-writers Associa-tion about Calif-ornia’s requirements...
Jul 4 2005 // Joel Laucher, chief of Market Conduct at the California Department of Insurance, recently spoke to attendees at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association about California’s requirements...
May 31 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported its investigators, accompanied by law enforcement, recently shut down a Lake Charles producer, who was charged with alleged misappropriation of funds. It was the fourth time...
Apr 26 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported it has ordered an insurance company and the association that sponsors it to cease all participation in the alleged writing of unauthorized insurance coverage in...
Apr 5 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced that Leo Vincent Jacob of Covington, La., has pled guilty to six counts of filing false public records in a criminal scheme that involved hundreds of insurance...
Apr 4 2005 // Judging from the homeowners insurance rate changes reported by the Arkansas Insurance Department for 2004, the highest increases were effective before August.The largest hike, 28.3 percent, was filed by Federal Insurance...
Apr 4 2005 // Mark Wells, publisher of Insurance Journal, recently spoke to Stan Simpson, the newly elected president of the Insurance Agents and Brokers of the West and a principal at Buckman-Mitchell Inc., an independent agency in...
Apr 1 2005 // A Lake Charles, La., insurance agent (producer) was arrested and issued a cease and desist order, along with a summary suspension of his license, on charges of submitting fraudulent damage repair claims and pocketing the...
Mar 29 2005 // Georgia residents with insurance problems or questions have been offered direct assistance from Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine’s office by contacting Insurance investigator visiting various Georgia...
Mar 21 2005 // A Day of Confusion at the Fifth CircuitOne of the black letter principles of insurance law in Texas is the requirement of prejudice to support a carrier’s claim of late notice under an automotive or general liability...
Feb 3 2005 // The daughter of a Louisiana Department of Insurance employee has apparently been abducted from her home in Zachary, La., and the family is asking for the help of the public and the insurance industry in finding their...
Jan 24 2005 // The Louisiana Health Care Alliance (LHCA) presented state Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley with their 2004 Leadership in Health Care Award for his commitment to improving the availability and affordability of health...
Jan 18 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced recently that Lylia Jackson, a former employee with the Louisiana Department of Insurance, pled guilty to one count of public bribery. Jackson was arrested in...