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LABI, coalition partners market Louisiana to out of state auto insurance companies
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and its legal reform partners sent more than 1,100 letters to auto insurance companies who currently do not operate in Louisiana, marketing the potential of bringing business back to the state after the passage of legal reform legislation during the first special session of 2020. -
Senate committee guts provision forcing insurers to pay COVID-19 business losses, but bill requires greater transparency on coverage
Business owners denied business loss insurance coverage can still turn to the courts if they care to challenge. -
Donelon commends auto insurers for rate reductions and credits due to coronavirus
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said he appreciates the way auto insurers have reduced rates for consumers as the coronavirus shutdown has kept drivers off the roads. -
State's oil and gas industry looking for better days ahead amid rough seas
Pandemic, oil and gas slump, lawsuits and more make it like no other year -
Donelon: There is no 'widow's rate' in auto insurance, but 'patriot's penalty' must be eliminated
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is frustrated that tort reform has not been front and center recently in media stories about high auto insurance rates in Louisiana. -
Donelon says working for tort reform is critical for lower insurance rates
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon defended his efforts to get relief for consumers who are burdened with high auto insurance rates. -
Group rates Louisiana last in insurance regulation; lawmaker says reform will be hot topic in 2020
Louisiana finished last for the second year in a row in the R Street Institute’s Insurance Regulation Report Card. -
Insurance professional: Fake accident scam against Louisiana trucking industry not new
BATON ROUGE – Staged accident insurance fraud aimed at trucking companies in Louisiana - which seem to involve attorneys and judges and currently are under federal investigation - are nothing new, according to insurance, tort reform and state officials. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch: Reform critical to lower skyrocketing auto insurance rates
Louisiana has long been known for its litigious culture, and high auto insurance rates are one result, the Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch said in a recent interview. -
Candidates for insurance commissioner agree: Reform needed to lower auto insurance rates
Voters have a number of decisions to make in the upcoming Oct. 12 election, including insurance commissioner - whose role is critical for Louisiana auto insurance consumers, who pay among the highest rates in the nation. -
Two business associations back challenger Temple for insurance commissioner
Two Louisiana trade associations have broken with Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) over the race for state insurance commissioner. -
Logging association executive supports primary challenger Temple in race for insurance commissioner
A leader of the state's logging industry says she will support the Republican challenger to the state's insurance commissioner in this fall's primary election. -
Political science professor says challenger Temple needs to establish relationship with voters in order to unseat insurance commissioner
Even though Tim Temple has 20 years of insurance industry experience, a university political science professor says his challenge in unseating Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will be building a name for himself. -
Talbot says regardless of insurance commissioner's race, 'legislative fix' is needed to address industry woes
Louisiana’s long-serving Republican insurance commissioner is being faced with a challenger for the upcoming primary election in the Fall. Jim Donelon is being challenged by Tim Temple for the October 12 statewide election. Temple is a republican from the Baton Rouge area in Louisiana. -
Pelican Institute says one firm's premium cuts will have minimal impact on state's drivers
For those who call Louisiana home, a decrease in record-high auto insurance rates is coming as a relief, though a price drop is not a direct result of any reform or legislation. -
Business leader says drop in auto insurance rates doesn't eliminate need for legislative reform
Auto insurance rates are dropping across Louisiana, a recent announcement from the insurance commissioner states, but the decreases are unrelated to the need for reform, much to the dismay of certain groups. -
Auto insurance rates fall through competition, commissioner's office explains
For countless drivers in Louisiana, auto insurance rates have long been a burden. But relief is soon coming to policyholders of Louisiana Farm Bureau, the insurance commissioner says. -
Experts say Louisiana's high insurance rates reflect a culture of litigation
Louisiana has the second-highest auto insurance rates in the nation, which many business organizations believe is directly correlated to the litigious environment of the state. -
Lawsuit abuse blamed for rising auto insurance rates
Louisiana residents will be seeing an increase in car insurance rates this year. Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has said that lawsuit abuse is a major cause of the high rates in the state, according to a column in The Advocate. The executive vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana agrees. -
Attorney vows to keep fighting Louisiana's high jury trial threshold
BATON ROUGE — Legal experts aren't giving up on their effort to change Louisiana's jury trial laws, which they say are to blame for the state's sky-high automobile insurance rates.