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Judge says he may remove lawyers from Katrina case (8/15/08) CityBusiness

Blue Cross board accepts resignation of CEO (8/11/08) CityBusiness

Road Home sets Sept. 5 deadline (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Officials buy insurance for schools (7/30/08) Times-Picayune

Road Home to compensate those who sold homes before program's launch (7/29/08)

Louisiana Supreme Court sides with insurer in Katrina case (7/9/08) CityBusiness

Rule may jeopardize disaster aid (7/2/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal inks bill that may reduce insurance (6/27/08) Times-Picayune

FEMA unveils parish flood maps (6/26/08) Times-Picayune

Ruling clears way for Road Home applicants to settle with insurers (6/25/08) CityBusiness

Citizens raises policy premiums (6/24/08) Times-Picayune 

Road Home trims review (6/24/08) Times-Picayune

St. Tammany flood maps will be shown (6/20/08) Times-Picayune

Insurers taking policies from state-backed insurance company (6/12/08) CityBusiness

State House OKs bill on regional storm deductibles (6/11/08) CityBusiness

La., insurers clash in U.S. court (6/6/08) Times-Picayune

Insurer must pay N.O. grocer $21M for Katrina damage (6/5/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana panel approves higher insurance minimums (6/4/08) CityBusiness

State Farm dropping Louisiana auto rates by 2.5 percent (6/4/08) CityBusiness

Private insurers relieve citizens  (6/3/08) Times-Picayune 

Panel backs new round of incentives for insurers (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Senate rejects coverage for wind (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Tighter mortgage lending policies crunch prospective buyers (5/13/08) CityBusiness

Road Home slows claim payoffs (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Vitter pushes for flood insurance extension (5/8/08) CityBusiness

U.S. Senate rejects federal wind damage coverage (5/8/08) CityBusiness

FEMA, state urge N.O.-area residents to buy flood insurance (5/1/08) CityBusiness

Insurance fee tied to post-Katrina bonds (4/27/08) Times Picayune

Insurance department forces Allstate to give discount if they exclude wind coverage (4/27/08) Times Picayune

Federal charter proposal weighed (4/20/08) Times Picayune

Louisiana Supreme Court sides with insurers in suit over Katrina breaches (4/8/08) CityBusiness

Finally a big cost break for business insurance (4/4/08) CityBusiness 

Private companies to take more of state-backed insurer's policies (4/1/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana's Workers' Compensation Corp. to pay $45.5M dividend (3/26/08) CityBusiness

Lawsuit filed over financial management at state-backed insurer (3/25/08) CityBusiness

Flood insurance using new maps New Flood Maps (3/10/08) Times-Picayune

Westwego's health costs rise (2/29/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana gets OK to expand children's health insurance program (2/27/08) CityBusiness 

Summit to help small businesses recover from hurricanes (2/22/08) CityBusiness

Insurance chief fines Allstate $250,000 (2/21/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana insurance commissioner: Allstate dispute resolved (2/20/08) CityBusiness

Supreme Court declines to hear flood insurance plea (2/19/08) Times-Picayune

Supreme Court rejects Katrina victims' flood insurance case (2/19/08) CityBusiness

Citizens Insurance reaches agreement with agents (2/5/08) Times-Picayune

Insurer may be reborn in La. (2/3/08) Times-Picayune

Report warns of insurer bias on flood claims (1/30/08) Times Picayune

Allstate, state talks advance (1/29/08) Times-Picayune

Insurance rate to sink in Sun area (1/17/08) Times-Picayune

Insurer rate bids now left to Web (1/17/08) Times-Picayune

LUBA returns dividends (1/17/08) Times-Picayune

Business owners getting relief on rates (1/13/08) Times-Picayune

State orders Allstate to reinstate coverage (1/12/08) Times-Picayune

State Farm wants proof hurricane-hit homes are occupied (1/8/08) CityBusiness

State restaurants log fewer work-related injuries than national average (1/2/08) CityBusiness

Uninsured numbers decline in state (12/26/07) Times-Picayune

Pensions impede insurance split Times Picayune (12/04/07)

Ruling may help Allstate plaintiffs (11/07/07) Times-Picayune

State Farm trial begins today (11/05/07) Times-Picayune

Donelon: New insurer coming to state (10/30/07) CityBusiness 

Policy sought in crisis on coast (9/25/07) Times-Picayune

Insurance market in New Orleans still unstable two-years after Katrina  (9/20/07) CityBusiness

Louisiana workers’ compensation corps. urges safety for construction workers (9/10/07)  New Orleans CityBusiness  

Insurance outlook gets brighter   (9/3/07)Times-Picayune

Donelon: Insurance rates to stabilize by year’s end (8/20/07) New Orleans CityBusiness

Insurance policies can now transfer  (8/15/07) Times-Picayune

Reason for hope (8/12/07) Times-Picayune

Time is running out for suing insurers  (8/12/07) Times-Picayune

Citizens board OKs dip in insurance surcharges (8/02/07) Times-Picayune

Port recovery funding held up, Times-Picayune (7/27/07)

Critics decry policy clauses, Times-Picayune (7/22/07)

Survey cites insurance problems, Times-Picayune (7/19/07)

Blanco vetoes higher liability minimum, Times-Picayune (7/18/07)

Cockfighting, insurance bills are law, Times-Picayune (7/13/07)

Blanco signs tax breaks, insurance relief into law, Times-Picayune (7/12/07)

Insurance discount bill signed, Times - Picayune (7/11/07)

Insurance chief touts reforms, Times-Picayune (7/04/07)

Blanco, Donelon win big insurance victories, Times-Picayune (6/22/07)

Insurance rate increase delayed, Times-Picayune (6/20/07)

Bill for insurance discounts advances, Times-Picayune (6/20/07)

State recovers $400,000 in unemployment insurance tax probe, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/19/07)

Reggie White Foundation offering free home demolitions in N.O., New Orleans CityBusiness (6/19/2007)

Proposal aims to improve monitoring of Louisiana's uninsured, New Orleans Citybusiness (6/18/07)

Allstate requires 5% deductible, Times-Picayune (6/15/07)

Memo called 'blank check', Times-Picayune (6/15/07)

Amendment would seek bids for Citizens' business, Times-Picayune (6/14/07)

Building to code may get insurance break, Times-Picayune (6/14/07)

Locked Out, New Orleans City Business (6/11/07)

Insurance case to be appealed Wednesday, Times-Picayune (6/6/07)

State rejects 5-year storm model, Times-Picayune (6/1/07)

Insurers bilked flood program, suit says, Times-Picayune (5/31/07)

Officials ponder how to get more payout from insurers, Times-Picayune (5/30/07)

Getting less for more, Times-Picayune (5/27/07)

Insurance rate increases OK'd, Times-Picayune (5/25/07)

Senate OKs abolishing insurance rates panel, Times-Picayune (5/23/07)

Condo groups run insurance gambles as fees spike, New Orleans CityBusiness (5/21/07)

Why Different Prices?, Times-Picayune (5/20/07)

Bill has millions for insurers, taxpayers, Times-Picayune (5/17/07)

Insurance zoning gains Senate backing, New Orleans CityBusiness (5/16/07)

State Farm to Review 350 Louisiana Hurricane Claims, Bloomberg News (5/10/07)

House panel OKs fund to lure insurers, Times-Picayune (5/10/07)

Donelon awaits Florida's decision, Times-Picayune (4/20/07)

La. OKs Hartford rate increases, Times-Picayune (4/20/07)

La. OKs Hartford rate increases, Times-Picayune (4/20/07)

State allows use of criticizing storm model, Times-Picayune (4/18/07)

Bills would let citizens lower premiums, Times-Picayune (4/18/07)

33% premium boost equals 144% in parts of N.O. area, Times-Picayune (4/14/07)

Bill would reward sturdier housing, Times-Picayune (4/12/07)

Blanco: Use $100M to lure property insurers to Louisiana, New Orleans CityBusiness (4/11/07)

Wind v. Water, Times-Picayune (4/2/07)

Plan could limit insurer losses, Times-Picayune (3/28/07)

Allstate to reinstate policies, Times-Picayune (3/20/07)

State agency checks up on Allstate, Times-Picayune (3/2/07)

La. wants proof Allstate checked property, Times-Picayune (2/27/07)

Premium rates may be headed down, Times-Picayune (2/25/07)

Blanco ready to drop insurance panel, Times-Picayune (2/24/07)

Allstate response deemed OK, Times-Picayune (2/24/07)

Insurance crunch slows N.O. homebuilders, New Orleans CityBusiness (2/19/07)

Insurance case screeches to halt, Times-Picayune (2/16/07)

La. grants Liberty a rate increase, Times-Picayune (2/15/07)

La.-run insurer ordered to pay, Times Picayune (2/13/07)

Elevation Catch-22 hits homeowners, Times-Picayune (2/11/07)

La. looks at State Farm claims, Times-Picayune (2/10/07)

Keep Citizens' markup intact, senator says, Times-Picayune (2/7/07)

Insurance panel locked in struggle to survive, Times-Picayune (2/5/07)

Insurance incentives suggested by panel, Times-Picayune (2/1/07)

Louisiana couple taking Allstate to court, Times-Picayune (1/31/07)

Blanco traveling to woo insurers to La, Times-Picayune (1/29/07)

Louisiana to press State Farm for settlement, Times-Picayune (1/24/07)

State Farm settles with Miss. homeowners, Times-Picayune (1/24/07)

$239M property tax credit to offset insurance premium costs, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/19/07)

Insurance reform called key to future, Times-Picayune (1/18/07)

Insurance rate increases passed, Times-Picayune (1/18/07)

High costs threaten housing plans, Times-Picayune (1/16/07)

Vacuum maker hailed as savior quits Gulf Town, New York Times (1/15/07)

Blanco receptive to insurance panel review, Times-Picayune (1/10/07)

Donelon courting small insurers, Times-Picayune (1/7/07)

Business group urges insurance changes, Times-Picayune (1/6/07)

Travelers won't desert commercial insurance, Times-Picayune (1/5/07)

Insurers to begin canceling policies, Times-Picayune (1/1/07)

Specialty insurers forecast to return, Times-Picayune (12/31/06)

AssuranceAmerica Corp. writes first Louisiana policy, New Orleans CityBusiness (12/29/06)

Health Insurance costs rise quicker in Louisiana than employees' paychecks, New Orleans CityBusiness (12/27/06)

Initial claims for unemployment insurance dip below 2,500, New Orleans CityBusiness (12/27/06)

Insurer warns of surcharge boost, Times-Picayune (12/21/06)

Panel rejects insurance increases, Times-Picayune (12/16/06)

House Committee to tackle insurance, Times-Picayune (12/15/05)

Senate panel OKs bill to ease insurance costs, Times-Picayune (12/13/06)

Powell will take case to Travelers, Times-Picayune (12/13/06)

Suit seeks to prevent citizens' rate jump, Times-Picayune (12/13/06)

State insurer asks more in rate proposal, Times-Picayune (12/12/06)

Insurance companies taking heat from clients, Times-Picayune (12/8/06)

Recovery czar speaks with insurer, Times Picayune (12/7/06)

Insurer urged to rethink policy, Times Picayune (12/6/06)

Insurers seeking higher risks, Times-Picayune (12/5/06)

Commercial insurer to pull out of area, Times Picayune (12/2/06)

Donelon opposes citizens rate cut, Times-Picayune (11/30/2006)

Sky-high rates threaten state's recovery, Times-Picayune (11/19/06)

Panel turns up heat on Allstate, Times-Picayune (11/16/06)

Insurance rate increase request faces delay, Times-Picayune (11/15/06)

Black day for insurance delayed, Times-Picayune (11/15/06)

La.-run insurer raising rates, Times-Picayune (11/14/06)

Allstate wants to boost rates 55% on homeowners policies, Times-Picayune (11/4/06)

$20M insurance payment puts Saulet back in rental game, New Orleans CityBusiness (11/3/06)

Insurers' rates in flux, Times-Picayune (10/22/06)

Governor wants to refund the rise of insurance rates, Times-Picayune (10/10/06)

 



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