May 2021
Louisiana Surplus Line Reporter
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Campo takes over as president of LSLA
Buddy Campo, CRC Group, Metairie, was installed president of the Louisiana Surplus Line Association (LSLA) during a virtual townhall meeting held March 19.Campo, a regional director with CRC Group with over 37 years’ experience in the insurance business, got his start...
Arceneaux installed president of the Bayou Chapter of CPCU
Deidre Arceneaux, Louisiana Insurance Guarantee Association (LIGA), a 32-year veteran of the insurance industry was installed as the president of the Bayou Chapter of the CPCU Society. She was installed during a virtual ceremony held Dec. 17. She succeeded Sara Lieux,...
Gentry-McNeil receives award at Region VI conference
Angela Gentry-McNeil, Ensure Agency, is the recipient of the Region VI Client Services Professional of the Year award that was presented at the International Association of Insurance Professionals’ Region VI conference held April 15-17 at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel...
Insurance industry under fire in Legislature
Louisiana lawmakers have proposed myriad bills designed to whip the insurance industry into shape after mishandling claims from hurricanes Laura and Delta which targeted the Lake Charles area during the Covid-19 pandemic. Those bills reflect legislators’ and their...
Lafayette insurance agent arrested
Matthew Sias, an insurance agent who ran for the Lafayette City Council in 2019, was arrested May 10 by Louisiana State Police for allegedly committing insurance fraud from December 2019 through September 2020. Sias, a property and casualty producer and owner of MSJ...
LDI C&Ds Alabama health insurance agency
The Louisiana Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order March 29 to a Birmingham, Alabama, insurance agency, Senior Care Services LLC, for using false or misrepresentative facts and information, such as submitting fraudulent applications for insurance...
R Street gives Louisiana an ‘F’ for regulatory environment
For the third year in a row, Louisiana received the worst score in the country on R Street Institute’s Insurance Regulation Report Card, once again edging out second to the worst New York. Both states got an F this year and were the only states to do so. That being...
Obituaries
Caroline Jayne Dusang Simmons, a transportation underwriter in the Shreveport office of MJ Kelly, lost her battle with cancer on April 15. She spent 38 years working in the insurance business, with the last 16 at Ark-La-Tex Underwriters and then MJ Kelly. The time she...
The key differences between leaders and managers
By MICHAEL G. MANES Manes and Associates Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Insurance Thought Leadership.com May 6, 2019. It is reprinted with permission of the author. The bold and some capitalization for emphasis changes are ours. About 35 years ago in a...
Reports from Lloyd’s suggest the market is getting better
London ViewsBy LEN WILKINSLondon CorrespondentEnthusiastic reports from Lloyd’s suggest plans for the market are moving ahead, and the future is rosy. This may seem an odd conclusion when the most recently published annual report shows a $1.2 billion loss with a...
Policyholder lacks the standing to object to settlement
A policyholder does not have standing to object to a $1 million settlement reached by units of American International Group Inc. and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. in connection with a huge sinkhole in Louisiana, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans...
News In Brief
News in Brief
PEOPLE Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers Executive Director Gary Patureau has been appointed to Visit Baton Rouge’s board of directors. Patureau was appointed by Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome to fill the position previously held by...