Premium finance rep takes reins of PIA of Baton Rouge

Premium finance rep takes reins of PIA of Baton Rouge

Andrew Strohm, Agile Premium Finance, was installed president of PIA of Baton Rouge during the association’s installation dinner held at Oak Lodge in Baton Rouge on Dec. 2. He succeeds Dan O’Brien, SafePoint Insurance Company. Strohm, a 15-year veteran of the...
SafePoint to take over homeowners policies

SafePoint to take over homeowners policies

The 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge has approved SafePoint Insurance Co.’s takeover of approximately 30,000 homeowners policies from two insolvent insurers, Access Home Insurance Co. and State National Fire Insurance Co., Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Division of Administrative Law rules in favor of Donelon

Division of Administrative Law rules in favor of Donelon

The Louisiana Division of Administrative Law (DAL) on Jan. 3 ruled that Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon was justified in his decision to prevent State Farm Fire and Casualty Company from enforcing a hurricane deductible for certain losses caused by Hurricane Barry...
Proposed legislation makes staging accidents a crime

Proposed legislation makes staging accidents a crime

In December, Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, a Baton Rouge Republican, introduced legislation that would make staging vehicle collisions and fraudulently claiming financial damages a federal crime. If passed, Graves anticipates the legislation would lower insurance...
Price improvement brings renewal season joy for London

Price improvement brings renewal season joy for London

London ViewsBy LEN WILKINSLondon Correspondent As usual, at the end of the renewal season the major brokers produced detailed year-end reinsurance renewal reports, and underwriters will be purring as they read about the continuing improvements in the price and...
A Real Checklist for Real Disasters

A Real Checklist for Real Disasters

By MICHAEL G. MANES Manes and Associates Editor’s Note: The following is a message our readers have received from Mike Manes before. Not a copy and paste, but a reiterated message especially important now as disasters occur around us. Disasters happen… and not always...