Clint Gulett, a second generation insurance professional with Advanced Insurance Planning, was installed president of the Professional Agents of Louisiana at ceremonies held during the association’s 77th Annual Convention, July 17-19, at The Grand Hotel Resort and Spa...

The Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana (PIA of Louisiana) recognized two members during a president’s awards breakfast held July 18 at the association’s Annual Convention, in Point Clear, Alabama. Albert S. “Al” Pappalardo Jr., CIC, Pappalardo Agency Inc.,...

“The last legislative session was very scary at the beginning,” said Jim Donelon, Louisiana insurance commissioner, to more than 250 agents, brokers and insurers gathered at the 77th Annual Convention of the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana. The first...

Sarasota, Florida, based Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Company was ordered liquidated July 28 by the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services, and policies will be canceled effective...

It took Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and people getting angry at their adjusters to pass legislation requiring licenses for adjusters. After the 2020 Hurricane season, people affected by the storms were every bit as angry at adjusters, and more legislation was passed...

The amount of money that insurers expect to pay for the 2020 hurricanes continues to grow, albeit more slowly, as Louisiana gets further away from last year’s historic storm season. Insurance companies have now reported $10 billion for claims in Louisiana from...

A Texas woman pled guilty Aug. 2 in federal court in New Orleans to conspiring to stage automobile accidents in order to defraud insurance and trucking companies. Genetta Isreal of Houston pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising out of staged automobile...