Fourth generation agent to lead YIPs

Fourth generation agent to lead YIPs

A fourth generation agent, Ryan Page, Page and Sons Insurance Agency, was installed president of the Young Insurance Professionals Feb. 5 at a ceremony held during the YIPs Annual Winter Conference at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Page succeeds Jessica...
Robinson installed at virtual meeting

Robinson installed at virtual meeting

Shay Robinson, UPC Insurance Company, was installed president of The 1752 Club during a virtual meeting held Feb. 25. She succeeds Lyndsey Manalla Graham, Servpro of Metairie, who remains on The 1752 Club’s board of directors. Robinson has more than 17 and one-half...
LCPIC votes on vendors, renews line of credit, files financials

LCPIC votes on vendors, renews line of credit, files financials

At the March 11 meeting, of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (LCPIC) board of directors, the board voted on the CAT Vendor RFP, the renewal of the $50 million line of credit, the 2020 year-end financials, and the filing of those financials with the...
Farmers to write again in Louisiana

Farmers to write again in Louisiana

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved rate and form filings for Farmers Insurance, the nation’s ninth largest property and casualty insurer, to return to the Louisiana market this month with auto, homeowners, condo and renters insurance. Donelon announced...
Commissioner directs insurers to give customers their policies

Commissioner directs insurers to give customers their policies

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced March 2 that he has issued Bulletin 2021-03 reminding insurers of their obligations to policyholders as they work with consumers affected by the devastating 2020 hurricane season and impacted by the extreme winter weather...
Task force hears auto tort reform plan

Task force hears auto tort reform plan

When the Task Force on Affordable Automobile Insurance met on Feb. 23, members of the committee heard from an attorney and an orthopedic surgeon who offered what they thought would be a “realistic target” for tort reform that the task force should consider when it...