Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. plans to pay $23 million to settle a civil suit where thousands of people say they were not properly compensated for hurricane losses after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
As the federal government begins to weigh in on the effect of defective Chinese drywall on homes across the nation, a unique provision in Louisiana law is protecting homeowners in that state.
Louisiana homeowners will avoid an emergency assessment through a deal where Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will pay $6 million toward a class action judgment.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.