August 23nd, 2013 New York, New York  HOW BAD CAN LOUISIANA INSURANCE CLIMATE GET? In the movie Guys and Dolls, gambler Nathan Detroit (played by Frank Sinatra) says:  “How can it get any worse.  What more can you do to me?”Â  That’s what thousands of Louisiana property owners are saying about the state’s insurance climate...Read More

HOW BAD CAN LOUISIANA INSURANCE CLIMATE GET?  The cost of property insurance in Louisiana is skyrocketing, and rates have become unaffordable to many.  And if a property owner is able to scrape up the spiraling yearly premiums, their claims are often not being paid. Just last week, this column wrote about how projections of increasing...Read More

March 22ed, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  LOUISIANA INSURANCE RATES A MAJOR SCANDAL!  Can you put lipstick on a pig? Well, business leaders are certainly giving it their best shot in an effort to counteract the fact that Louisiana’s outrageously expensive insurance rates make the Bayou State an environment hostile to the attraction of new businesses. ...Read More

  Thursday, April 11th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LOUISIANA’S “GIVE THE CRIMINALS PLENTY OF NOTICE” LAW! There’s a great new edict that’s about to become law in my home state of Louisiana.  It’s called   the GTCPTG statute.  Short for, “Give the Criminals plenty of time to get away.”Â  Louisiana legislators and the state’s insurance department...Read More

  Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  LOUISIANA PROPERTY OWNERS FACE ANOTHER STATE CREATED FINANCIAL DISASTER!  Merry Christmas Louisiana.  Here’s your present from the public officials you sent to the state capitol.  A big boost in your property insurance premiums!  All from the same folks who have been sticking you with higher rates for...Read More