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Letters: Lawyer ads not the cause of high auto insurance rates
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (130+ words) Letters: Lawyer ads not the cause of high auto insurance rates'NOLA.com Several major auto insurance businesses are reducing rates in Louisiana as fewer drivers are on roadways commuting to work. A recent letter published Feb. 18 blames lawyer advertising for…...
Letters: TV ads provide clue as to why insurance rates are so high in La.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) Letters: TV ads provide clue as to why insurance rates are so high in La.NOLA.com Recently, I watched the local TV news at noon Most of the commercials were for ambulance chasers Their billboards are also ubiquitous Such…...
Guest column: Let history repeat itself to fix auto insurance in Louisiana
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (577+ words) Several major auto insurance businesses are reducing rates in Louisiana as fewer drivers are on roadways commuting to work." Successful reforms targeting medical malpractice in 1975 and workers" compensation in 1991 solved Louisiana"s insurance crises of those times. Putting the current…...
Editorial: On the insurance front, some rare good news
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple speaks during a bill signing at the State Capitol on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. So we're encouraged by the growing adoption of what seems to be the best strategy to simultaneously protect homes and give homeowners…...
Tim Temple: Session was a win for some insurance reforms, but more is needed. Here's why.
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (518+ words) Traffic backs up near North Causeway Boulevard Service Road and White Street. My team and I spent the past year, including actively participating in 14 auto insurance committee hearings before the legislative session, working with legislators to draft a comprehensive package…...
Jeff Landry and Tim Temple spar again over how to limit insurance rate increases in Louisiana
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (906+ words) They still aren't on the same page. Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple are offering sharply contrasting views over how and why General Motors Insurance entered the Louisiana market " a continuation of a battle between the two Republicans…...
Letters: A simple way to lower auto insurance rates in Louisiana
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (238+ words) State Farm is the largest auto insurance company in Louisiana when ranked by market share with about one-third of policies." Louisiana drivers pay some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. Despite dozens of insurers in the state,…...
Years into home insurance crisis, when will Louisiana residents get relief?
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1307+ words) Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, right, paces by himself as he gets ready to face a gym filled with concerned south Louisiana citizens during a town hall in Houma. He called insurance the "biggest crisis our state faces."" While Louisiana…...
Editorial: With political wrangling over insurance done, let's focus on lower rates
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he will back a slate of bills aimed at lowering car insurance rates. Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple speaks during a bill signing at the State Capitol on Tuesday. We were not surprised that,…...
Renter disputes damage to Enterprise car in Germany. How do they know it's the right car?
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (380+ words) I recently rented a car from the Enterprise location in Munich, Germany. When I returned the vehicle after several days, no one inspected it. A few days later, I received a message in my spam folder saying I had damaged…...