N EW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new Louisiana law takes effect Wednesday (Jan. 1) that will allow insurance companies operating in the state to drop at-will a percentage of their property insurance policies.

Home insurance rates rose by 16% in 2022 and by 14% in 2023, on average, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Insurance. A dozen insurers went belly up.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new Louisiana law takes effect Wednesday (Jan. 1) that will allow insurance companies operating in the state to drop at-will a percentage of their property insurance policies.

Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana's insurance chief clash over how to lower high auto rates. BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer. Alyse Pfeil. Author email; Apr 11, 2025 Apr 11, 2025; ...

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Home insurance is likely to skyrocket in one state through 2024, experts are now predicting.. Louisiana already has the second-highest average rate for home insurers at $6,354 yearly, according to ...

The Louisiana governor announced Wednesday his plan to help tackle the state's insurance crisis. Gov. Jeff Landry held a news conference in Baton Rouge where he announced that he was "sick of the ...

NerdWallet analyzed data from 30 Louisiana insurance companies in order to find the insurers with the best homeowners policies. These are the top four insurance companies that received 4.5 stars ...

This spring, Gov. Jeff Landry, at the urging of Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, signed four bills to create what he called a “free market” for insurance companies in the state.

By 2022, her premium had crept up to $650. By 2023, Henkel left Louisiana, saying spiking insurance costs contributed to her decision to leave for a new job in Olympia, Washington.

A top financial official for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has left the agency, marking the latest in a string of high-level departures under Secretary Aurelia Giacometto.. Theresa ...

Louisiana is aging faster than most US states, and retirees who have lived here for decades may have to move or face losing insurance as premiums rise in a state riddled by flooding, climate change.