Insurance companies are on track to pay at least $10.6 billion to cover Louisiana claims for damage caused by Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.
Companies that violate President Joe Biden’s call to ensure their employees are either vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly could face fines of $13,600 per employee and another $136,000 for “willful violations.”
Insurance agents and policyholders are finding it difficult to get answers to their questions about Risk Rating 2.0, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new approach to pricing flood insurance.
The Metro Council today will be asked to approve Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s spending plan for some $73 million in federal money that is headed to Baton Rouge.