US EditionGovernor Landry backs bill to crack down on insurance rates
- Louisiana lawmakers are fast-tracking tort reform bills to address insurance rates.
- A long-running debate over high auto and property rates motivates this push.
- Six bills cleared committee, including HB 34 and HB 431 from Reps. Glorioso and Chenevert.
- Rep. Brown stated, "If a plaintiff is 51% at fault, they get nothing."
- The outcome remains uncertain, with critics doubting real savings will materialize.
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Key West Citizen
Maquoketa Sentinel-PressAre ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits Contributing to Record-High Insurance Rates in Louisiana?
Legal-reform advocates are urging Louisiana residents to write to their representatives demanding legal reforms to prevent escalating costs.
Landry testifies on insurance bill as Louisiana rates remain highest in US
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Gov. Jeff Landry testified Wednesday morning as part of his ongoing push to overhaul Louisiana’s insurance system and bring down the highest car and home insurance rates in the nation. Landry is supporting House Bill 576, sponsored by Rep. Robby Carter (D-Amite), which would change how insurance rates are regulated in Louisiana. The bill would eliminate the current distinction between “competitive” and “nonc…
Governor Landry backs bill to crack down on insurance rates
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Governor Jeff Landry testified in support of House Bill 576 this morning, calling for major changes to how insurance companies do business in Louisiana. The bill would give the state more control over what insurance companies can charge, specifically granting the insurance commissioner greater authority to reject auto insurance rate hikes that are deemed excessive, unfair or discriminatory. Landry said the legislation is mea…
Gov. Landry testifies before House Insurance Committee to push for reform
BATON ROUGE, La. (NEWS 15) — Gov. Jeff Landry is urging lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at reducing auto insurance rates in Louisiana. He testified before the House Insurance Committee on Wednesday, April 16, on House Bill 576, which addresses…
The Advocate
NolaGov. Jeff Landry wins early round in Louisiana car insurance fight with Commissioner Tim Temple
A high-stakes legal and political battle between Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple — one that affects everyone who has car insurance — played out in a House committee room at the State Capitol on Wednesday.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Tort reforms off to a running start in Louisiana’s Legislature
(The Center Square) — Tort reform is once again at the forefront in Louisiana, where lawmakers are fast-tracking a series of bills they say could rein in high insurance costs — but critics remain skeptical that the changes will deliver…
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