Insurance Commissioner

Several bills aimed at making the insurance industry more transparent advanced in committees Wednesday.

“I've never seen a politician not want more power. You just never have,” Landry said.

Despite being at odds over insurance reform, Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple both support legislation HB 519 to ban handheld use of a phone by drivers to reduce the number of traffic fatalities and accidents caused by distracted drivers.

The two Republicans take potshots at each other’s plans to lower auto coverage rates.

Legislative agenda targets trial lawyers and insurance companies.

Louisiana has the highest frequency of bodily injury claims in the country.

New laws deregulating Louisiana’s insurance industry could be put to the test in the coming months. Forecasters expect 17 to 25 storms to form in the Atlantic between June 1 and the end of November.

Tim Temple, Louisiana's insurance commissioner, joined Gov. Jeff Landry as he signed a package of bills that will deregulate the state's insurance market.

Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to several bills that would deregulate the state's insurance industry.

Change is coming to the Louisiana Department of Insurance as the state grapples with a deepening homeowners insurance crisis in the wake of fierce and frequent storms.