Legislation is nearing final legislative passage that would repeal what is known as the three-year rule. Currently, insurance companies can not drop a policyholder after they’ve been a customer for three years. Consumer advocacy group, Real Reform Louisiana, opposes the bill.

Ben Riggs says the bill would allow carriers to cancel up to five percent of their three-year protected policies without cause and the option to cancel more with permission from the insurance commissioner and those requests would not be subject to public disclosure.
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But Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the three-year rule is not enticing new insurers to come to the state, it’s merely a deterrent.
Cut 9 (09) “…the same.”
Final legislative passage to end the three-year rule could come this week.

The House Transportation Committee approves a bill that would prohibit drivers from touching their cell phones while driving. The proposed law would be a secondary offense, but would be a primary offense in school and construction zones. Port Allen motorcyclist Anthony Summers was involved in a wreck involving a driver who was distracted by their phone…
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The Senate-approved legislation heads to the House floor.

In Washington D-C, the House has sent the Senate a 95-billion dollar foreign aid package that includes 60-billion dollars for Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton…
cut 8 (07) “…our troops”
Hard right Republicans oppose sending money to Ukraine before approving new border security and immigration policies and they are calling for Johnson to resign.