Gov. John Bel Edwards talks insurance reform in hurricane-hit Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES – Gov. John Bel Edwards visited this hurricane-battered city on Friday {April 8} to discuss an issue that just about everyone here may agree on: changing state law to tighten restrictions on insurers after storms.

After Hurricanes Laura and Delta devastated southwest Louisiana in 2020, legions of homeowners fought with their insurance companies to have their claims paid at what they considered a sufficient amount. Many have blamed insurers for holding back the region’s recovery.

Edwards heard from some of them at a forum at the Lake Charles Civic Center, including one woman who ended up calling out her insurer on TikTok videos – a tactic that actually worked. Residents at the forum described having to face multiple adjusters and what they describe as delay tactics. They urged him to follow through on efforts to change state law.

In the city’s most prominent example, the biggest office tower in Lake Charles remains out of commission with dozens of blown-out windows more than a year and a half after Laura as its owners battle their insurers.

Read more: https://www.theadvocate.com/lake_charles/article_62192062-b78e-11ec-a78f-ff357b86b752.html

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