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Louisiana Attorney General's Office Files Suit Against Insurance Companies

Louisiana Attorney General's Office Files Suit Against Insurance Companies

By newsdesk - Posted on January 9th, 2008

Tagged: Allstate  •  Business  •  Insurance  •  Louisiana  •  Monopolies  •  Price fixing  •  State Farm

November 8, 2007: (Baton Rouge, LA) — Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced today that his office has filed suit against Allstate Insurance Company, Lafayette Insurance Company, Xactware, Inc., Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, LLC, Insurance Services Office, Inc., State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, USAA Casualty Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Standard Fire Insurance Company and McKinsey & Company for alleged violations of the Louisiana Monopolies Act.

The petition, filed in New Orleans Civil District Court, alleges the above companies have participated in an on-going scheme to rig the value of property damage claims paid by insurance companies to their insureds. They allegedly used damage-estimating software programs to engage in horizontal price-fixing as well. The combination allegedly artificially held down property damage claim payouts with the intended goal of increasing the profits of each company involved. When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck Louisiana in 2005, virtually all of the property damage insurers were setting premiums and adjusting claims under this alleged scheme.

“This alleged scheme gave insurers an unjust advantage over policy holders, which they used before, during and after one of the greatest disasters this country has ever suffered, by reaping huge profits from the misfortunes of persons whom they pledged to protect from the risk of loss. I believe this unjust advantage resulted in the unjust enrichment of themselves to the detriment of the state, policy holders, and commerce in Louisiana,” stated Attorney General Foti. “But to be clear, these abuses were not new to the recent hurricanes.” General Foti added.

Source: Louisiana Attorney General

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