In his five-and-a-half years as insurance commissioner, Wooley supervised the then 272 employees of the department and regulated the licensing and compliance of all insurance companies and agents operating within the state. He was the commissioner at the time multiple claims were filed stemming in 2005 from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Wooley prohibited insurance companies from canceling any homeowners policies. "All [prior] cancellations will be voided," he added. On May 24, 2006, by which time Jim Donelon had become the commissioner, a class action suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana by homeowners insurance policyholders in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area who were refused insurance coverage for losses resulting from Hurricane Katrina.