We have accomplished so much, and we are not slowing down now. The Department's clean-up efforts have resulted not only in the entrance of more good companies, but also in the exit of bad companies, Brown said. From 1982 until 1992, the Department closed 34 financially troubled companies. Since 1992, Commissioner Brown's first full year of office, the Department has shut down 21 insolvent companies. We will continue to clean up Louisiana's insurance industry.
BOSS simplifies the process into one step.
The software was introduced to more than 50 system trainees during a training session held at the Department of Insurance offices. The program will even return to the Council a completed application form that the senior may use for enrolling in key programs. The software package, which is being installed through joint effort of the DOI and the Office of Elderly Affairs, was developed by United Seniors Health Cooperative, a non-profit organization. The service will be offered to senior citizens free of charge. This can cause unnecessary suffering for older men and women faced with illness or medical emergencies when they are living on a fixed income.