Split Panel Reverses Ruling Denying Judgment For LIGA In Hurricane Coverage Spat

( July 21, 2026, 10:33 AM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A divided Louisiana appellate court granted a supervisory writ and reversed a lower court’s ruling denying summary judgment to the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) in a dispute over coverage for damage purportedly caused by two hurricanes, finding that the claims against LIGA were not covered claims because LIGA did not receive notice of the claims until after the claims bar deadline in the now-insolvent homeowners insurer’s liquidation order....