Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Mississippi Agents Pick Up the Pieces
Sep 19 2005 // In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and a...
There’s a Lot to Do in Katrina’s Wake
Sep 19 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to Louisiana and Mississippi makes one wonder, how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, and will it? Last week, I talked to several insurance...
Mississippi Agents Pick Up the Pieces
Sep 19 2005 // In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and a...
Editor’s Note: There’s a Lot to Do in Katrina’s Wake
Sep 19 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to Louisiana and Mississippi makes one wonder, how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, and will it? Last week, I talked to several insurance...
States Take on Hurricane Relief
Sep 19 2005 // The wheels of state governments across the continent are spinning into action to cope with the far-reaching devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Nearly all states are pitching in somehow. At least 40 states are providing...
Weathering the storm
Sep 19 2005 // Hurricane Katrina could be called an industry nightmare. Some insurers were still reeling from the effects of the Asian tsunamis and last year’s four hurricanes. Yet when Katrina struck in late August, she forced...
AIA Criticizes Mississippi Attorney General Hood’s Lawsuit As ‘Groundless’
Sep 16 2005 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s complaint, filed in state court to force insurers to pay for flood losses not covered by property insurance contracts is “groundless” and an attempt to...
PCI: Mississippi AG’s Lawsuit More About Politics than Justice
Sep 16 2005 // A lawsuit that attempts to force insurance companies to pay for flood insurance losses under homeowners insurance contracts filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood will, if successful, destroy the viability of every...
Nationwide Mutual Refutes Miss. AG Hood’s Allegations As ‘Unfounded’
Sep 16 2005 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has issued a statement it hopes will set the record straight regarding Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s acusations that insurance adjusters attempted to cheat Hurricane...
NAMIC Calls Miss. AG’s Suit ‘Outrageous’
Sep 16 2005 // “It is outrageous for an attorney general from a state that requires regulators to approve insurance forms to retroactively seek changes in coverage already scrutinized by Department of Insurance staff,” Roger...
Miss. AG Accuses Five Carriers of Attempting to Cheat Katrina Survivors
Sep 15 2005 // Five major insurance companies were sued on Thursday by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who charged that insurance adjusters attempted to cheat Hurricane Katrina survivors out of millions of dollars in...
Industry Opens Hurricane Insurance Information Center
Sep 15 2005 // In the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. insurance industry has established the Hurricane Insurance Information Center (HIIC) in Jackson, Mississippi. Additional centers will be opened in other Gulf Coast...
Fla. Teacher, Miss. Volunteer Receive InVEST Awards
Sep 14 2005 // A high school teacher from Orlando, Fla. and an insurance agent from Bay St. Louis, Miss. were honored by InVest at a “job shadow” breakfast held in New York at the Big “I” Convention. Renee Dubber...
Dale Cautions Miss. Insurance Committee Not to Force Companies to Pay Flood Insurance
Sep 13 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale told lawmakers at a joint House and Senate Insurance Committee meeting that it was unfair to attempt to force insurance companies to cover flood damage if homeowners did not...
Adjusters Prowl Through Miss. Coast Shambles; Television Reports Called an ‘Understatement’
Sep 12 2005 // Insurance adjusters now trudging through the rubble along the Mississippi coast report they have never seen such massive destruction: houses totally demolished, businesses destroyed and especially heavy damage in...
Miss. Commissioner Dale Urges Insurers to Pay ‘All’ Valid Katrina Claims
Sep 9 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has issued a bulletin to insurance companies urging insurers pay all valid claims from Hurricane Katrina. The bulletin warns insurers that if they deny a claim, they will be...
FAIA Dispatching CAT Team on Monday to Mississippi
Sep 9 2005 // A Florida Association of Independent Agents catastrophe team will be dispatched to Mississippi on Monday to assist the Mississippi Association of Independent Agents. FAIA offered assistance to the Mississippi association...
Lockton, Clients Ship Aid to Gulf Coast
Sep 8 2005 // Concerned about the time it seemed to be taking to deliver essential aid to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, Lockton Companies Inc., Kansas City, Mo., arranged direct and immediate shipment of supplies to southern...
State Farm Processing Over 200,000 Katrina Claims
Sep 8 2005 // State Farm, the largest insurer of homes and cars in the Gulf States, is servicing more than 223,000 property claims in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The number is expected...
SouthGroup Insurance’s Miss. Offices Back Online
Sep 7 2005 // “Last week, after Hurricane Katrina, it looked as if a bomb had exploded in Hattiesburg, Miss.,” Gray Montgomery, of SouthGroup Insurance Services told Insurance Journal. SouthGroup is headquartered in Jackson,...
