Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Miss. Gov. Barbour Expected to Sign HB 722, Raise PIP Coverage to $25,000
Mar 28 2005 // Mississippi House Bill 722, a measure to increase motorists’ liability insurance coverage from $5,000 to $25,000 has been send by the House to Governor Haley Barbour for his signature. “It’s just asking...
Miss. Senate Tightens ‘Proof of Insurance’ Requirements
Mar 9 2005 // A bill which will require Mississippi motorists to show proof of insurance when they have a vehicle inspected, are stopped at a roadblock or buy a new automobile license plate was passed yesterday by the Senate. The House...
Ala., Miss. Coverage for Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists
Feb 8 2005 // Physicians, surgeons and dentists in Alabama and Mississippi will now have non-standard medical malpractice coverage available from NAS Insurance Services of Encino, Calif. In addition, NAS is considering malpractice to...
Miss. Legislators Debate Raising Auto Liability Limits
Feb 4 2005 // The Mississippi Legislature is considering raising automobile liability limits which could increase insurance premiums in the state. The Mississippi House and Senate each passed legislation on Thursday that for the first...
Court Reconsidering Miss. Crop Insurance Fraud Case
Dec 22 2004 // A two-and-a-half year old federal crop insurance fraud case has resurfaced in Mississippi, with questions arising about if a 1998 cotton crop was insurable. In 2002, Judge Neal Biggers, dismissed four federal crop...
MISS. SUPREME COURT THROWS OUT $80M VERDICT:
Dec 20 2004 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has thrown out an $80 million damage award involving a breach of contact lawsuit in Copiah County. The justices said the case was erroneously filed in Mississippi and should have been filed in...
Third Annual Report Identifies ‘Judicial Hellholes’
Dec 15 2004 // The third annual “Judicial Hellholes” report – a ranking of the worst courts in the United States – shows a disturbing scenario for one Illinois county. As a result of what happens in the Hellhole...
PCI Urges Miss. Supreme Court to Reverse Local Court’s Punitive Damage Decision
Dec 2 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is urging the Mississippi Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that mandates insurance companies to provide coverage for punitive damages in automobile...
Miss. Supreme Court Overturns $80 Million Breach of Contract Verdict
Nov 22 2004 // An $80 million damage award involving a breach of contract lawsuit was thrown out of court on Monday by the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson. The justices said the case was erroneously filed in Mississippi and should...
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS RETURNS TO MISS.:
Nov 8 2004 // Travelers–the nation’s second-largest commercial insurance company–have told him they are returning to Mississippi. “Those who said tort reform would do no good were wrong,” Dale said....
State Farm Easing Miss. Homeowner’s Growth Restrictions as Part of Commitment to Magnolia State
Nov 2 2004 // Mississippi’s largest insurer, State Farm, is easing its homeowner’s growth restrictions in the state. According to Commissioner of Insurance George Dale, this announcement demonstrates the company’s...
Miss. Trustmark Bank to Acquire Fisher-Brown Agency
Nov 2 2004 // Trustmark Corporation, parent of Jackson, Miss.-based Trustmark National Bank, announced today it will acquire Fisher-Brown Inc., an insurance agency in northwest Florida. Fisher-Brown will become a wholly owned subsidiary...
Underinsurance Problem Improves, Says MS/B
Oct 5 2004 // Undervaluation statistics for U.S. homeowners business continue to improve, according to Peter M. Wells, senior vice president of Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MS/B). MS/B, a provider of building cost data and estimating...
Hennessey Agency Joins Leavitt Group
Oct 4 2004 // The Hennessey Agency, an independent insurance broker located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, has joined the Leavitt Group, a national company with nearly 100 agency locations. John Hennessey, president of the Hennessey will...
Miss. Residents Receive Disaster Aid
Sep 23 2004 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and voluntary agencies continue to help Mississippians recover from Hurricane...
President Declares Disaster Areas for Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
Sep 16 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Bush ordered the release of federal disaster funds and emergency resources for...
Miss. Gov. Barbour Asking Residents in Southern Locales to Evacuate Due to Ivan
Sep 15 2004 // In the last 24 hours, Gov. Haley Barbour urged Mississippians in the state’s three coastal counties to evacuate immediately in anticipation of Hurricane Ivan’s arrival, scheduled for late tonight or early...
RMS: Potential Losses for Ivan $4 to $10 Billion
Sep 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. could range from $4 to $10 billion if Hurricane Ivan follows the latest...
Okla. Impeachment Panel to Wrap Up Aug. 26
Aug 6 2004 // A special legislative committee that is considering recommending the impeachment of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, who allegedly placed a campaign donation from a Mississippi man in his personal checking...
Miss. Nominee Chosen as 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year
Aug 5 2004 // Ruth Phillips, CISR, CPIW, of the Morrell Agency Inc., in Magnolia, Mississippi, was awarded the 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) and the...
