Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Sep 7 2009 // Grain Dealers/Main Street Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., an Indiana-domiciled regional property/casualty insurance company, will become an affiliate of Florida-based Main Street America if approved by the Indiana...
Mississippi Coast Benefits from U.S. Spending on Post-Katrina Projects
Sep 2 2009 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has 15 post-Hurricane Katrina coastal recovery projects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast budgeted at $132 million, including projects costing $30.5 million in Jackson County. Susan Rees,...
Numbers Tell of Reconstruction of Mississippi Since Hurricane Katrina
Aug 26 2009 // August 29 will mark four years since Hurricane Katrina pummeled Mississippi. Since then, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and other state and...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Criticizes State Farm’s 45% Coastal Rate Hike
Aug 25 2009 // State Farm is looking to raise coastal homeowners insurance rates in Mississippi an average 45 percent but the state regulator isn’t very receptive to the idea. “I am not going to approve the present...
Gulf Coast Can’t Forget Hurricane Camille of 40 Years Ago
Aug 19 2009 // Scouring an aerial photograph taken three days after Hurricane Camille crashed ashore on Mississippi’s Gulf coast, Richard Rose points to the spot where his father’s body washed into the chimney of a ruined...
Mississippi Commissioner Offers Alabama Advice on Coastal Insurance
Aug 14 2009 // The keys to holding down insurance premiums on the Alabama coast are strong enforcement of building codes, proper land use and mitigating homes against future disasters, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told...
Louisiana Retailers Mutual Converts to Holding Company System
Aug 11 2009 // Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation insurer, has received regulatory approvals from the Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi departments of insurance to convert to a mutual insurance...
Mississippi High Court to Hear Case Challenging Drunk Driving Test
Aug 4 2009 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to hear a driving under the influence (DUI) case that revolves around the theory of “retrograde extrapolation.” Retrograde extrapolation is determining whether a person...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Chaney to Run for Second Term in 2011
Aug 3 2009 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney has already decided to run for re-election in 2011. Chaney made the announcement during remarks at the Neshoba Fair. He acknowledged that when he first...
No Coverage for Wrongful Death in Shooting of Mississippi Robber
Jul 31 2009 // A Mississippi convenience store owner who shot and killed a robber cannot seek coverage under his general liability policy for a wrongful death suit brought the victim’s survivors, a federal court has ruled. The suit...
Challenges to Anti-Concurrent Cause Clauses Linger in Katrina Lawsuits
Jul 27 2009 // Hurricane Katrina, in addition to causing unprecedented damage and destruction, added significantly to the workload of state and federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi. Almost four years after the fact, those courts...
WWII Veteran Wins Malpractice Suit Against Hospital in Mississippi
Jul 24 2009 // A judge has awarded $749,000 to the estate of a World War II veteran who lost much of his vision during a surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Jackson, Mississippi. Charles West died May...
Allstate to Close Mississippi Claims Office; Employees Offered Transfers
Jul 24 2009 // Allstate Insurance will close its Mississippi phone-claims center by Oct. 30, eliminating 63 local jobs. The claims center in Ridgeland has been in operation for about 30 years. Allstate spokesman Mike Siemienas says 33...
GAO Reports Detail Problems With Katrina Disaster Response
Jul 23 2009 // As the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, four new reports by Congress’ investigative arm have found a wide range of problems with the federal government’s handling of the storm’s...
Governors’ Conference Puts Spotlight on Katrina Recovery in Mississippi
Jul 21 2009 // Governors attending their national convention in Biloxi on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have seen signs of Hurricane Katrina recovery — glitzy casinos packed with tourists, new condominium towers rising along the...
Supporters See $40 Million in Mississippi Windpool Subsidies As Economic Stimulus
Jul 20 2009 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has signed legislation to help control insurance costs for coastal property owners. Business supporters of the bill contend it will also serve as an economic stimulus. The bill appropriates...
Further Challenges to Anti-Concurrent Cause Clauses
Jul 20 2009 // Hurricane Katrina brought the question of the validity and applicability of ACCs to the forefront. Hurricane Katrina, in addition to causing unprecedented damage and destruction, added significantly to the workload of...
Travelers Insurance Urges Regional Zones, Federal Role for Wind Coverage
Jul 20 2009 // One of the nation’s largest insurers has unveiled a plan to shift the authority for regulating rates for hurricane wind coverage from state regulators to an independent federal commission. Mississippi Gov. Haley...
Mississippi Names Haire Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Jul 2 2009 // Mark Haire, general counsel for the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID), has been named deputy commissioner by Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney. Haire, a Mississippi native, is a graduate of Mississippi College and...
TAPCO Underwiters Now Offering E&S Services to Mississippi Agents
Jul 1 2009 // TAPCO Underwriters, Inc., a Burlington, North Carolina-based excess and surplus lines managing general agency, is now offering its services to retail insurance agents in Mississippi. TAPCO is known for its unique service...
