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Miss. AG’s Katrina case moved to state court
Jan 7 2007 // A federal judge agreed to transfer Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages from federal to state court. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. ruled...
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Jan 7 2007 // Miss. AG’s Katrina case moved to state courts A federal judge agreed in late December to transfer Missis-sippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages from...
Study: La. Slipping Very Slowly Into the Gulf of Mexico
Jan 3 2007 // A new report by scientists studying Louisiana’s sinking coast says the land is not just sinking, it’s sliding ever so slowly into the Gulf of Mexico. The new findings may add a kink to plans being drawn up to...
Miss. Gov. Barbour Says Katrina Recovery, Budget Top 2007 Agenda
Jan 2 2007 // Hurricane Katrina recovery remains near the top of Gov. Haley Barbour’s agenda as Mississippi lawmakers begin their 2007 session on Tuesday. The governor says he’s waiting to hear back from the U.S. Department...
Miss. Doctors to Receive 20% Premium Refunds
Dec 29 2006 // The Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi is refunding up to 20 percent of premiums to its physician customers. According to Michael D. Houpt, MACM president and CEO, the malpractice insurance refund has been made...
Miss. AG Hood Urges Insurers Settle Not Fight Katrina Claims
Dec 28 2006 // Fifteen months after Hurricane Katrina left gaping holes in the Gulf Coast landscape, many insurance claims remain unsettled and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is not happy. He says he would be happier if some of...
Miss. AG’s Katrina Case Against Insurers Moved to State Courts
Dec 28 2006 // A federal judge agreed this week to transfer Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages from federal to state court. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr....
Miss. AG’s Katrina Suit Moved to Gulf Coast Federal Court
Dec 26 2006 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s civil lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages has been moved from federal court in Jackson to one in Gulfport. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate...
Miss. art museum relocation awaits FEMA, insurance monies
Dec 25 2006 // Leaders who run Biloxi’s Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art are reluctantly considering abandoning its incomplete and storm-damaged beachfront site designed by acclaimed architect Frank Gehry. They could end up moving...
Miss. court: rental firm not liable if driver lies
Dec 25 2006 // Rental car companies are not liable for accidents that result from their unknowingly leasing a car to a motorist who lies about having a valid driver’s license, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled. The court, in...
Insurance issues have been key in Southeast’s ongoing recovery
Dec 25 2006 // While Mother Nature was nicer to the Southeast and the insurance industry in 2006 than she was in 2005, her potential for destruction was never far from the minds of those living and rebuilding in the Southeast. Insurance...
Miss. court: rental firm not liable if driver lies
Dec 24 2006 // Rental car companies are not liable for accidents that result from their unknowingly leasing a car to a motorist who lies about having a valid driver’s license, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled. The court, in...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – Southeast
Dec 24 2006 // While Mother Nature was nicer to the Southeast and the insurance industry in 2006 than she was in 2005, her potential for destruction was never far from the minds of those living and rebuilding in the Southeast. Insurance...
Miss. Couple Appeals Katrina Wind v. Water Ruling
Dec 22 2006 // A Pascagoula, Miss. couple, who lost a lawsuit against an insurance company over damages from Hurricane Katrina, has filed notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court in Gulfport. Court officials said the notice of...
Miss. Commissioner Promises Consumers an Insurance Bill of Rights
Dec 22 2006 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale says he is working on a bill of rights for consumers, patterned after similar programs in Maryland and Florida. Dale, in a civic club speech this week in Gulfport, said no...
State Farm to Begin Excluding Wind Coverage in Miss.
Dec 18 2006 // A State Farm Insurance Co. executive says the company is no longer offering wind coverage for new customers in Mississippi’s six southernmost counties and is reviewing whether to continue extending the coverage on...
Relocating Miss. Art Museum Depends on FEMA, Insurance Monies
Dec 13 2006 // The possibility of locating the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art back in downtown Biloxi and abandoning its storm-damaged and incomplete beachfront site designed by Frank Gehry is one of the options museum leaders are...
Miss. recovery impeded by business insurance hikes
Dec 11 2006 // Hurricane Katrina only damaged the eaves of Morris Strickland’s shopping center a few miles from the Ocean Springs, Mississippi beach. The damage cost less than $2,000, and stores leasing space in Eagle Plaza quickly...
Suit against Miss. agent over flood policy advances
Dec 11 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their...
Suit against Miss. agent over flood policy advances
Dec 10 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their...
