Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
No 397.8 Percent Wind-Pool Increase in Miss.; But No Final Decision
Jun 2 2006 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale says there is no way he will approve a 397.8 percent increase in wind pool insurance for coastal residents. “We will do everything we can to find avenues to offset that...
Miss. Reports on Successful Mediation Sessions
Jun 1 2006 // As of May 15, the Mississippi Insurance Department reports there have been 2,222 mediation requests as part of its Hurricane Katrina Mediation Program, with the success rate now at 85 percent. More than 350 scheduled...
Miss. Claims Payments Break Records
May 31 2006 // A record for property and casualty lines claims payment settlements and premium refunds was set by the Consumer Services Division in Mississippi from Jan. 1 to April 30, according to the Insurance Department. Since Jan. 1...
Perkins Named Mississippi Licensing Director
May 31 2006 // Robert “Bobby” Perkins has been named director of licensing for the Mississippi Insurance Department. Perkins follows Bea Smith, who retired from the Department last December, after 35 years of service. In...
Miss. Coastal Residents Struggle to Find Deeds, Records
May 26 2006 // Robert Genin embarked on a paper chase in Bay St. Louis, Miss. soon after Hurricane Katrina swamped the house he and his wife, Mary, bought here 35 years ago. The Aug. 29 storm washed away all his belongings, including...
Miss. Judge Rules Some State Farm Policy Exclusions Unenforceable
May 26 2006 // Provisions in a State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. policy that exclude certain damage from Hurricane Katrina are unenforceable, a federal judge in Gulfport, Miss. has ruled. A couple whose Long Beach home was damaged by...
State Farm Refusing Appraisal in Miss., Despite its Own Policy Language
May 25 2006 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. refuses to engage in the appraisal process in Mississippi to resolve Hurricane Katrina claims, even though its own policy mandates appraisal on demand when the amount of an insured loss is...
Dale Sets Public Hearing on Proposed Miss. Windpool Rate Increase
May 25 2006 // Insurance Commissioner George Dale has scheduled for June 5 a public hearing in Jackson, Miss. on a proposed rate increase by the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, which provides coverage for high-risk homes...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
May 22 2006 // The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana has been extensively reported, as has the fact that many people in those states did not have flood insurance coverage. As a result,...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
May 22 2006 // The initial decisions from Hurricane Katrina lawsuits provide some comfort to both insurers and insureds and potential warnings to insurance agents. The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi...
Miss. Medicaid Fraud Investigations Result in One Arrest, One Guilty Plea
May 18 2006 // Attorney General Jim Hood has announced the result of two investigations in Jackson, Miss. by the Medicaid Fraud Unit of the Attorney General’s Office. On May 11, Sara Delphine Williams of Smithdale, Miss. was...
Tobacco-trial Lawyer ‘Poster Child’ for Katrina Insurance
May 10 2006 // A private jet is waiting for Richard Scruggs, but first the millionaire lawyer wants to squeeze in a quick lunch. Smiles and nods greet him as he walks into Lu-Cher Doe’s Diner, a soul food restaurant down the street...
Dale Says He’ll Decide This Summer Whether to Run Again in ’07
May 10 2006 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale, facing the dual pressure of consumer complaints and companies’ requests for rate increases since Hurricane Katrina, says he’ll decide by the middle of this summer...
Hood’s comments called ‘hysterical, irresponsible’
May 8 2006 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s recent comments comparing the insurance industry to “Nazis” have been met with industry criticism. Among those responding was Charles M. Chamness, National...
Miss. lawmakers pass building code requirements for coastal counties
May 8 2006 // Progress was made this legislative session as Mississippi lawmakers passed requirements for tougher building codes and took steps to help ensure new construction in five coastal counties will better protect residents from...
Hood’s comments called ‘hysterical, irresponsible’
May 8 2006 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s recent comments comparing the insurance industry to “Nazis” have been met with industry criticism. Among those responding was Charles M. Chamness, National...
Miss. lawmakers pass building code requirements for coastal counties
May 8 2006 // Progress was made this legislative session as Mississippi lawmakers passed requirements for tougher building codes and took steps to help ensure new construction in five coastal counties will better protect residents from...
Dale Urges Miss. Coast Residents: Buy Flood Insurance
Apr 28 2006 // As another hurricane season fast approaches, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale is encouraging Mississippi Gulf Coast residents to buy flood insurance with a simple message, it’s a bargain considering the...
Miss. Wind Pool to Request Up to 400 Percent Rate Increase
Apr 26 2006 // Administrators of the Mississippi state wind pool, the insurer of last resort for a growing number of Hurricane Katrina victims, will be requesting a 400 percent increase in its rates, an attorney for the Mississippi...
FEMA Wants $4.7M in Mississippi Katrina Victims’ Benefits
Apr 24 2006 // More than 2,000 Mississippi residents have been notified that they must repay millions of dollars in federal Hurricane Katrina benefits that were excessive or, in some cases, fraudulent. The Federal Emergency Management...
