Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UK Pubs Group Sues Zurich, Liberty Mutual, MS Amlin for $1.2B Over COVID BI Losses
Jun 13 2022 // Britain’s biggest pubs group Stonegate, which is suing Zurich Insurance and two peers for 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) over lockdown losses, battled the COVID-19 pandemic “day by day, venue by venue,”...
People Moves: AXA XL Names Benet Global CUO, Succeeding Bewlay; Marsh’s Neild Joins Howden’s UK Cyber Retail Practice; MS Amlin Taps Compre’s Margetts for Strategy
May 25 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Howden and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Benet Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Succeeding Bewlay AXA XL has...
People Moves: Arch Hires Chaucer’s Bauckham for Terrorism, Political Violence & War Team; Dale Moves Into Marine Treaty With 2 Hires From MS Amlin
May 24 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Dale Underwriting Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Hires Chaucer’s...
Ski Mask and Assault-Rifle Water Gun Prank Leads to Killing of Mississippi Teen
May 24 2022 // A teen in Mississippi shot and killed another teen who approached his home with a toy gun that looked like an assault rifle while wearing a ski mask, authorities said. The teen killed was one of thee people who approached...
MS Amlin Partners With Insurtech Altelium to Offer Cover for Battery Energy Storage
May 24 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced a partnership with insurtech Altelium to offer a construction all-risk and operational all-risk insurance solution for battery energy storage...
Hearing Scheduled on Damages Owed by Mississippi Ex-Cop Who Killed Mother of Four
May 23 2022 // A former Mississippi police officer who shot and killed a sleeping woman should pay her four children a quarter-million dollars each for pain and suffering and a total of more than $300,000 to cover therapy, their aunt...
People Moves: QBE Hires RSA’s Germain as Group CIO; MS Amlin Taps AXIS’ Ferguson for Open Mkt. Property; Generali Names 3 for Italy, Global Business Lines
May 16 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Insurance, MS Amlin, and Generali. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Hires RSA’s Germain as Group Chief Information Officer QBE...
BXS Insurance Morphing to Cadence After Mississippi-Texas Bank Merger
May 4 2022 // The nation’s second-largest bank-owned insurance brokerage, BXS Insurance, is changing its brand name to Cadence Insurance, the company announced. The BXSI name is changing but the people are not, CEO Markham...
Mississippi’s Autopsy Backlog Worst in Nation
May 2 2022 // After Truitt Pace admitted to law enforcement that he beat and shot his wife, her family expected a swift conviction. The 34-year-old mother of three’s tiny frame was so bruised and traumatized that the funeral home...
Mississippi Pharmacist, Now in Florida, Gets 10 Years in $180M Cream Scheme
Apr 28 2022 // Federal prosecutors say a former Mississippi pharmacist has been sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison for a $180 million health insurance fraud scheme involving unnecessary prescriptions for expensive pain creams...
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Regions Eager for Flood Funding
Apr 19 2022 // When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home, destroying his furniture and the beloved framed photos of his twin sons kissing him on their...
Mississippi City’s Mayor Vetoes Use of Cameras to Catch Uninsured Drivers
Apr 11 2022 // Just as the idea of using street cameras to nab uninsured drivers seemed to be gaining strength, the mayor of a Mississippi city has vetoed it. “Every person who drives a vehicle should have insurance, per state...
Tornadoes Cause Limited Damage in Alabama, Mississippi
Mar 24 2022 // The same severe weather front that destroyed property in Texas and Louisiana also spawned at least six tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama, but damage appeared to limited. In Baldwin County, in south Alabama, emergency...
People Moves: Aon Names WTW’s Forrest as CEO of Insurance Consulting, Reinsurance Solutions; Pool Re Hires Former MS Amlin Exec Clementi as CEO, Succeeding Enoizi
Mar 24 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Pool Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names WTW’s Forrest as Global CEO of Insurance Consulting Team, Reinsurance...
Openly Opens for Business in Mississippi
Mar 22 2022 // Openly, a provider of homeowners insurance, announced that it is now open for business in Mississippi. The company, which sells policies through insurance agents, notes that its platform allows agents to obtain quotes in...
Mississippi City Latest to Use Cameras to Catch Uninsured Motorists
Mar 21 2022 // A program using cameras to catch motorists without auto insurance is gaining in popularity across the country, and has now been adopted in Mississippi, a state with one of the highest rates of uninsured drivers. The City...
People Moves: WTW Hires MS Amlin’s Singh; Optio Names Hartford’s Robinson as MD; MS Amlin Adds Sirius’ O’Donnell to Property
Mar 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, Optio Group and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires MS Amlin’s Singh for Climate Analytics, Exposure...
Miss. Supreme Court: No Sanctions for Insurer that Fought Septic Tank Order
Mar 8 2022 // In a workers’ compensation case that has been called “highly unusual,” Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau has avoided having to pay for a new septic tank, a new central air system and vehicle insurance for...
Rising Mississippi River Bars Most Nearby Construction
Mar 7 2022 // The Mississippi River hit a mark last week that bars most construction work near levees and triggers frequent inspections of those levees. The river edged two-hundredths of an inch (half a millimeter) above the trigger _ a...
Mississippi-based Cadence Combines Insurance, HR Subsidiaries
Mar 4 2022 // Cadence Bank, found in parts of the South and Midwest, has merged two of its own subsidiaries to provide customers with a wider range of financial, human resource and insurance services, the company announced. Cadence Bank...
