Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Federal Judge Puts Part of State Farm Katrina Settlement on Hold
Jan 27 2007 // The federal judge who must sign off on a proposed $50 million class action settlement involving State Farm’s handling of Hurricane Katrina claims has said he needs lots more information before agreeing to the deal...
State Farm Storm Surge Settlement Could Scare Insurers from Mississippi Market
Jan 26 2007 // A landmark legal settlement with State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. promises to jump-start the rebuilding process for thousands of Mississippi homeowners devastated by Hurricane Katrina, but critics warn the deal could...
Miss. AG Hood Turns Up Heat on Insurers to Settle Katrina Disputes
Jan 26 2007 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, fresh from a settlement with State Farm over a class action lawsuit and thousands of other disputed Hurricane Katrina property insurance claims, wants other insurers to follow State...
Miss. Commissioner Dale to Run for Eighth Term
Jan 24 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale said he will seek re-election to the post he has held since 1975. Dale, 66, had been considering retiring from public office, but felt the needs of Mississippians dealing with...
State Farm Settles Miss. Katrina Lawsuits; Agrees to Reopen Other Miss. Claims
Jan 24 2007 // State Farm Insurance has agreed to settle a Mississippi class action brought by more than 600 policyholders involving property claims related to Hurricane Katrina and reopen thousands of additional Katrina claims. There is...
Ex-State Farm Adjusters Tell Miss. Grand Jury of Katrina Claims
Jan 23 2007 // A Mississippi grand jury probing State Farm Insurance Co.’s handling of claims after Hurricane Katrina heard testimony this week from two sisters who turned over reams of internal claims records to investigators...
Miss. Commissioner Sets Hearing for Consumer Bill of Rights
Jan 23 2007 // Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance George Dale twill hold a public hearing for the his proposed regulation regarding a homeowner insurance policyholder bill of rights. The hearing will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday,...
State Farm Settles a Miss. Katrina Lawsuit Before Trial
Jan 22 2007 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. settled out of court last Friday with a Mississippi policyholder whose lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina damage was scheduled to be tried next week in federal court. State Farm settled with...
Rep. Thompson: Miss. Katrina Ruling Will Prompt Probe of Insurers
Jan 15 2007 // A federal judge’s ruling in favor of a Biloxi couple in a Hurricane Katrina insurance lawsuit will prompt a congressional investigation into insurance companies’ denial of claims, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.,...
After Record 2006, P/C Insurers See Promising 2007 Ahead
Jan 15 2007 // Property/casualty insurers should be able to build on the momentum of 2006 to deliver another profitable year in 2007 if they maintain discipline on price, a group of industry observers told insurance executives attending...
Key Federal Katrina Ruling Favoring Homeowners Surprises Industry
Jan 12 2007 // In a Hurricane Katrina claims decision that surprised the insurance industry, a federal judge ruled that State Farm did not provide sufficient evidence to prove what damage to a Mississippi family’s house was caused...
Judge Orders 83 Katrina Claims Cases, Including Sen. Lott’s, to Mediation
Jan 11 2007 // A federal judge on Wednesday ordered into mediation dozens of lawsuits policyholders filed against insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina. Several of the cases sent to mediation, which accuse the insurance companies...
Miss. House Votes $30 Million for Wind Pool; Bill Moves to Senate
Jan 11 2007 // Trying to keep a lid on rising commercial insurance costs along the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi House approved a bill Wednesday to put $30 million into the wind pool program. The House vote was 119-1. The proposal moves to...
Miss. Congressman Calls for Federal Probe into Insurers’ Katrina Practices
Jan 10 2007 // U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor has called for a congressional investigation into the post-Hurricane Katrina practices of private insurance companies. Taylor, D-Miss., made the announcement Monday at a public forum in Ocean...
Miss. Jury Hears Opening Statements in Katrina Suit Against State Farm
Jan 10 2007 // Even as the Mississippi attorney general negotiates a potential settlement with State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., an eight-person jury began hearing opening statements Tuesday in one of hundreds of insurance lawsuits...
Miss. Commissioner Dale Undecided on Seeking New Term
Jan 9 2007 // State Insurance Commissioner George Dale said he has not decided whether to seek re-election this year, saying he is weighing family obligations and a desire to help Mississippi with the challenges still looming after...
Miss. AG’s Katrina case moved to state court
Jan 8 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...
Miss. vows insurance consumers’ bill of rights
Jan 8 2007 // 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 said no legislative action is required. He said a public...
Miss. AG’s Katrina case moved to state courts
Jan 8 2007 // 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 federal to state court. U.S. District Judge L.T....
Miss. vows insurance consumers’ bill of rights
Jan 7 2007 // 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 said no legislative action is required. He said a public...
