The two men running for Mississippi insurance commissioner say encouraging competition is the key to reducing rate payers’ costs as the state continues its recovery from Hurricane Katrina. But that’s about where the candidates’ similarities end. During a luncheon Monday …
Southern governors and insurance executives met late last month in Biloxi, Miss., about the challenges of keeping insurance coverage in coastal areas that are vulnerable to hurricanes, but they reached no consensus on how to best solve the complex problem. …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale says he sees no conflict in his having been represented in a ballot dispute by Greg Copeland, an attorney who is a longtime lobbyist for the insurance industry. “Yes, he is in my campaign. I …
Mississippi’s longtime insurance commissioner, George Dale, is back on the Democratic Party primary ballot. Calhoun County Circuit Judge Henry Lackey on Monday reversed a Democratic Executive Committee decision that had removed Dale from the Aug. 7 party primary. Lackey said …
A new report says Mississippi recently has seen its strongest economic growth since the early 1990s, and most of the boost is from Hurricane Katrina recovery. The “Mississippi’s Business” report comes from the Center for Policy Research and Planning in …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale says he’ll take legal action to fight the Mississippi Democratic Party executive committee’s decision to remove him from the ballot. “I intend to continue to be a candidate for insurance commissioner and look forward to …
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. will re-examine more than 35,000 Mississippi policyholder claims filed after Hurricane Katrina and “make millions of dollars available” for additional payments, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale said Monday. Dale said the agreement between his …
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 of Housing and Urban Development on his …
A group of Mississippi lawmakers last week quizzed some makers of modular homes about the quality and construction of their products. But after hours of discussion, legislators left the Capitol without making recommendations on the policy proposal at hand — …
