A federal appeals court sided with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. last Thursday in a key Mississippi case related to hundreds of lawsuits over damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that …
A simulated Category 3 hurricane hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Tuesday, and emergency operations officials said the drill could highlight the strengths – and weakness – in the state’s hurricane plan. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency coordinated the two-day …
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will readjust claims for about 500 Mississippi policyholders whose homes were reduced to foundations by Hurricane Katrina, state Insurance Commissioner George Dale said. The so-called “slab cases” on the Gulf Coast have been the most contentious …
Gov. Haley Barbour signed a new law on March 22 designed to shore up Mississippi’s insurer of last resort and to bring economic stability to a state still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. After Katrina plowed across the state Aug. 29, …
Mississippians will be eligible for income tax credits on some long-term health insurance premiums, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Haley Barbour. The law says taxpayers can get credit for up to $500, or 25 percent, of “the …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said he will seek legislation aimed at blocking State Farm Insurance Cos. from refusing to write new homeowners and commercial policies in the hurricane-battered state. Hood’s plan would require any company that writes automobile insurance …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said he will seek legislation aimed at blocking State Farm Insurance Cos. from refusing to write new homeowners and commercial policies in the hurricane-battered state. Hood’s plan would require any company that writes automobile insurance …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale held a public hearing on a proposed insurance bill of rights, saying the provisions would help policyholders understand exactly what coverage they have. Dale hopes to have the provisions included in policies by April, though …
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 Hurricane Katrina. “My family can’t understand …
Sen. Dean Kirby says slashing prohibitively high insurance rates on the Mississippi coast is as much about economic development as it is about insurance. Kirby, chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, made the comments after lawmakers met last Thursday to …
