A year after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Mississippi has begun to distribute grant checks to homeowners to help them rebuild property that was damaged by the huge storm. As of Monday, the state had paid out 40 grants …
A federal judge’s ruling that damage from wind-driven water isn’t covered on standard homeowner policies should motivate more Mississippians to purchase flood insurance, says state Insurance Commissioner George Dale. The purchase of policies through the National Flood Insurance Program is …
Representatives of State Farm Insurance Co. are on a media tour in Mississippi to give a more positive image to the company as it and others in the industry fend off lawsuits filed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Mike …
A federal jury in Jackson, Mississippi ruled last Friday against five families who claimed their children’s mental disabilities were caused by lead paint peeling from in their decades-old apartments. Attorneys for Dallas-based paint manufacturer NL Industries, Inc., had argued the …
