Mike Chaney News

Mississippi Regulator Advises Holiday Decorating With Safety in Mind

This Christmas, hanging the stockings by the chimney is not the only holiday decorating that needs to be done with care. Mississippi’s Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney recommends that everyone decorate for the holidays with fire safety …

Mississippi Ending 11-Year Old Insurance Fraud Case Involving Frankel

Mississippi officials are dropping the remnants of an 11-year-old lawsuit after collecting as much money as they think they can get in reparations for insurance fraud by a convicted financier who claimed Vatican ties. Attorneys for Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike …

Mississippi May Mandate Homeowner Insurance Discounts for Mitigation

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he is working with legislators on a bill that would require insurers to offer discounts to homeowners who have strengthened homes against wind damage. State officials told the Sun Herald that they hope the …

Chaney Sworn-In for Second Term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner

Mississippi inaugurated seven of its eight statewide elected officials on Thursday — everyone except the new governor. The swearing-in ceremony in the House chamber included Tate Reeves as lieutenant governor, Jim Hood as attorney general, Delbert Hosemann as secretary of …

11 States Proceed with Surplus Lines Tax Clearinghouse; Group Names Officers

Eleven states that have formed a cooperative to streamline collection and allocation of surplus lines taxes are moving ahead with its organization. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney has been chosen chairman of the governing committee of the newly …

Mississippi Property Insurance Rates Leveling Off: Chaney

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says property insurance rates in Mississippi have leveled off for the time being. Chaney told a meeting of the Gulf Coast Business Club that more carriers have entered the insurance market but many of them …

Mississippi Commissioner Chaney to Run for Reelection

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has officially announced his intention to seek a second term. Chaney was first elected to office in November 2007 when he beat Democrat Gary Anderson by taking 57 percent of the vote. Chaney succeeded long-time …