Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney News

Mississippi Urges Residents to Invest in Flood Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney has issued a strong recommendation to residents of the state to secure flood insurance and noted several new private flood carriers have entered the state’s flood insurance market. According to a May 1 bulletin, …

Mississippi Insurance Department Adds Tina Parker to Consumer Team

The Gulf Coast office of the Mississippi Insurance Department is expanding its services to coastal consumers with the addition of Tina Parker to its staff, Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney has announced. Parker, a resident of Ocean Springs, will be …

10 Years After Katrina/Rita Louisiana Citizens’ Market Share at 1.8%

The market share of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort — Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.— has declined from 9.8 percent to 1.8 percent in the 10 years after back-to-back Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the state and its property …