Alabama Gov. Bob Riley appointed Brock Long to serve as director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Long has served in emergency management at the state and federal levels specializing in hurricane planning and response. Riley and Long met with …
High winds buffeted Mississippi as a storm system passed through Tuesday, injuring a Jones County resident and causing damage and power outages statewide. The extent of the Jones County victims’ injuries was unclear Tuesday night, though the person was taken …
A Mississippi homeowner whose lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina damage ended with a jury verdict that favored his insurance company said Tuesday he has no plans to file an appeal in the case. On Monday, an eight-member jury ordered USAA Casualty …
A federal judge refused to let Mississippi jurors consider punitive damages against an insurance company after they handed down a verdict Monday that favored the insurer in a dispute with policyholders over Hurricane Katrina damage. At the end of a …
The state’s new insurance commissioner says Mississippi Gulf Coast residents can expect an insurance rate increase this year. Commissioner Mike Chaney spoke Monday at the opening of the Insurance Department’s coast office in Gulfport, Miss. Chaney, who took office this …
In an effort to make the Mississippi Insurance Department more accessible to the state’s coastal residents, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney opened the department’s new office in Gulfport, Miss. “The department is opening this office full time, as a service …
Mississippi health officials hoped to come with a plan last week to restore ambulance service in 23 counties left hanging when Alabama-based Emergystat shut down. Emergystat, based in Vernon, Ala., notified Mississippi officials Jan. 23 that it had halted operations. …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood must testify in a lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that accuses him of violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer’s handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal …
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Mississippi’s new Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he is working with lawmakers and state wind pool officials to lower rates that increased 90 percent for homeowners and 162 percent for businesses after Hurricane Katrina. Chaney, a Vicksburg businessman who was …
