A bill that would install a slew of safety measures into Pennsylvania’s long-outdated law protecting coal miners received unanimous approval from a state Senate committee this week. The bill, which is headed for a floor vote in the full Senate …
Former eight-term Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi, George Dale, joined Adams and Reese LLP as a Senior Governmental Affairs Advisor (non-lawyer) and a member of the Governmental Relations. Adams and Reese Managing Partner, Charles “Chuck” P. Adams Jr., said Dale’s accomplishments, …
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. The wind pool is the insurer …
Although Midwesterners worry most about tornadoes, snow and ice storms, lurking in the back of every homeowner’s mind is the knowledge that we, like our California brethren, lie just above a major earthquake fault line — New Madrid. Although no …
$72 Million The value of assets seized from Martin Frankel, a former financier convicted of stealing from insurance companies. Outgoing Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale said the assets were seized by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service as a …
Experts are particularly concerned that not all colleges are following recommended counterterrorism procedures After more than a decade in counterterrorism, Jim McGee can no longer relax and enjoy watching a sports event. The fans look like potential victims of terrorism …
Gov. Charlie Crist has asked three trial lawyers to review documents for a possible class-action lawsuit against property insurers, alleging that the industry hasn’t passed on savings to consumers as required by Florida law. Crist asked his general counsel and …
Giant insurance broker Marsh announced changes to its global organizational structure as well as several senior management appointments. Marsh said its global insurance broking business will be consolidated into two geographic divisions: U.S./Canada and International. As part of this combination, …
Frankel-y Speaking “I consider the role the Mississippi Insurance Department has played in bringing Mr. Frankel and his co-conspirators to justice to be one of the finest accomplishments during my time in office.” —Long-time Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale, who …
Some fire departments in south Mississippi are struggling to fill vacancies as firefighters leave for better paying jobs. Officials in Petal, Miss., are trying to recruit qualified people to work in the physically demanding and dangerous profession with a starting …
