Mississippi News

State Farm Sues Mississippi Attorney General over Criminal Probe

State Farm Insurance Cos. is suing Mississippi’s attorney general for allegedly violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer’s handling of claims on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, according to court papers unsealed last week. State …

News Currents

National Transportation Safety Board still investigating bridge collapse Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)continue to interview motorists who were on the Interstate 35W bridge when it collapsed more than two months ago and expect to conclude their investigation …

My New Markets

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Forensic says it doesn’t want to interfere with Lampton’s investigation, but argues that its employee’s hard drive may contain privileged information that should remain confidential. Katrina adjuster seeks to block Miss. grand jury access to hard drive An engineering firm …

10 S.C. setback on workers’ comp

Commission rejects Gov. Sanford’s order on standards 10 Private market in Fla. takes on Citizens’ policies Insurers pick up 173,000 policies from the state-backed insurer 10 Workers comp rate decisions News from Fla. and N.C. regulators 12 In the hot …

Figures

14 The number of South Carolina homeowners receiving grants of up to $5,000 each to help strengthen their homes against the high winds associated with hurricanes and other natural disasters. The S.C. Safe Home Grant Program was established in June …

People

Medical liability insurer Medicus Insurance appointed Jason Muesse as Southwest Regional Market manager. He will work out of Medicus’ Austin, Texas, office. Muesse will take on the new responsibility of business development in the Southwest region after having worked at …

Whistleblower lawsuit against insurers dismissed

A federal judge has thrown out a so-called “whistleblowers’” lawsuit that accuses insurance companies of overbilling the federal government for Hurricane Katrina’s flood damage to Louisiana homes. Allan Kanner, the New Orleans-based attorney who filed the suit on behalf of …

My New Markets

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My New Markets

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