311 The number of policyholders out of 452 investigated who received a larger discount on their home insurance premium for storm mitigation steps than they should have from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The state-backed insurer reported that 39 aren’t getting …
The former chief of the New Sight Volunteer Fire Department has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with seven years suspended for embezzlement. Mike Boyd pleaded guilty this week in Lincoln County Circuit Court. The Brookhaven Daily Leader reported …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (the Big “I”) has awarded Mississippi insurance agent Ronnie Tubertini with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its members. Tubertini, who is CEO of SouthGroup Insurance Services …
What began as a comprehensive school bus safety bill is still alive at the Capitol, but in a weakened form. The House Judiciary A Committee approved the bill on Monday, a day before a legislative deadline for committees to act …
Foodborne illnesses cost the United States $152 billion in health-related expenses each year, according to a study released by consumer and public health groups on Wednesday. Food safety advocates are hoping that the study will boost efforts in Congress to …
Toward the end of 2009, it appeared that a number of issues with the possibility of creating significant political and social changes were on the verge of becoming law before stalling or imploding. One such issue with serious implications for …
State Farm will offer discounts in Mississippi beginning May 1 for homes and rental property strengthened against wind damage. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told The Sun Herald that he approved State Farm’s plan to offer the mitigation discounts. They will …
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says Safeco Insurance plans to offer homeowners insurance, including wind coverage, in south Mississippi. Chaney says the company will offer 500 to 1,000 homeowner policies wind coverage beginning in mid-March. Some companies have restricted wind …
The former chief of the New Sight Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with embezzlement. District Attorney Dee Bates told the Brookhaven Daily Leader that 37-year-old Mike Boyd was being held in the Lincoln County Jail on $100,000 bond after …
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants a meeting with two federal agencies to seek information about efforts to certify five levee systems in three southwestern Illinois counties. Durbin and other overseers of the levees in Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties …
