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National Producer Licensing Need “Throughout the current financial crisis, the state insurance regulatory system continues to show how well it protects both individual consumers and businesses. Although the system has worked effectively to ensure insurer solvency and look after policyholders, …

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Mississippi Jury Says No to Asbestos Claim for $4.5 Million

A Claiborne County jury has ruled that three companies do not owe a Mississippi man anything for his claims he suffered from silicosis after using their products. Lawyers for 73-year-old Eugene Westrope of Hazlehurst asked jurors for $4.5 million in …

Coastal Insureds, Insurers Brace for Start of New Hurricane Season

As the 2009 hurricane season arrives, many homeowners are finding insurance is either more expensive, or harder to get. Homeowners from New York to Florida and in the Gulf Coast region are again seeing premiums rise and coverage change. And …

Declarations

10 Years “Unless there’s some Einstein out there that knows something none of us do, the prevailing thought among the researchers is that a good 24-hour forecast of intensity change is a goal, a stretch goal, that might be attainable …

Miss. Attorney General Hood Keeps State Farm Deal Secret

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has asked a court to block renewed efforts to make public a settlement agreement between his office and insurer State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. that was part of their feud over claims from Hurricane …

Unsecured Foreclosed Homes Pose Huge Risk as Hurricane Season Opens

Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors in Lehigh Acres — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? His simple answer: “A lot …

Dismissal of Engineering Firm from Mississippi Katrina Case Upheld

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a judge’s ruling that dismissed an engineering firm from a lawsuit involving a Hurricane Katrina damage case. David and Marilyn Aikens, of Pass Christian, Miss., appealed U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter …

5th Circuit Upholds Ruling in Katrina Damage Case

A federal appeals court upheld a judge’s ruling that dismissed an engineering firm from a lawsuit involving a Hurricane Katrina damage case. David and Marilyn Aikens, of Pass Christian, Miss., appealed U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr.’s ruling to dismiss …

Actor Freeman Sued Over Mississippi Car Crash

Attorneys for Morgan Freeman have until July 6 to respond to a lawsuit filed by the woman who was with the actor the night of a car crash last August. Demaris Meyer has sued Freeman for negligence. The lawsuit against …