Mississippi News

South Carolina’s 2005 Reform Reducing Claims Against Doctors

South Carolina legislators considering restricting lawsuits against companies were told that fewer lawsuits are being filed since a 2005 state law limited costs for doctors. A company managing an insurance system for half the state’s doctors told a state Senate …

Gulfport Mayor Facing Insurance Allegations Won’t Run for Re-election

Gulfport, Mississippi Mayor Brent Warr, who is under indictment on several counts of fraud, will not run for re-election. Warr made the announcement this week in a videotaped message released by his office. Warr and his wife, Laura, are accused …

Louisiana, Mississippi Among Highest Homeowner Rates in 2006

Louisiana homeowners paid the third-highest home insurance rates in 2006, while Mississippi was hit with the sixth-highest average bill for coverage, according to a report by a national group of state insurance regulators. Although the report is the first since …

Scruggs Moved From Mississippi Halfway House to Prison

An attorney for Zach Scruggs, who along with his once-powerful lawyer father was convicted on a charge related to a judicial bribery conspiracy, says his client was not late reporting to a halfway house in Tupelo. Cal Mayo of Oxford, …

Zurich Integrated Products Expands into Southeast, South Central U.S.

Zurich North America Commercial will begin accepting new business in 11 South Central and Southeastern states through its new Zurich Integrated Products unit, which services commercial customers in between the small-to-middle market segments. Effective immediately, agents and brokers can submit …

Arkansas Motorcycle Helmet Bill Stalls

A proposal requiring motorcyclists to make a choice between wearing a helmet or carrying thousands of dollars in health insurance has been thwarted by a state Senate panel. The bill, which would have required motorcyclists to carry $10,000 in health …

Indiana Jury Awards $157 Million in Tree Stand Death

Jurors in Indiana have awarded a Lafayette woman $157 million in a lawsuit against the makers of a tree stand that malfunctioned, resulting in her husband’s death. Jurors deliberated for about an hour before reaching the verdict in Tippecanoe Superior …

Insureds Must Know What’s In Their Flood Policies

In this litigious day and age, lawsuits alleging breach of the insurance policies, bad faith, unfair claims handling, unfair settlement practices or negligence by an insurance agent are so common that they are not considered particularly unique. Attorneys, insurers, insureds …

The Paradox of Flood Insurance Coverage

You May Not Know What You Think You Know About Flood Insurance Claims The Fifth Circuit has held that insureds have a duty to read and understand the terms of their SFIP. Whether you are an attorney, an insurance agent, …

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