Mississippi News

Reinsurance Executives Tour Fortified Home in Mississippi

Nearing the end of a years-long highly specialized residential construction project, one Hurricane Katrina survivor has become a regular stop for insurance industry representatives touring along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In some ways, Scott Sundberg of Pass Christian, Miss., is …

Declarations

A Case by Case Basis “TWIA’s guidelines are, and will continue to be, to look at each claim on an individual case by case basis and determine if the damage claim is covered under their policy.” โ€”Jerry Johns, a spokesman …

Correction: In the Aug. 4, 2008, issue of Insurance Journal, an article titled “Agents Weigh Independence, Commissions, Markets When Choosing Agency” on page N10 incorrectly stated that ARM International is owned by Arthur J. Gallagher. ARM International is owned by …

Correction

In the Aug. 4, 2008 issue of Insurance Journal, the article “Agents Weigh Independence, Commissions, Markets When Choosing Agency” on page N10 incorrectly stated that ARM International is owned by Arthur J. Gallagher. ARM International is owned by its shareholder …

New Markets

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4 Arrested on Charges of Faking Mississippi Car Accident

The Mississippi attorney general’s office says four people have been arrested on charges they staged a car accident in Yazoo County to collect insurance money. Attorney General Jim Hood says the four have been charged with conspiracy to commit insurance …

State Regulators See No Trickle-Down from AIG Parent to Insurance Units

State regulators from across the country say that the problems at parent company American International Group are unlikely to trickle down to affect its insurance operations that come under their regulatory supervision. The commissioners also maintain that conservative, state-based regulation …

Ike Pummels Louisiana-based Restaurants

Three years after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans’ restaurant industry to its knees, Hurricane Ike has delivered a crippling blow to three New Orleans area restaurant families. Middendorf’s, the legendary seafood house in Manchac, La., was so badly flooded by …

Residents in Gustav-damaged Mississippi Counties OK’d for Aid

Residents in three Mississippi counties — Hancock, Harrison and Washington — are approved for individual disaster assistance as a result of damages from Hurricane Gustav which struck the state on Labor Day. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that Gov. …

Public Hearing In Mississippi to Highlight Coastal Insurance Issues

The Mississippi House of Representatives Insurance Committee will host a public hearing to discuss housing and insurance issues in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Gustav and Ike. State Rep. and Chairman Walter Robinson Jr., along with members of the House …