After months of separate discussion, State Farm and Allstate insurance companies reached an agreement with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney on homeowners insurance rate filings. Allstate will see a statewide average increase of 13.9 percent on policies with wind and …
Tropical Storm Fay made a record four landfalls on the northern Gulf Coast last month, drenching and damaging communities, crops, homes and businesses across the Florida peninsula. Gov. Charlie Crist received a major disaster declaration from President Bush. The federal …
20-17 The losing score for the Atlanta Falcons in the team’s Aug. 9 preseason opener against Jacksonville, a game that was started by quarterback Chris Redman, who used to sell property casualty insurance. Redman worked as an insurance agent at …
The Mississippi College Board gave the University of Southern Mississippi approval to spend $27.5 million to rebuild its Gulf Coast campuses devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years ago. The money will be a combination of insurance proceeds and federal reimbursements. …
Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in New Orleans, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten what happened after Hurricane Betsy caused catastrophic flooding four decades ago and again believe the federal government is constructing a levee system …
Mississippi’s rank as the leader in fire deaths in the nation could take a major blow soon and state fire officials couldn’t be happier. Their latest tool in the fight for fire death prevention is a nearly half-million dollar federal …
After months of separate discussion and negotiations, State Farm and Allstate insurance companies reached an agreement with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney on details of homeowners insurance rate filings. Allstate Property and Casualty Co. will see a statewide average increase …
F5 Tornado damage in Parkersburg, Iowa, May 25, 2008. Tornado damage, Windsor, Colo. Prior to 1990, the average number of tornadoes per year in the Continental US was 772. In the period from 1990 through 2007, the average was 1,215. …
A high-profile Mississippi lawyer was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to conspiring to bribe a judge. Richard “Dickie” Scruggs made millions through landmark lawsuits against tobacco, pharmaceutical and construction companies. He also sued insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina …
$900,000 The amount a Jackson County, Mississippi jury returned in a verdict for a Pascagoula couple who sued their insurer for unpaid Hurricane Katrina damages. Retired Navy Admiral James Lisanby and his wife sued USAA insurance for damage to their …
