Mississippi insurance commissioner News

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Chaney Re-Elected for Third Term

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, a Republican, was reelected to a third term in the office on Nov. 3, according to the Associated Press. A Mississippi native, Chaney is the state’s 11th Commissioner of Insurance and also serves as state …

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner to Run Unopposed in November

State election officials removed the Reform Party candidate for Mississippi insurance commissioner from the Nov. 3 ballot, saying it was impossible to know whether he had lived in the state long enough to run. The decision leaves Republican Mike Chaney …

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Chaney Wins Republican Nomination

Second-term incumbent Mike Chaney of Vicksburg has won the Republican nomination for insurance commissioner. He held off a challenge Tuesday from John Mosley, a body shop owner from Clinton. Mosley campaigned, in part, by saying insurance companies have gotten away …

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Being Challenged in Upcoming Primary

Second-term Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is being challenged in the Republican primary by John Mosley, a body shop owner who says insurance companies have gotten away with paying for less-than-perfect replacement parts to repair damaged vehicles. Chaney supporters criticize …

Many in Mississippi ‘Out of Luck’ as Health Insurers Shun Exchange

People in 36 of Mississippi’s 82 counties may not be able to buy health insurance through the new federal online marketplace when it starts enrolling customers in October. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said two insurers have announced offerings so far, …

Mississippi Insurance Chief Chaney Worried About Uninsureds

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he fears some people won’t be able to get health insurance when enrollment under the federal law opens in October. The Affordable Care Act was designed to provide affordable health insurance coverage to Americans …

Mississippi AG: State Insurance Chief Has Health Exchange Authority

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has the authority to establish and manage a health insurance exchange, according to a legal opinion by state Attorney General Jim Hood. Exchanges are online marketplaces where people can shop for insurance. Under the federal …

Mississippi Governor, Insurance Chief At Odds Over Health Insurance Exchange

Mississippi’s proposed health insurance exchange is in limbo because of a dispute between the governor and the insurance commissioner. Gov. Phil Bryant and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, both Republicans, disagree about which of them has authority to create a plan …

Trial Date Set for Insurance Fraud with Ties to Frankel, Vatican

More than a decade after it was filed, a federal judge in Mississippi has set a tentative trial date in a lawsuit stemming from scams run by a notorious financier who looted $200 million from insurance companies and created a …

Mississippi May Mandate Homeowner Insurance Discounts for Mitigation

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he is working with legislators on a bill that would require insurers to offer discounts to homeowners who have strengthened homes against wind damage. State officials told the Sun Herald that they hope the …