March 25, 2020
As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements. David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the American …
November 7, 2019
Mississippi’s insurance commissioner was re-elected to a fourth term Tuesday. Mike Chaney, a Republican, defeated his Democratic challenger Robert Amos of Byram who does private job training. A former state lawmaker from Vicksburg, Chaney, 75, said he will continue trying …
November 30, 2018
Georgia Republican and former deputy insurance commissioner Jim Beck has been elected as the state’s next insurance commissioner, according to final election results. In a close race against insurance agent Janice Laws in the state election to replace Georgia Insurance …
November 7, 2018
The race for the next Georgia Insurance Commissioner was too close to call Wednesday morning, according to local media outlets in the state. Republican and former deputy insurance commissioner Jim Beck had a slight lead over Democrat and insurance agent …
November 6, 2018
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ decision not to seek re-election this year opened up the playing field for the state’s top insurance post for the first time since 2010. Hudgens, a Republican, announced in July 2017 he would not run …
August 2, 2018
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has announced he will run for re-election for a fourth term in 2019. Multiple media outlets reported 74-year-old Chaney’s announcement Wednesday, made at the Nashoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., and a spokeswoman from the …
August 9, 2017
Jim Beck, a businessman, entrepreneur, and a former deputy insurance commissioner, has announced his candidacy for Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. Beck, a Republican, has more than 30 years of experience working in the industry, including for an independent …
July 18, 2017
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens will not seek re-election for a third term as Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Insurance. In a letter to Georgians, Hudgens announced his decision, saying …
November 21, 2013
Kansas, North Dakota and other state insurance commissioners snubbed a meeting with President Barack Obama set up to discuss allowing some people to keep medical plans that don’t meet the requirements of the U.S. health law. Six commissioners e-mailed their …