Latest Mississippi Headlines
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People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of U/W Mgmt, UK & Lloyd’s; LSM Hires BNP’s Faulkner to Lead Digital Strategy in Europe; MS Amlin Beefs Up U/W Team
Jan 9 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of Underwriting Mgmt, UK...
Update: Florida Consultant on Demotech Alternatives Faced Issues in Other States
Dec 1 2022 // A Mississippi-based consulting firm hired to figure out Florida’s insurance company financial rating conundrum has faced scrutiny in other states after audits found improper disbursement of funds, long delays in...
Tornadoes Kill 2 in Alabama, Damage Homes and Businesses in Mississippi
Nov 30 2022 // Tornadoes and high winds destroyed a fire station, damaged homes and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Alabama, as the storm front moved into eastern states Wednesday morning. Local news reports and the...
Suspect Arrested in Connection With 7 Fires Across Mississippi’s Capital
Nov 10 2022 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with seven fires set across Mississippi’s capital city early Tuesday. At least two of the buildings set ablaze in Jackson were churches; one...
People Moves: Dale Enters Marine Re With 2 MS Amlin Hires; Chubb Taps AGCS’ Turberville as Head of Hull, Global Mkts.; Argenta Names Blackwell Head of Property
Nov 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Dale Underwriting Partners, Chubb and Argenta. A summary of these new hires follows here. Dale Underwriting Offers Marine Reinsurance With 2 Hires From MS...
EPA Says Water in Mississippi Capital Now Safe to Drink
Nov 3 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Monday that the water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drink, after months of sampling at a treatment plant overwhelmed by August flooding that caused wide...
Cleanup After Five Tornadoes Touched Down in South Alabama, Mississippi
Nov 1 2022 // Residents and businesses are cleaning up after at least five tornadoes touched down in a severe weather outbreak along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast. No injuries or deaths were reported after the Saturday...
People Moves: MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance; WTW Global Aerospace Heath Names PIIQ’s Heath to Lead Aerospace
Oct 24 2022 // MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance Paul Evans MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd., the Lloyd’s market re/insurer, announced the appointment of Paul Evans as senior underwriter Marine...
Worker Admits Dumping Industrial Waste into Jackson, Mississippi Sewer System
Oct 20 2022 // An employee of a Mississippi wastewater hauling company pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for his part in illegally discharging industrial waste into the capital city’s sewer system. William Roberts, an...
MS Amlin Underwriting Fined $11 Million for Risk Management Failings
Oct 20 2022 // The Bank of England said on Thursday it had fined insurer MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd (MSAUL) 9.695 million pounds ($10.84 million) for failings in its governance, controls and risk management which spanned five years. The...
One Killed, Two Injured After Falling into Grain Storage Bin in Mississippi
Oct 18 2022 // One man died and two were injured Thursday after they all fell into a grain storage bin at a farm in the Mississippi Delta. Multiple law enforcement and rescue personnel responded to the scene near U.S. Highway 82 in Itta...
Insurers Win Key Parts of Stonegate COVID-19 Business Interruption Case: MS Amlin
Oct 17 2022 // Insurers have won key parts of a complex legal battle with British pubs group Stonegate, MS Amlin said after Monday’s judgment on the 1 billion pound ($1.13 billion) lawsuit against three top insurers over losses...
Lloyd’s Re/Insurer MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. Promotes Carrier to CEO
Oct 11 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced the appointment of Andrew Carrier as chief executive officer. Carrier, currently MS AUL’s chief underwriting officer (CUO), will take up...
People Moves: MS Amlin’s Slabbert Named CEO of MSIG Holdings
Oct 11 2022 // U.S. insurer and reinsurer MSIG Holdings reported that Johan Slabbert has been named chief executive officer of the Warren, New Jersey-based company. Slabbert, currently CEO at MS Amlin Underwriting Limited, will assume...
Mississippi River Reopens to Barge Traffic After Low Water Closures
Oct 11 2022 // Two stretches of the southern Mississippi River were reopened to commercial traffic over the weekend after dredging operations deepened the shipping channel near Memphis, Tennessee, and near Stack Island, Mississippi, the...
U.S. Barge Backlog Swells on Parched Mississippi River
Oct 5 2022 // Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels halted shipments of grain, fertilizer and other commodities on the critical waterway, shipping...
Mississippi to Get $221M to Address Flood Risks
Oct 4 2022 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday it will spend almost $800 million to address flood mitigation, coastal storm damage protection and address supply chain resilience. About $221 million will address flooding...
Mississippi River Low Water Level Threatens Barge Traffic
Oct 3 2022 // Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop harvests begin. Some Mississippi River communities between St. Louis and New...
Mississippi State Sorority Treasurer Sentenced in $4M Embezzlement
Sep 20 2022 // A woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $3 million in restitution for embezzling money from a Mississippi State University sorority. The Northeast Mississippi Daily...
State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit with Mississippi AG
Sep 19 2022 // Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments to policyholders, leaving the state to compensate homeowners. The settlement says...
