Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Guilty Plea: Mississippi Woman Embezzled $600K from 2 Louisiana Employers
Jun 30 2021 // Federal prosecutors say a Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling a total of more than $600,000 from two Louisiana employers. Christy Bartholomew, 39, of Hattiesburg, pleaded guilty earlier this week to wire...
People Moves: Arch’s Kashuba, TransRe’s Robinson to Ascot; Marsh’s Little to MS Amlin; Allianz’ Schaefer to Howden
Jun 25 2021 // These international People Moves detail new hires at two Lloyd’s insurers (Ascot and MS Amlin) and broker Howden. A summary of these appointments follows here. Insurer Ascot Group announced the expansion of its U.S....
AM Best Revises Mississippi Farm Bureau Outlooks to Negative
Jun 24 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty...
Mississippi Yards Flood Due to Barge Stuck on Alabama Dam
Jun 17 2021 // A barge is stuck against a dam in Alabama, causing flooded yards in Mississippi, officials said. The barge can’t be removed from the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam in Aliceville, Alabama, until the water goes down, Lowndes...
Managed Care Firm Centene to Pay $55.5M to Settle Mississippi Overcharging Claim
Jun 16 2021 // JACKSON, Miss. — A managed care company has agreed to pay Mississippi $55.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused one of its subsidiaries of overcharging the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy benefits...
Insurance Agent Turns Guide for Bear Hunters in Mississippi
Jun 16 2021 // LIBERTY, Miss. — On June 2, Tom Lewis left his office at Liberty Insurance Agency to serve as guide for a group of bear hunters. In this case, the “hunters” were researchers from Mississippi State University...
Mississippi Governor Urges Medical Marijuana Law After Court Nixes Ballot Measure
Jun 9 2021 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he wants legislators to put a medical marijuana program into state law after the state Supreme Court recently overturned one that voters approved. “I support the will of the voters....
FBI Offers Reward for Information on Walmart Fires in Alabama, Mississippi
Jun 8 2021 // Federal investigators are offering $2,500 rewards for tips leading to people who set fires inside Walmart stores in Alabama and Mississippi. The FBI posted Saturday security camera photos of masked people inside stores in...
Mississippi Town Looks to Insurance After Fire Ravages Historic Train Depot, Museum
Jun 2 2021 // McCOMB, Miss. — A massive fire wrecked a Mississippi city’s train depot and museum, a beloved restored landmark that dates back to McComb’s founding as a railroad town. No cause has been immediately...
Mississippi Residents Call for Special Session on Medical Marijuana at Capitol Protest
May 27 2021 // People protested Tuesday near the Mississippi Capitol and the state Supreme Court building to demand that Gov. Tate Reeves call legislators into special session to restore a medical marijuana initiative that voters...
Mississippi City Receives $492K Federal Grant to Map Contaminated Sites
May 21 2021 // A Mississippi city is getting a $492,000 federal grant to list and assess contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial sites and to get local residents interested. Target areas are downtown Natchez and the Adams...
After Miss. Supreme Court Ruling, Lawmakers Look to Revive Marijuana Program
May 19 2021 // Some Mississippi lawmakers say they want Gov. Tate Reeves to call them back to the Capitol for a special session to revive the state’s initiative process. Others want a chance to quickly revive discussion of a...
Lawsuit Filed by Business Over Mississippi City’s COVID Restrictions Dismissed
May 18 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit a fitness gym filed against a Mississippi city claiming the city violated business owners’ rights when it forced non-essential businesses to close to help mitigate the...
Mississippi Supreme Court Kills Voter-Backed Medical Marijuana Initiative
May 17 2021 // Mississippi will remain in the minority of states without a medical marijuana program after the state Supreme Court on Friday overturned an initiative that voters approved last fall – a decision that also limits...
EPA Says Water OK to Drink in Miss. Capital City as Treatment System Struggles
May 14 2021 // Environmental Protection Agency officials met with Jackson leaders Tuesday to discuss severe issues with the water system in Mississippi’s capital city. They said fixing the system will take years and cost millions...
People Moves: Marsh’s Daudt to Oneglobal; MS Amlin’s Boreham to Africa Specialty Risks; Zurich’s Jadav to AXA XL; RFIB’s Hallett to SiriusPoint
May 14 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Oneglobal Broking, Africa Specialty Risks, AXA XL and SiriusPoint. A summary of these new hires follows here. Oneglobal Broking, the London based...
People Moves: AXA XL Canada Names 5 Underwriters; MS Amlin Appoints 2 at Reinsurance Business
May 13 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at AXA XL and MS Amlin. AXA XL announced that it has added five Toronto-based underwriters to strengthen its casualty, professional liability and...
4 People Killed When Plane Crashes into Mississippi Home
May 7 2021 // A small plane crashed into a house in Mississippi late Tuesday, killing a man inside as well as a toddler and two adults from Texas who were on board, authorities said. Two National Transportation Safety Board...
3 Killed by Tornadoes from Southeast Storms; 12 Twisters Confirmed in Mississippi
May 5 2021 // Much of the South faced more severe weather Tuesday that has killed at least three people, spawned tornadoes Sunday night and Monday and damaged homes and uprooted trees from Mississippi to West Virginia. Parts of Texas,...
Storms Spawn Tornadoes Across Southeast, Damage Reported in Mississippi
May 4 2021 // Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, destroying homes and uprooting trees before the storm system moved into Atlanta, prompting residents Monday to seek shelter in Georgia’s largest city....
