Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Miss. Gov. Announces Grants to Help Revitalize Coastal Communities
May 15 2007 // Grants to help with post-Katrina revitalization projects in 15 coastal Mississippi communities totaling more than $97.2 million will help fund projects such as new fire stations in Bay St. Louis, Moss Point, Picayune,...
Miss. Deals with Simulated Cat 3 Hurricane during Preparation
May 9 2007 // A simulated Category 3 hurricane hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Tuesday, and emergency operations officials said the drill could highlight the strengths – and weakness – in the state’s hurricane...
Judge Denies State Farm Motion to Dismiss Miss. Lawsuit
May 9 2007 // A federal judge has denied State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit against the insurer because the policyholders received an emergency Small Business Administration loan to help rebuild their...
Report Says Katrina Recovery Boosts Mississippi Economy
May 8 2007 // A new report says Mississippi recently has seen its strongest economic growth since the early 1990s, and most of the boost is from Hurricane Katrina recovery. The “Mississippi’s Business” report comes...
News Currents
May 7 2007 // Nationwide to readjust 500 Miss. Katrina claims Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will readjust claims for about 500 Mississippi policyholders whose homes were reduced to foundations by Hurricane Katrina, state Insurance...
Fortified building standards: Gulf Coast market salvation?
May 7 2007 // Concrete houses sprouting up in southern Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast region are more than just fortified structures that will protect their owners from up to 250 mph winds and 36 foot storm surges...
Allstate wins 29% statewide rate hike in Miss.; resumes coastal writings excluding wind coverage
May 7 2007 // Mississippi insurance regulators have approved a statewide rate increase of 29 percent for Allstate homeowner policyholders, the Northbrook, Ill.-based insurer reported. The company, in a written statement, attributed the...
Miss. Elections Commission: Running as Democrat is Dale’s Only Option
May 4 2007 // The Mississippi Elections Commission said this week that Insurance Commissioner George Dale should not be allowed to seek office this year as an independent. “The only relief Dale is entitled to would be placement on...
Miss. AG Suit, MetLife P&C Settlement Latest Katrina Claims Developments
May 3 2007 // Plaintiff attorneys at the Scruggs Katrina Group, headed by Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, said they have brokered an out-of-court settlement for 34 Met Life Property & Casualty policyholders in Mississippi...
Miss. Grants Rate Changes for Shelter, Brierfield
May 2 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has approved rate changes for homeowners policies written by Shelter Insurance Co. and commercial policies written by Brierfield Insurance Co. The highest increase in some...
Proposal Would Give La. AG Muscle in Insurance Disputes
Apr 30 2007 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood didn’t wait long to take on the insurance industry for denying the claims of thousands of policyholders after Hurricane Katrina. Less than a month after the Aug. 29, 2005, storm...
Miss. Dems Offer Ballot Spot But Dale Pursues Independent Run
Apr 30 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has asked a judge to let him run for re-election as an independent. Attorneys for the state are questioning whether the judge appointed to hear the candidacy challenge has the...
Figures
Apr 23 2007 // 7,512 The number of speeding citations issued in one weekend by North Carolina state and local police during Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed highway safety campaign. The campaign cited 5,254 motorists for speeding and...
News Currents
Apr 23 2007 // State Farm begins promised review of Miss. Katrina claims The State Farm Insurance Co. announced the details of how Mississippi policyholders can have their Katrina wind damage claims reevaluated under the agreement it...
Allstate Wins 29% Rate Hike in Miss.; Resumes Coastal Writings
Apr 20 2007 // Homeowners on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast face another insurance rate hike in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. Mississippi insurance regulators this week approved a statewide rate increase of 29 percent for Allstate...
Hearing Set for Ballot Challenge by Miss. Commissioner Dale
Apr 20 2007 // A judge has scheduled arguments for April 27 in a court challenge filed by Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale against the Mississippi Democratic Party’s decision to keep him off the Aug. 7 ballot. Circuit...
Nationwide Agrees to Readjust 500 Miss. Katrina Claims
Apr 20 2007 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will readjust claims for about 500 Mississippi policyholders whose homes were reduced to foundations by Hurricane Katrina, state Insurance Commissioner George Dale said. The so-called...
Judge Vows He’s Still Open to Mass Settlement of State Farm Katrina Claims in Miss.
Apr 18 2007 // A federal judge said this week that his “door is open” to a mass settlement of disputed insurance claims in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, but he won’t endorse a proposed class-action settlement of...
Miss. Court Upholds $1.5 Million Award for Railroad Injury
Apr 16 2007 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment against Canadian National/Illinois Central railroad in a favor of a worker injured in 2000 at the Jackson train yard. In the closely decided case, three...
State Farm Begins Reevaluation of Mississippi Katrina Claims
Apr 13 2007 // State Farm Insurance Co. announced the details of how Mississippi policyholders can have their Katrina wind damage claims reevaluated under the agreement it reached last month with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George...
