Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Weathering the storm
Sep 19 2005 // Hurricane Katrina could be called an industry nightmare. Some insurers were still reeling from the effects of the Asian tsunamis and last year’s four hurricanes. Yet when Katrina struck in late August, she forced...
AIA Criticizes Mississippi Attorney General Hood’s Lawsuit As ‘Groundless’
Sep 16 2005 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s complaint, filed in state court to force insurers to pay for flood losses not covered by property insurance contracts is “groundless” and an attempt to...
PCI: Mississippi AG’s Lawsuit More About Politics than Justice
Sep 16 2005 // A lawsuit that attempts to force insurance companies to pay for flood insurance losses under homeowners insurance contracts filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood will, if successful, destroy the viability of every...
Nationwide Mutual Refutes Miss. AG Hood’s Allegations As ‘Unfounded’
Sep 16 2005 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has issued a statement it hopes will set the record straight regarding Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s acusations that insurance adjusters attempted to cheat Hurricane...
NAMIC Calls Miss. AG’s Suit ‘Outrageous’
Sep 16 2005 // “It is outrageous for an attorney general from a state that requires regulators to approve insurance forms to retroactively seek changes in coverage already scrutinized by Department of Insurance staff,” Roger...
Miss. AG Accuses Five Carriers of Attempting to Cheat Katrina Survivors
Sep 15 2005 // Five major insurance companies were sued on Thursday by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who charged that insurance adjusters attempted to cheat Hurricane Katrina survivors out of millions of dollars in...
Industry Opens Hurricane Insurance Information Center
Sep 15 2005 // In the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. insurance industry has established the Hurricane Insurance Information Center (HIIC) in Jackson, Mississippi. Additional centers will be opened in other Gulf Coast...
Fla. Teacher, Miss. Volunteer Receive InVEST Awards
Sep 14 2005 // A high school teacher from Orlando, Fla. and an insurance agent from Bay St. Louis, Miss. were honored by InVest at a “job shadow” breakfast held in New York at the Big “I” Convention. Renee Dubber...
Dale Cautions Miss. Insurance Committee Not to Force Companies to Pay Flood Insurance
Sep 13 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale told lawmakers at a joint House and Senate Insurance Committee meeting that it was unfair to attempt to force insurance companies to cover flood damage if homeowners did not...
Adjusters Prowl Through Miss. Coast Shambles; Television Reports Called an ‘Understatement’
Sep 12 2005 // Insurance adjusters now trudging through the rubble along the Mississippi coast report they have never seen such massive destruction: houses totally demolished, businesses destroyed and especially heavy damage in...
Miss. Commissioner Dale Urges Insurers to Pay ‘All’ Valid Katrina Claims
Sep 9 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has issued a bulletin to insurance companies urging insurers pay all valid claims from Hurricane Katrina. The bulletin warns insurers that if they deny a claim, they will be...
FAIA Dispatching CAT Team on Monday to Mississippi
Sep 9 2005 // A Florida Association of Independent Agents catastrophe team will be dispatched to Mississippi on Monday to assist the Mississippi Association of Independent Agents. FAIA offered assistance to the Mississippi association...
Lockton, Clients Ship Aid to Gulf Coast
Sep 8 2005 // Concerned about the time it seemed to be taking to deliver essential aid to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, Lockton Companies Inc., Kansas City, Mo., arranged direct and immediate shipment of supplies to southern...
State Farm Processing Over 200,000 Katrina Claims
Sep 8 2005 // State Farm, the largest insurer of homes and cars in the Gulf States, is servicing more than 223,000 property claims in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The number is expected...
SouthGroup Insurance’s Miss. Offices Back Online
Sep 7 2005 // “Last week, after Hurricane Katrina, it looked as if a bomb had exploded in Hattiesburg, Miss.,” Gray Montgomery, of SouthGroup Insurance Services told Insurance Journal. SouthGroup is headquartered in Jackson,...
News Briefs
Sep 5 2005 // ARKANSAS Forged State Check Scam Centers on Ark. Arkansas Attor-ney General Mike Beebe’s office said it is among several state and federal agencies investigating an international scam involving forged copies of State...
Miss. Insurers Directed to Grant Grace Periods in Hurricane-Impacted Areas
Sep 2 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has requested all insurance companies doing business in Mississippi to grant a 60-day grace period for collection of insurance policy premiums owed by residents of the state...
TDI Offers Assistance to Katrina Victims
Sep 2 2005 // Many consumers from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama have relocated to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. While it is uncertain when they will be able to return to their homes, those leaving flooded areas may have...
Hundreds of Adjusters Traveling Toward Damaged Areas, But Have Few Places to Stay
Sep 2 2005 // Teams of hundreds of insurance adjusters have been dispatched to begin evaluating and filing claims in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. They expect to start their tedious jobs right after Labor day, now that they are...
IIAT Spearheads Aid Drive for Hurricane Katrina Victims
Sep 2 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas is spearheading a relief effort of agent donations by contributing $25,000 to assist independent agents in Louisiana, Mississippi and other states who are victims of Hurricane...
