Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Legislators End Miss. Session Without Impacting Insurers Much
Apr 24 2003 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), the regular session of the Mississippi legislature adjourned this month, with lawmakers passing a $3.6 billion budget and passing only a few bills...
Central Miss. Storms More Expensive Than Expected
Apr 17 2003 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale announced that the recent storms that hit central Mississippi are turning out to be much more expensive than previously thought. Dale said preliminary numbers on the cost of...
Atnip Pleads Guilty in Mississippi
Mar 20 2003 // Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore and Insurance Commissioner George Dale announced that Gary L. Atnip, the former chief financial officer for Martin Frankel, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail...
Doctors in Fla. and Mississippi Protest Med-Mal Costs
Jan 28 2003 // Over 800 Florida doctors and a dozen in Mississippi protested rising costs of malpractice insurance by staying off the job. According to Associated Press reports, doctors in the Palm Beach County area protested by...
Med-Mal Report Sent to Miss. Legislature
Jan 7 2003 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale presented a report on the affordability and availability of medical malpractice insurance in the state of Mississippi to the state Legislature. The Mississippi Department of...
Mississippi Grants State Farm Homeowners Increase
Jan 6 2003 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale announced that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. was granted modified rate hikes for homeowners insurance consisting of a 19.9 percent increase statewide, and a 25 percent...
They Did It Their Way
Dec 16 2002 // When you’re compiling a list of top 10’s, there is always the fear of leaving someone off, admitting someone who maybe does not deserve the billing or having the players out of order of importance. Believe me,...
Alliance Praises Tort Reform in Miss.
Dec 6 2002 // A tort reform measure that passed the Mississippi Legislature is a sound step forward toward more complete civil justice reform in the state, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. “HB 19 is a tremendous...
SIAA Adds Master Agency in Miss.
Dec 5 2002 // SIAA Inc., a national network of independent insurance agencies, announced that The Insurance Mart Inc. of Jackson, Miss. has established Mississippi Insurance Alliance Inc. (MIA) as a SIAA Strategic Master Agency. Robbie...
AIA Applauds Passage of Miss. Tort Reform Measure
Nov 27 2002 // The Mississippi State Legislature enacted compromise legislation facilitating compromise tort reform, a move hailed by the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Legislators clearly understood that a healthy business...
MS/B and Alacrity Services LLC Form Alliance
Nov 14 2002 // Atlanta-based provider of structural loss estimates and direct repair programs for property insurers, Alacrity Services LLC—owner of ptc-NET(TM)—and Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MS/B), a provider of building cost...
Mississippi Upgrades Fire District
Nov 13 2002 // Insurance Commissioner George Dale announced that the Mississippi State Rating Bureau has upgraded the fire prevention and fire protection facilities of a Rankin County fire protection grading district. The fire prevention...
Miss. Governor Signs Med Mal Bill
Oct 10 2002 // The Mississippi Governor’s Office announced that Governor Ronnie Musgrove signed medical malpractice reforms into law in a ceremony held at the state capital. The bill becomes effective January 1, 2003. Musgrove had...
CDS Business Mapping Adds Miss. Protection Class Lookups to Risk Meter Online Mapping Service
Sep 11 2002 // CDS Business Mapping, a provider of mapping solutions for insurers, announced that Protection Class codes for Mississippi are now available through its Risk Meter Online (www.riskmeter.com) mapping service. Using the...
MS Frontier Re Rated ‘AA’
Aug 7 2002 // Standard & Poor’s has assigned its ‘AA-‘ insurer financial strength rating to MS Frontier Reinsurance Ltd. (MSFR), based on its superior capitalization, its strategic importance to its parent, Mitsui...
Miss. Fire Districts Upgraded
Jul 3 2002 // The Mississippi State Rating Bureau upgraded the fire prevention and fire protection facilities of three Copiah County fire protection grading districts, according to the state insurance department. The fire prevention and...
Frankel Pleads Guilty in Miss.
Jun 10 2002 // Former financier Martin Frankel, accused of defrauding more than $200 million from insurance companies, has pled guilty to corruption charges in Mississippi. According to the Associated Press, Frankel pled guilty to nine...
Home linked to Frankel Case Sold
Jan 28 2002 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale sold a home seized from a principal in the Martin Frankel financial fraud case and earmarked the proceeds for the companies looted by the former fugitive. According to the...
Top 10 Stories of 2001
Dec 17 2001 // Recollections and Renewal: Looking Back at 2001 with an Eye to the Future This is the year that was. It is one that many people will be glad to see come to an end because the new year always brings hope—for a rebirth,...
Are Producers Always the Agents of Insurers’
Sep 3 2001 // Texas has a statute, section 21.02 of the Insurance Code, which makes insurance intermediaries the legal agents of carriers for many purposes. Lots of people believe producers are always the agents of insurers with respect...
