Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BXS Insurance Morphing to Cadence After Mississippi-Texas Bank Merger
May 4 2022 // The nation’s second-largest bank-owned insurance brokerage, BXS Insurance, is changing its brand name to Cadence Insurance, the company announced. The BXSI name is changing but the people are not, CEO Markham...
Mississippi’s Autopsy Backlog Worst in Nation
May 2 2022 // After Truitt Pace admitted to law enforcement that he beat and shot his wife, her family expected a swift conviction. The 34-year-old mother of three’s tiny frame was so bruised and traumatized that the funeral home...
Mississippi Pharmacist, Now in Florida, Gets 10 Years in $180M Cream Scheme
Apr 28 2022 // Federal prosecutors say a former Mississippi pharmacist has been sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison for a $180 million health insurance fraud scheme involving unnecessary prescriptions for expensive pain creams...
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Regions Eager for Flood Funding
Apr 19 2022 // When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home, destroying his furniture and the beloved framed photos of his twin sons kissing him on their...
Mississippi City’s Mayor Vetoes Use of Cameras to Catch Uninsured Drivers
Apr 11 2022 // Just as the idea of using street cameras to nab uninsured drivers seemed to be gaining strength, the mayor of a Mississippi city has vetoed it. “Every person who drives a vehicle should have insurance, per state...
Tornadoes Cause Limited Damage in Alabama, Mississippi
Mar 24 2022 // The same severe weather front that destroyed property in Texas and Louisiana also spawned at least six tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama, but damage appeared to limited. In Baldwin County, in south Alabama, emergency...
People Moves: Aon Names WTW’s Forrest as CEO of Insurance Consulting, Reinsurance Solutions; Pool Re Hires Former MS Amlin Exec Clementi as CEO, Succeeding Enoizi
Mar 24 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Pool Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names WTW’s Forrest as Global CEO of Insurance Consulting Team, Reinsurance...
Openly Opens for Business in Mississippi
Mar 22 2022 // Openly, a provider of homeowners insurance, announced that it is now open for business in Mississippi. The company, which sells policies through insurance agents, notes that its platform allows agents to obtain quotes in...
Mississippi City Latest to Use Cameras to Catch Uninsured Motorists
Mar 21 2022 // A program using cameras to catch motorists without auto insurance is gaining in popularity across the country, and has now been adopted in Mississippi, a state with one of the highest rates of uninsured drivers. The City...
People Moves: WTW Hires MS Amlin’s Singh; Optio Names Hartford’s Robinson as MD; MS Amlin Adds Sirius’ O’Donnell to Property
Mar 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, Optio Group and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires MS Amlin’s Singh for Climate Analytics, Exposure...
Miss. Supreme Court: No Sanctions for Insurer that Fought Septic Tank Order
Mar 8 2022 // In a workers’ compensation case that has been called “highly unusual,” Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau has avoided having to pay for a new septic tank, a new central air system and vehicle insurance for...
Rising Mississippi River Bars Most Nearby Construction
Mar 7 2022 // The Mississippi River hit a mark last week that bars most construction work near levees and triggers frequent inspections of those levees. The river edged two-hundredths of an inch (half a millimeter) above the trigger _ a...
Mississippi-based Cadence Combines Insurance, HR Subsidiaries
Mar 4 2022 // Cadence Bank, found in parts of the South and Midwest, has merged two of its own subsidiaries to provide customers with a wider range of financial, human resource and insurance services, the company announced. Cadence Bank...
Parts of Mississippi Valley, Mid-South Under Tornado Watch
Feb 17 2022 // A tornado watch is in effect for parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee until 6:00 p.m. CST, Thursday Feb. 16, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS said to expect “Severe thunderstorms...
Mississippi Capital Replaces Faulty Water Meters – One of Many Upgrades Needed
Feb 17 2022 // Mississippi’s capital city is installing new meters to try to correct one problem with its water system. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said that residents may soon see Utility Metering Solutions employees in...
People Moves: BHSI Promotes Alder-Smurthwaite, Emson for UK Casualty; Marsh Names Faull Head of Climate & Sustainability Risk; MS Amlin Appoints 4 for Risk Team
Feb 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), Marsh and MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Promotes...
People Moves: Trustmark Elevates King to General Counsel
Feb 11 2022 // Trustmark Corp., a publicly traded banking and insurance company based in Mississippi, has named Michael King general counsel. King most recently served as vice president and senior legal counsel to Trustmark, and has...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine; Beazley Names MS Amlin’s Hunter for Open Mkt. Property; TigerRisk Hires Liberty’s Hodges for Analytics, Int’l
Feb 8 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE, Beazley and TigerRisk Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine QBE has appointed Kevin Shallow as...
Mississippi Pharmacist Sentenced in $180 Million Cream Scheme
Jan 28 2022 // A Mississippi pharmacist was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud private insurance companies and a healthcare program for military members, retirees and their...
Mississippi High Court Faults Evanston Exclusion Policy in Plant Explosion
Jan 25 2022 // Evanston Insurance Co. may yet be required to pay for damages under an excess liability policy following a 2014 fish oil plant explosion killed one man and injured others, the Mississippi Supreme Court said this week. The...
