All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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 MarineQBE has appointed Kevin Shallow as...
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...
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...
Jan 21 2022 // Mississippi is moving closer to joining most other states in allowing people to use marijuana to relieve medical conditions.The state House voted 104-14 Wednesday to pass a bill that would create a medical marijuana...
Jan 21 2022 // A man gets assaulted at work by two co-workers. Is the man’s recourse for his injuries limited only to the exclusive remedy of the workers’ compensation system?The Mississippi Supreme Court this month said,...
Jan 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson and Hiscox.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires Canada Risk & Broking Leader, Europe/UK Practice Leader for...
Jan 6 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer, announced its Singapore-based operation has launched its second local special purpose reinsurance vehicle (SPRV).Called Phoenix 2 Re Pte....
Dec 15 2021 // The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products.As is typical, the high court did not say anything in turning away the case, which...
Dec 2 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin and Ardonagh Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Corporate Services Ltd. (MS ACS) announced that Matt Pasterfield will be...
Dec 1 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, and two new roles at MS Amlin and broker Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Marsh’s Monaghan as GB...
Oct 27 2021 // Mississippi’s governor says residents in eight counties can now apply for federal help with Hurricane Ida expenses, and 19 counties can get public aid.Approval for help through the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Oct 25 2021 // Allen appointed as Head of Financial Lines for Oneglobal BermudaOneglobal Broking, the London-based specialist broker, announced that Christina Allen will join Oneglobal Bermuda as head of Financial Lines. Allen will...
Oct 22 2021 // Two lawsuits claim that hundreds of children have been exposed to dangerous lead levels through the drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, a city that has been facing water system problems for years.One lawsuit...
Oct 8 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at reinsurance broker Lockton Re and two insurers: Atrium Underwriters and MS Amlin Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re Bermuda...
Sep 30 2021 // The Mississippi state health officer said that he’s concerned about how the Health Department would receive money for its part in licensing and regulating a proposed medical marijuana program.Dr. Thomas Dobbs said...
Sep 29 2021 // MS Amlin AG (MS AAG), the global reinsurer, announced its entry into the agriculture reinsurance market with the hire of Rinat Bektleuov as product group lead underwriter. Bektleuov joined the business in August 2021 and...
Sep 27 2021 // Mississippi House and Senate negotiators said that they have agreed on a proposed medical marijuana program. Leaders are expected to ask Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to call the Legislature into session to put the plan into...
Sep 23 2021 // The board that governs Mississippi’s public universities has voted to prohibit schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff.The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning...
Sep 21 2021 // Global reinsurer MS Amlin AG announced the appointment of Robert Wiest as chief executive officer. Wiest will take up the role on Jan. 3, 2022 and will be based in Zurich, Switzerland.He replaces Christopher Beazley who...