All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Sep 5 2005 // ARKANSASForged 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sep 1 2005 // In what New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called ‘A Desperate SOS,” city, state and federal officials worked into the evening Thursday trying to evacuate refugees from the Louisiana Superdome, who are headed to...
Aug 31 2005 // As New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told the media Wednesday that deaths in the greater New Orleans area from Hurricane Katrina could rise into the thousands, President Bush and his administration declared a public health...
Aug 31 2005 // Insurance adjusters are scrambling around South Florida, where before crossing into the Gulf of Mexico and becoming a catastrophic hurricane, Katrina slapped Dade and Broward counties with damages experts estimate from...
Aug 31 2005 // In what New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called ‘A Desperate SOS,” city, state and federal officials worked into the evening Thursday trying to evacuate refugees from the Louisiana Superdome, who are headed to...
Aug 29 2005 // As Hurricane Katrina moves out of Louisiana and into neighboring Mississippi, officials with the Louisiana State Police told Insurance Journal Monday afternoon that conditions do not warrant residents or adjusters...
Aug 28 2005 // Officials, residents and tourists went into the evening hours Sunday in New Orleans and surrounding areas watching the skies. As rain began to fall and winds picked up, The Big Easy could be in line for a direct and...
Aug 28 2005 // Based on the current track and forecast intensity (as of Sunday afternoon), insured losses from Hurricane Katrina’s second landfall on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. could be even more devastating than previous...
Jul 19 2005 // Increased online services to insurance carriers, agencies and producers that do business with the Mississippi Insurance Department have been announced by Insurance Commissioner George Dale. The improvement in services is...
Jul 19 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has cautioned everyone to be “prepared and vigilant” for what could be a very active hurricane season.When it was unsure where Hurricane Dennis would go,...
May 31 2005 // May 30 through June 3 has been dedicated as Hurricane Awareness Week in Mississippi by the Mississippi Emergency Management Association.High wind speeds, tidal surge and tornadoes associated with hurricanes always grab...