All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 28 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for what forecasters say could be...
Apr 26 2023 // Mississippi insurance producers age 65 and older who have at least 25 years in the business no longer need to keep up with continuing education requirements, according to a law that took effect this month. House Bill 1084,...
Apr 25 2023 // A South African teenage farm worker who suffocated to death after falling into a grain storage bin would still be alive had a Mississippi soybean farm followed federal workplace safety standards, inspectors with the U.S....
Apr 20 2023 // STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – The Metropolitan Airports Commission temporarily shut down flight operations for much of Tuesday at the St. Paul Downtown Airport while crews installed flood control barriers to hold back...
Apr 20 2023 // Insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi are approaching $100 million, and uninsured losses will likely exceed that number, the state insurance department...
Apr 20 2023 // Sedgwick, the global benefits, risk management and claims management firm, has acquired Appraisal Service of Mississippi Inc., an auto and property valuation firm. The move further expands Sedgwick’s presence in auto...
Apr 17 2023 // The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since.Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling...
Apr 14 2023 // Production at a large north Mississippi tire plant has ground to a halt in the wake of a damaging tornado, pausing operations at one of Goodyear’s largest production facilities in North America.Storms that dropped...
Apr 12 2023 // Kin Insurance and its reciprocal exchange program have expanded into Mississippi, just as tornado damage may be worsening in the state. Mississippi saw 184 tornadoes in 2022, ranking it first in the nation for tornado...
Apr 4 2023 // The Mississippi insurance commissioner is reminding consumers and insurance companies that the state will soon have a pet insurance regulatory framework in place, thanks to a law signed in March by the governor.“Pet...
Apr 3 2023 // AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of MS Amlin AG...
Mar 29 2023 // For the third time in the last 18 months, tornadoes or a hurricane have wiped out or have heavily damaged well-established insurance agencies in the Southeast.And all three of those agencies have rebuilt their businesses...
Mar 27 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re, MS Amlin and Tysers Broking.A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re Hires Ed Broking’s D’Arcy for Facultative...
Mar 27 2023 // A powerful tornado tore through the Mississippi Delta on Friday night, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens and causing widespread property damage. The weather system produced hail the size of golf balls and left...
Mar 24 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge’s ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with federal fisheries experts before opening a spillway that protects New Orleans from Mississippi River flooding...
Mar 22 2023 // A Mississippi doctor will not spend time in jail after pleading guilty to federal misdemeanor charges for his role in a health care fraud scheme that prosecutors said cost insurers about $515 million.Dr. Gregory Auzenne,...
Feb 22 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Swiss Re, MS Reinsurance, and Aon.A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Promotes Ningen to CEO, US P&C ReMonica Ningen has been named CEO...
Feb 15 2023 // A Mississippi physician has been sentenced to five years in prison for healthcare fraud connected to hospice operations in the state’s impoverished Delta region.Federal prosecutors said Dr. Scott E. Nelson, 58, of...
Feb 15 2023 // RiverStone International, a leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. to provide MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 with a...
Feb 10 2023 // Hilb Group Buys Nowell Agency in MississippiThe Hilb Group has expanded into Mississippi with the acquisition of The Nowell Agency, the property insurance brokerage and benefits firm announced. The Nowell Agency has...