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Mississippi Pet Insurance Bill Fur Real This Time, Senators Say

Feb 3 2023 // More Mississippi dogs, cats, reptiles and birds may soon be insured against costly medical bills thanks to legislation that passed in the state Senate Wednesday.Senate Bill 2228, by Sen. Walter Michel, a Republican from...

Bill Would Give State Board Control of Mississippi Capital’s Troubled Water System

Jan 26 2023 // Jackson’s troubled water system could get a new set of owners under legislation advanced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers in Mississippi.The bill would transfer ownership to a new public entity overseen by a...

Mississippi’s SouthGroup Names Tullos CEO

Jan 11 2023 // The board of directors for Mississippi-based SouthGroup Insurance & Financial Services has named Cyndi Tullos chief executive officer. Tullos, the chief operating officer since 2019, replaces Ronnie Tubertini, who was...

Mississippi Farms Settle Suits Over South African Laborers’ Higher Wages

Jan 9 2023 // Two agriculture businesses in the Mississippi Delta and some Black farm workers have settled the workers’ lawsuits over claims the farms hired white laborers from South Africa and paid them more than the local Black...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of U/W Mgmt, UK & Lloyd’s; LSM Hires BNP’s Faulkner to Lead Digital Strategy in Europe; MS Amlin Beefs Up U/W Team

Jan 9 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) and MS Amlin.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of Underwriting Mgmt, UK...

Update: Florida Consultant on Demotech Alternatives Faced Issues in Other States

Dec 1 2022 // A Mississippi-based consulting firm hired to figure out Florida’s insurance company financial rating conundrum has faced scrutiny in other states after audits found improper disbursement of funds, long delays in...

Tornadoes Kill 2 in Alabama, Damage Homes and Businesses in Mississippi

Nov 30 2022 // Tornadoes and high winds destroyed a fire station, damaged homes and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Alabama, as the storm front moved into eastern states Wednesday morning.Local news reports and the Associated...

Suspect Arrested in Connection With 7 Fires Across Mississippi’s Capital

Nov 10 2022 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with seven fires set across Mississippi’s capital city early Tuesday.At least two of the buildings set ablaze in Jackson were churches; one...

People Moves: Dale Enters Marine Re With 2 MS Amlin Hires; Chubb Taps AGCS’ Turberville as Head of Hull, Global Mkts.; Argenta Names Blackwell Head of Property

Nov 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Dale Underwriting Partners, Chubb and Argenta.A summary of these new hires follows here. Dale Underwriting Offers Marine Reinsurance With 2 Hires From MS...

EPA Says Water in Mississippi Capital Now Safe to Drink

Nov 3 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Monday that the water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drink, after months of sampling at a treatment plant overwhelmed by August flooding that caused wide...

Cleanup After Five Tornadoes Touched Down in South Alabama, Mississippi

Nov 1 2022 // Residents and businesses are cleaning up after at least five tornadoes touched down in a severe weather outbreak along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast.No injuries or deaths were reported after the Saturday twisters....

People Moves: MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance; WTW Global Aerospace Heath Names PIIQ’s Heath to Lead Aerospace

Oct 24 2022 // MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine ReinsuranceMS Amlin Underwriting Ltd., the Lloyd’s market re/insurer, announced the appointment of Paul Evans as senior underwriter Marine...

Worker Admits Dumping Industrial Waste into Jackson, Mississippi Sewer System

Oct 20 2022 // An employee of a Mississippi wastewater hauling company pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for his part in illegally discharging industrial waste into the capital city’s sewer system.William Roberts, an employee...

MS Amlin Underwriting Fined $11 Million for Risk Management Failings

Oct 20 2022 // The Bank of England said on Thursday it had fined insurer MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd (MSAUL) 9.695 million pounds ($10.84 million) for failings in its governance, controls and risk management which spanned five years.The...

One Killed, Two Injured After Falling into Grain Storage Bin in Mississippi

Oct 18 2022 // One man died and two were injured Thursday after they all fell into a grain storage bin at a farm in the Mississippi Delta. Multiple law enforcement and rescue personnel responded to the scene near U.S. Highway 82 in Itta...

Insurers Win Key Parts of Stonegate COVID-19 Business Interruption Case: MS Amlin

Oct 17 2022 // Insurers have won key parts of a complex legal battle with British pubs group Stonegate, MS Amlin said after Monday’s judgment on the 1 billion pound ($1.13 billion) lawsuit against three top insurers over losses...

Lloyd’s Re/Insurer MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. Promotes Carrier to CEO

Oct 11 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced the appointment of Andrew Carrier as chief executive officer.Carrier, currently MS AUL’s chief underwriting officer (CUO), will take up the...

People Moves: MS Amlin’s Slabbert Named CEO of MSIG Holdings

Oct 11 2022 // U.S. insurer and reinsurer MSIG Holdings reported that Johan Slabbert has been named chief executive officer of the Warren, New Jersey-based company.Slabbert, currently CEO at MS Amlin Underwriting Limited, will assume the...

Mississippi River Reopens to Barge Traffic After Low Water Closures

Oct 11 2022 // Two stretches of the southern Mississippi River were reopened to commercial traffic over the weekend after dredging operations deepened the shipping channel near Memphis, Tennessee, and near Stack Island, Mississippi, the...

U.S. Barge Backlog Swells on Parched Mississippi River

Oct 5 2022 // Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels halted shipments of grain, fertilizer and other commodities on the critical waterway, shipping...