All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 15 2007 // Mississippi officials are concerned about the effect State Farm’s decision to curtail its insurance writings will have on rebuilding efforts and remaining insurance markets.State Farm, Mississippi’s largest...
Feb 13 2007 // The first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina began Feb. 12 with the jury selection and opening statements.In their...
Feb 12 2007 // At the trial of this cause of action, this Court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the jury returned a verdict...
Feb 12 2007 // At the trial of this cause of action, this Court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the jury returned a verdict...
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Feb 11 2007 // At the trial of this cause of action, this Court submitted instructions to the jury for it to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. After deliberating, the jury returned a verdict...
Feb 11 2007 // Hurricane Katrina adversely affected Mississippi in many ways and Insurance Commissioner George Dale has been at center stage throughout the recovery process. Since the catastrophe, Dale has maintained that his top two...
Feb 5 2007 // Facing hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits on the Mississippi coast, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. cited back-to-back years of storm losses in announcing Friday it will not renew coverage for about 2,600 policyholders...
Feb 2 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale, running for re-election amid criticism of his handling of insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina, raised about 40 percent of his campaign funds last year from insurers...
Feb 1 2007 // In response to a recent pending settlement involving State Farm Insurance, certain victims of Hurricane Katrina and the State of Mississippi, USAA or United Services Automobile Association, came forward to define what it...
Jan 31 2007 // The federal judge overseeing the Katrina claims cases in Mississippi has reduced a recent $2.5 million jury award of punitive damages against State Farm to $1 million.U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter ruled that a punitive...
Jan 29 2007 // Insurer then settles next case without going to trial; U.S. Rep. Taylor calls for Congressional probe of industry claims practicesIn a Hurricane Katrina claims decision watched closely by the insurance industry, a federal...
Jan 29 2007 // There was an important court ruling in Mississippi earlier this month that had the whole industry, not just Mississippians, watching closely. The insurance industry, or at least State Farm, was surprised when the insurer...
Jan 29 2007 // $445 Billion Nearly half a billion dollars will be given to U.S. cities and regions to help reduce the risk of terror attacks on ports, transit systems and chemical plants, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff...
Jan 29 2007 // The insurance industry, or at least State Farm, was surprised earlier this month when the insurer lost a closely-watched Mississippi case involving wind and water damage from Hurricane Katrina. “We did not expect...
Jan 29 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale told members of the state’s House and Senate insurance committees that preliminary estimates show a $30 million government subsidy would cut commercial insurance rates...
Jan 29 2007 // $60 billion The record estimated income after taxes for the property casualty insurers in 2006, according to the Insurance Information Institute.$8 billion The estimate of insured catastrophe losses in 2006, down from $62...
Jan 29 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale held a public hearing on a proposed insurance bill of rights, saying the provisions would help policyholders understand exactly what coverage they have.Dale hopes to have the...
Jan 28 2007 // News CurrentsProperty casualty insurance industry earnings may have peaked in 2006 but that doesn’t mean 2007 will see a reversion to reckless price cutting and relaxed underwriting, according to experts observing...
Jan 28 2007 // $60 billionThe record estimated income after taxes for the property casualty insurers in 2006, according to the Insurance Information Institute. $8 billionThe estimate of insured catastrophe losses in 2006, down from $62...