MID: Seniors need to check plan (Mississippi Business Journal)

Published - 11/20/2008 10:22 AM

JACKSON — From now until December 31, Mississippi seniors can select a new, or change their existing, Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage during an open enrollment period, the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) advises. 

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Habitat for Humanity Homeowners in Mississippi Struggle to Pay Insurance (Insurance Journal)

Published - 11/19/2008 07:46 AM

In four states along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, Habitat for Humanity came with a mission to build hundreds of homes during a spring blitz so people pushed into poverty after Katrina would have 

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Insurance costs keep Miss. Habitat houses locked (The Clarion-Ledger)

Published - 11/19/2008 02:02 AM

In four states along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, Habitat for Humanity came with a mission to build hundreds of homes during a spring blitz so people pushed into poverty after Katrina would have the chance to own a home. 

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Habitat home rules are hard for many on Gulf Coast (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Published - 11/18/2008 12:06 AM

Many of the dozens of completed Habitat for Humanity houses in hurricane-ravaged areas of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama are occupied or will soon be dedicated. But not in Mississippi, where only six of the 30 homes are filled. Potential homeowners are having a hard time meeting the program's requirement to save about $3,500 in an escrow account for a year's worth of taxes and insurance. 

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Report: State Farm had no plan to mistreat Katrina policyholders (The Pantagraph)

Published - 10/31/2008 02:39 AM

JACKSON, Miss. -- A report by the Mississippi Insurance Department said State Farm Fire & Casualty Cos. had no plan to "systematically mistreat policyholders" after Hurricane Katrina. 

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MID: State Farm broke no laws (Mississippi Business Journal)

Published - 10/31/2008 07:27 AM

JACKSON — Following months 22 months of extensive review of hundreds of thousands of documents and hours of sworn testimony, the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) has completed its special target examination of State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company's claims handling practices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 

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Report: No plan was conceived to mishandle claims (The Mississippi Press)

Published - 10/31/2008 05:29 AM

A 22-month study by the Mississippi Insurance Department concluded that there was no plan by State Farm Fire & Casualty Cos. to mishandle policyholder claims following Hurricane Katrina. 

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Mississippi Katrina Report: No Insurer Fraud Pattern (Insurance Journal)

Published - 11/03/2008 12:02 AM

State Farm Fire & Casualty Cos. made questionable decisions in handling Hurricane Katrina claims, but a nearly two-year study found no pattern of fraud in Mississippi, according to a state agency repo 

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No fraud pattern found in Katrina probe of State Farm claims (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Published - 11/01/2008 12:16 AM

State Farm Fire & Casualty Cos. made questionable decisions in handling Hurricane Katrina claims, but a nearly two-year study found no pattern of fraud in Mississippi, according to a state agency report. 

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Miss. Katrina report: No fraud pattern by insurer (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Published - 10/31/2008 07:28 AM

State Farm Fire & Casualty Cos. made questionable decisions in handling Hurricane Katrina claims, but a nearly two-year study found no pattern of fraud in Mississippi, according to a state agency report released Thursday. 

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