Sound Off In Action: HUD doesn't require policy for pet
Renters in federally subsidized housing generally are not required to have renter's insurance for damage their pets may cause, managers of Coast housing programs say.
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Policyholders accept settlement
State Farm and a couple who sued the company over Hurricane Katrina damage settled their lawsuit on the third day of a trial in Circuit Court just before testimony ended and the case went to a jury.
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Wind claim supported
An expert witness who testified for policyholders suing State Farm over Hurricane Katrina damage told a Circuit Court jury Wednesday that wind caused damage the insurance company's adjuster attributed to tidal surge, which is excluded from coverage.
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Katrina case in state court
Policyholders called an adjuster for State Farm as their first witness in a Hurricane Katrina case believed to be the first to go to trial in a South Mississippi state courtroom.
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Cochran, Lott voice support for flood bill
Mississippi's GOP senators for the first time Tuesday publicly supported a wind provision crafted by Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, which is part of a flood insurance reform program approved by the House last week.
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Wind, not water, jury decides
A jury on Friday decided that Hurricane Katrina's winds caused 100 percent of structural loss to a Bay St. Louis couple's remodeled residence, built on a beachside bluff in 1890.
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Insurers ordered to review discounts
The state Insurance Department wants companies to review the discounts they offer for policies that don't cover wind or have high hurricane deductibles.
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Definition of a settled claim debated
When is an insurance claim a settled claim? When the insurance industry says it is.
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Scruggs asks that charge be thrown out
Mississippi trial lawyer Richard Scruggs has asked a federal judge to throw out a charge accusing him of criminal contempt in a dispute related to insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina.
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House passes Taylor's insurance reform
The House voted 263-146 Thursday to expand the federal flood-insurance program to include wind damage, a change inspired by Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast but with repercussions for all coastal areas.
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Wind pool sued for release of damage report
The state is funding Mississippi's wind pool to the tune of $20 million a year for four years, but that hasn't stopped the pool's board and law firm from refusing to open the agency's records to the public.
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Surge took house, wind expert says
Katrina's storm surge undermined the pilings of an 1890 Bay St. Louis home, causing it to collapse, a wind engineer from Texas Tech University testified for USAA Casualty Insurance Co. in federal court Wednesday.
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Bill draws Bush veto threat
On the eve of today's House vote, a bill that would expand the federal flood-insurance program to include wind damage drew a Bush administration veto threat.
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Insurance bill up for vote
The House is expected to vote Thursday on expanding federal flood insurance to include wind damage, a landmark change brought on by the insurance industry response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Insurance answers sought
Greater federal and state involvement, more investment from the private market, and fortified homes were options discussed to insure coastal homes at an unprecedented meeting Monday of seven insurance commissioners, industry representatives and two congressmen.
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Insurer, owners dispute collapse of home
A Bay St. Louis house, built on a beachfront bluff in 1889, collapsed because wind-borne debris sheared one or more support piers, an engineer for policyholders who are suing USAA Casualty Insurance Co. told a jury Wednesday. The case entered its third day of trial in federal court.
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Trial under way in USAA insurance case
The first Hurricane Katrina lawsuit tried in U.S. District Court since March got under way Monday.
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103 paid in State Farm settlement
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. paid for the peace of mind Curtis and Joan Lee feel after two years of fighting with the insurance company over Hurricane Katrina damage.
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State Farm settles more claims
State Farm has settled 103 Hurricane Katrina claims on confidential terms with clients of the Merlin Law Group, attorney William "Chip" Merlin announced Monday.
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Attorneys settle 18 State Farm suits
The attorneys who won a punitive damages verdict against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. earlier this year have settled their remaining Hurricane Katrina lawsuits with the insurer.
