2012 Press Releases

• Health Exchange Advisory Board to Meet (01/26/12)

2011 Press Releases

• State Fire Marshal Recommends Decking the Halls the Fire Safety Way (12/09/11)
• State Fire Marshal’s Office Says “Stand By Your Pan” When Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner (11/22/11)
• State Fire Marshal Talks Turkey About Holiday Cooking Fire Safety: Thanksgiving Worst Day for Cooking Fires (11/16/11)
• Cold Weather Preparations Include Practicing Home Heating Fire Safety (10/18/11)
• Fire Marshal’s Office Promoting Safety Messages During Campus Fire Safety Month - September Declared Campus Fire Safety Month (09/14/11)
• Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Chosen NIMA Chair (09/01/11)
• State Fire Marshal Cautions Citizens About Unauthorized Alarm Salesmen (07/21/11)
• Fourth of July Firework Safety Use Crucial During Extreme Drought (06/30/11)
• July Peak Month for Grill Fires: Chaney Urges Grilling Safety for Fourth of July (06/30/11)
• Joint Mississippi, Florida, Hawaii Agreement Saves State Millions in Premium Tax Revenue (06/16/11)
• MID Town Hall Meetings Let Mississippians Have Voice On Health Exchanges (06/14/11)
• State Fire Marshal Stresses Caution in Returning to Flooded Homes (05/27/11)
• Practice Grilling Safety to Keep Memorial Day Celebration from Going up in Flames (05/27/11)
• Chaney Meets with Congressional Delegation on Insurance Issues Affecting State (05/27/11)
• MID Stresses Checking Flood and Homeowners Policies for Hurricane Preparedness Week (05/24/11)
• Insurance Carriers Urged to Grant 60-Day Premium Moratorium to Storm Victims (05/02/11)
• MID Offers Insurance Tips in Wake of Record Storm (04/29/11)
• State Fire Marshal’s Office Instrumental in Holmes County Automobile Arson Arrests (02/25/11)
• State Fire Marshal’s Office Becomes Partner in National Children’s Fire Safety Effort (02/25/11)
• State Fire Marshal Stresses Home Fire Safety In Light of Tragic Panola County Fire (02/11/11)
• Stay Fire Smart During Extreme Temperatures (02/03/11)
• Heating Safety Precautions Crucial During Extreme Temperatures (01/07/11)

2010 Press Releases

• Protect Your Home and Family Before, During and After the Holidays (12/22/10)
• ‘Tis the Season to Decorate Safely: State Fire Marshal offers tips for keeping home and family safe for holidays (12/07/10)
• State Fire Marshal Stresses Heating Fire Safety (12/06/10)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Ready to Assist Storm Victims (11/30/10)
• Protect Your Holiday Purchases: Before You Shop for the Holidays, Understand Existing Insurance Coverage and Store-Offered Extended Warranties (11/22/10)
• Thanksgiving Worst Day for Cooking Fires: State Fire Marshal’s Office says “Stand By Your Pan” (11/19/10)
• Cold Weather Increases Home Heating Fire Risk (11/5/10)
• State Fire Marshal’s Office Cracks Down On Illegal Factory Built Home Installers (11/4/10)
• MID Explains Health Care Reform Provisions Taking Effect September 23, 2010 (9/22/10)
• Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney Meets with President Obama on Health Care Reform (9/22/10)
• Chaney Denies Allstate Rate Increase (9/21/10)
• MID Action Secures Over $66,000 in Refunds for Poultry Farmers (9/3/10)
• Fire Marshal’s Office Urges Schools Statewide to Observe Campus Fire Safety Month - September Declared Campus Fire Safety Month (8/30/10)
• Early Home and Insurance Preparation Key to Protecting Lives and Property from Tropical Storm (7/23/10)
• State Fire Marshal Delivers First Smoke Alarms Purchased by Federal Grant (7/19/10)
• Chaney Tours Oil Spill, Receives Briefing (7/19/10)
• High Risk Medical Insurance Pools Set to Begin (7/2/10)
• Grill Fires Peak During Summer - Chaney Urges Grilling Safety for Fourth of July (7/1/10)
• Children, Teens Most at Risk of Injury from Misuse of Fireworks - Chaney urges fireworks safety (6/30/10)
• Deadline Looms for Adherence to Fire Standard Compliant Cigarette Law (6/28/10)
• Novelty Lighter Ban to Take Effect July 1 (6/17/10)
• Homeowners Need to Prepare for Hurricane Season Flood Risks (6/8/10)
• MID Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Unauthorized Health Care Insurer - American Trade Association (6/3/10)
• Fire Up the Grill, Not the House this Memorial Day Weekend (5/28/10)
• Teens Urged to Practice Safe Driving (5/19/10)
• Wind Pool Savings Offset Veto (5/14/10)
• Community Awareness and Cooperation Key to Preventing Arson (5/4/10)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Extends Storm Assistance to Northern Mississippi (5/4/10)
• MID Urges Storm Victims to Save Storm Repair Receipts for Reimbursement (4/29/10)
• Chaney announces Coastal American Insurance Company to begin writing on Gulf Coast (4/28/10)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Ready to Assist Storm Victims (4/27/10)
• Enjoy Spring Without Costly Insurance Surprises (4/13/10)
• State Fire Marshal Free Smoke Alarm Program Gets Major Boost from Federal Grant (Joint press release by State Fire Marshal and Senators Cochran and Wicker) (3/24/10)
• Shopping for Medicare Supplement Policies Made Easier (3/9/10)
• Heating Sources without Power Pose Greater Fire Risk (2/16/10)
• Space Heater Safety the Difference Between Life and Death (2/16/10)
• Heating Fire Safety Tops Winter Storm Preparation List (2/11/10)
• State Fire Marshal Investigation Results in Vicksburg Arson Arrest (2/9/10)
• State Fire Marshal Rules Starkville Fire Accidental (2/1/10)
• Propane Delivery Restrictions Lifted During State of Emergency (1/6/10)
• Heating Safety Precautions Crucial During Extreme Temperatures (1/5/10)

2009 Press Releases

• Wind Pool To Receive $19 Million to Ease Coastal Premium Rates (12/23/09)
• A Holiday Message from Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney - Insure Your Holiday Against Mishaps (12/17/09)
• Home Cooking Fires Peak on Thanksgiving - State Fire Marshal says stand by your pan when preparing holiday meals (11/20/09)
• MID Stresses Reviewing Coverage During 2009 Medicare Open Enrollment (11/18/09)
• MID Urges Returning Military Personnel to Review Insurance Options (11/10/09)
• Get Homes and Insurance Ready for Hurricane Ida (11/09/09)
• KEEP WARM, KEEP SAFE! Risks of Home Heating Fires Rise as Temperatures Drop (10/15/09)
• Fire Marshal’s Office Urges Mississippians to “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned” October 4-10 is National Fire Prevention Week (10/08/09)
• Fire Marshal’s Office Encourages State-Wide Fire Drill on Campus Fire Safety Day (09/16/09)
• State Fire Marshal Completes Follow-Up Inspection at Hinds County Detention Center (09/09/09)
• Fire Marshal’s Office Sounds the Alarm on Campus Fire Safety (09/01/09)
• Camille Anniversary Reminder to Stay Prepared and Keep Coverage Current (08/17/09)
• Chaney Appears Before Alabama Legislative Committee on Coastal Insurance Issues (08/13/09)
• State Fire Marshal’s Office Rules Church Fire Arson (08/12/09)
• Fire Safety Knowledge Should Top Back-to-School Lists (08/12/09)
• State Fire Marshal Investigator Instrumental in Stopping Holmes County Arsonist (08/07/09)
• Read comments of Commissioner Mike Chaney at the Neshoba County Fair, July 30, 2009 (07/31/09)

• Hear Commissioner Mike Chaney at the Neshoba County Fair

• Boy’s and Girl’s State Insurance Commissioners named Ambassadors to MID Catastrophe Forum (07/15/09)
• Ocean Springs Businessman Appointed to Liquefied Compressed Gas Board (07/09/09)
• Meridian Businessman Appointed to Liquefied Compressed Gas Board (07/09/09)
• Mark Haire Named Deputy Commissioner of Mississippi Insurance Department (07/01/09)
• Put Safety First at Family Fourth of July Cookouts (07/01/09)
• Avoid Getting Burned on the Fourth - Chaney Urges Fireworks Safety (06/26/09)
• Family Credits Free Smoke Alarm with Saving Lives and Home (06/24/09)
• Commissioner Mike Chaney Welcomes Girls’ State To MID (06/12/09)
• Chaney, Mississippi Insurance Department Add $2 Millioin to state coffers (06/03/09)
• Commissioner Mike Chaney Welcomes Boy's State To MID (05/28/09)
• Don't Let Health Coverage Be Victim of Economy (05/27/09)
• Chaney Calls For Disability Insurance For Volunteer Firefighters (05/07/09)
• State Fire Marshal Commends Arson Investigators (05/05/09)
• Insurance Department Offers Storm Victim Assistance (05/04/09)
• 30 Days to Hurricane Season MID Advises - Prepare Now with Flood Insurance (05/01/09)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Helps Military Research, Recover Life Insurance Compensation (04/29/09)
• Commissioner Chaney Signs Mitigation Study Contract (04/21/09)
• MID Launches Revamped Website (04/17/09)
• MID Recovers Nearly $1 Million for Consumers in First Quarter of 2009 (04/08/09)
• Insurance Department Ready to Assist Storm Victims (03/26/09)
  • Home Inventory Checklist
• Yazoo County Receives Record Fire Truck Grant (03/25/09)
• Insurance Vital Part of Flood Awareness - Chaney urges focus on Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 16-20) (03/16/09)
• Free Smoke Alarm Program Grows - Lives are saved with working smoke alarms (03/16/09)
• Chaney Reassures State AIG Policyholders (03/03/09)
  • Frequently Asked Questions Regarding AIG (03/03/09)
• Make Sure You're Covered in an Earthquake (01/28/09)
• Chaney: Mississippi Market Healthier Than Florida - Reassures State Policyholders (01/28/09)
• Senate Committee Sets Hearing to Discuss Insurance Issues (01/23/09)
• Coast Hospitals See Return of Funds From Insolvent HMO (01/15/09)
• Following Heating Safety Tips Could Save Lives During Expected Record Breaking Cold Weather (01/13/09)
• MID Receives $1 Million Grant for Wind Mitigation Study (01/08/09)

2008 Press Releases

• "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign Tips for Days 9-10-11 (12/19/08)
• Remember Your Insurance Holiday To-Do List (12/19/08)
• "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign Tip for Day 8 (12/18/08)
• "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign Tip for Day 7 (12/17/08)
• "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign Tip for Day 6 (12/16/08)
• Chaney Approves Alfa Insurance Company Auto Rate Decrease and Discounts (12/16/08)
• "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign Tip for Day 5 (12/15/08)
• "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign Tips for Days 2-3-4 (12/12/08)
• Chaney Announces "12 Days of Christmas Fire Safety" Campaign (12/12/08)
• Staying Warm While Dealing with Storm Damage - MID offers tips on filing damage claims and cold weather fire safety (12/10/08)
• Credit Insurance Not Always Best for Holiday Shoppers (11/25/08)
• Thanksgiving is Top Day for Home Cooking Fires - MID urges the public to follow safety tips to prevent fires (11/24/08)
• As Temperatures Drop Fire Death Risks Increase (11/21/08)
• MID Encourages Seniors to Review Coverage During Open Enrollment Period (11/19/08)
• MID Completes State Farm Market Conduct Exam (10/29/08)
• Chaney Approves Nationwide Insurance Company Wind Mitigation Coastal Discount Program (10/29/08)
• Heating Safety Urged with Arrival of Season's Coldest Weather (10/27/08)
• National Fire Prevention Week "Don't Keep These Home Fires Burning" (10/6/08)
• Chaney Urges AIG Policyholders to Use Caution If Approached to Replace Policies (9/25/08)
• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding AIG
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners Continuing Monitoring of AIG (9/18/08)
• Chaney Joins NAIC AIG Oversight Group (9/17/08)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Closely Monitoring AIG Situation (9/17/08)
• Guaranty Associations: How They Protect You
• MID Urges Coast Homeowners to Document Katrina Repairs Before Evacuating (8/30/08)
• Mississippi Part of Multi-State Insurance Regulators $20 Million Fine Against HealthMarkets and Affiliated Companies (8/27/08)
• Get Homes and Insurance Ready for Gustav(8/27/08)
• MID Negotiates Major Rate Filings - Mississippi Insurance Markets Staying Open(8/21/08)
• Federal Grant to Aid Attack on Fire Deaths in State (8/19/08)
• Weakening U.S. Economy Takes It's Toll On American's Health (8/15/08)
• Chaney Urges Fireworks Safety (7/1/08)
• State Fire Marshal Chaney Warns of Potential Explosive Fire Hazard (6/12/08)
• Chaney Approves Auto Premium Rate Reduction Filing (5/27/08)
• Map and chart of rate changes associated with this filing
• Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Disasters, New Survey Reveals (5/23/08)
• Sample Joins Mississippi Insurance Department As Investigator (5/20/08)
• Coast Insurance Rates Nearing Pre-Katrina Levels (5/14/08)
• Playing With Fire - Arson Awareness Week - May 4 - 10 Highlights Danger of Toy-like Lighters (5/5/08)
• Thirty Days and Counting - Coastal Residents urged to protect property with Flood Insurance as 2008 Hurricane Season approaches (5/1/08)
• Chaney Urges Consumer Earthquake Coverage Awareness (4/18/08)
• Chaney Announces Wind Pool Rate Reduction (4/8/08)
• Chaney Hosts Coastal Insurance Forum (2/29/08)
• Aegis Insurance Company Resumes Writing New Business In Mississippi (2/20/08)
• Chaney Opens Coast Insurance Department Office (1/28/08)
• Chaney Stresses Heating Fire Safety During Icy Weather (1/25/08)
• Commissioner Chaney Praises Statewide “Safe at Home” Fire Safety Effort (1/23/08)
• New Commissioner Urges Fire Safety in Frigid Weather (1/3/08)

2007 Press Releases

• Dale Sends Open Letter to Citizens of Mississippi (12/28/07)
• Dale Touts Success of MID Hurricane Katrina Efforts Career Highlights (12/28/07)
• Mississippi to Receive Portion of $72 Million in Recently Seized Martin Frankel Assets (12/28/07)
• MACM Announces Premium Refunds (12/21/07)
• Don’t Let Identity Thieves Steal Your Holiday Spirit (12/14/07)
• Cold Weather Brings Heightened Fire Danger (10/29/07)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Announces On-Line Auction of Seized Diamond Jewelry (10/24/07)
• Family Escape Plans Focus of National Fire Prevention Week (10/4/07)
• Regional Public Hearing Set to Discuss Coastal Zone Insurance Issues (9/13/07)
• Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Company Rate Reductions Approved by Dale (9/10/07)
• Campus Fire Safety Month (9/4/07)
• Insurance Awareness Vital Part of Hurricane Preparations (8/17/07)
• State Farm Pays Additional $29.8 Million in Katrina Claim Re-Evaluations (8/13/07)
• Dale Approves Brierfield Insurance Company Auto Rate Reduction (8/13/07)
• Wind Pool Approves New Rate Reduction Measures (8/3/07)
• Dale Urges Fireworks Safety (7/2/07)
• Nationwide Pays Additional $25 Million in Katrina Slab Claim Reevaluations (6/27/07)
• State Insurance Official Testifies Before Congress on Abusive Medicare Advantage Sales Practices (6/26/07)
• Fire Safety Summit to Address Fire Deaths in State (6/22/07)
• National Fire Protection Association Makes Donation in Support of Upcoming Fire Safety Summit (5/10/07)
• May 6-12 Arson Awareness Week - Theme: "Vehicle Arson - Who Pays for This Crime?" (5/4/07)
• Allstate Clarifies Rate Reduction Filings to Dale (5/4/07)
• Insurance Companies Reduce Rate in Filings Approved by Dale (5/1/07)
• Dale Urges Mississippians to Protect Property with Flood Insurance (5/1/07)
• Nationwide to Re-Examine Katrina Slab Claims (4/19/07)
• Abusive Medicare Insurance Sales Practices Spreading Throughout State (4/11/07)
• Wind Pool Reduces Commercial Rates Effective April 15 (4/11/07)
• Dale Announces Fire Safety Summit (4/10/07)
• Dale Negotiates Settlement with State Farm (3/19/07)
• Dale Reaches Agreement with State Farm to Reopen Coastal Slab Claims (3/6/07)
• State Fire Academy Receives Homeland Security Grant (2/22/07)
• Bell Named Executive Director of State Fire Academy (2/20/07) Picture
• Dale Comments on Attorney General Proposals (2/16/07)
• Dale Comments on State Farm Announcement (2/14/07)
• MID Mediation Program Nears 4,000 Case Mark (2/13/07)
• New Fire Research Building Dedicated at State Fire Academy (1/24/07) 
• Dale Comments on Settlements Announcement (1/23/07)
• Dale Announces Public Hearing for MID Homeowner Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights
  Regulation(1/22/07)
• Dale Names Clement to LC Gas Board (1/17/06)
• Dale Comments on Insurance Case Ruling (1/11/07)
• Dale Announces MID Homeowner Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights (1/4/07)

2006 Press Releases

• Dale Announces 20% MACM Premium Refunds (12/20/06)
• Dale Alerts Mississippi Seniors of Medicare Scams (12/19/06)
• Dale Urges Use of Extra Holiday Fire Safety Precautions (12/13/06)
• Dale Urges Heating Appliance Safety During Cold Weather (11/30/06)
• Dale Announces State Farm Market Conduct Exam (11/21/06)
• Mississippi Insurance Agent Surrenders License Following MID Investigation (10/31/06)
• American Arbitration Association Recognizes Southern Miss for Support of Mississippi Hurricane Mediation Program (10/17/06)
• October 8-14 Proclaimed Fire Prevention Week in Mississippi (10/09/06)
• Dale Announces Deadline for Residential Electronic Protection Services License Applications (9/25/06)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Receives Accreditation (9/20/06)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Reminds Consumers: September "Life Insurance Awareness Month" (9/15/06)
• Dale Praises Second Consecutive Rate Reduction for MACM (9/13/06)
• Dale Pledges Continued MID Dedication on Katrina Anniversary ( 8/28/06)
• Dale Slashes Wind Pool Rate Increase Request by Over 300%
  Move Saves Coastal Residents Over $2000 in Premium Increases(7/28/06)
• Dale Names Davis New State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal (7/21/06)
• Over 1,000 Cases In Mississippi Hurricane Katrina Mediation Program Settle (7/20/06)
• Mississippi in Top Five in Flood Insurance Growth (7/17/06)
• New Mississippi Building Codes Council Holds First Meeting (7/11/06)
• 2006 Girl’s State Visits Mississippi Insurance Department (6/23/06)
• Dale Announces Record Disbursement of State Fire Rebate Insurance Funds (6/22/06)
• Insurance Claims Paid in Mississippi Now Over $10 Billion (6/16/06)
• Dale Urges Coast Residents to Prepare For Active Hurricane Season (6/1/06)
• Dale Sets Public Hearing Regarding Windpool Rate Increase (5/23/06)
• Dale Urges Mississippians to Prepare Now for the Risk of Damaging Floods (5/1/06)
• Dale Announces Plans Regarding Windpool Rate Increase Filing (4/28/06)
• Dale Expands Mediation Program (3/17/06)
• Dale Suspends 180-Day Deadline for Making Repairs or Providing Notice of Intent to Make Claims on Katrina Claims (2/28/06)
• Dale Directs Insurance Companies to Consider All Claims Evidence Over 300 Now Registered for MS Mediation Program (2/3/06)
• Coastal Insurance Claims Payments Near $5 Billion (1/30/06)
• Dale Includes Commercial Property in Extension of Coverage for Property Damaged by Hurricane Katrina (1/27/06)
• Dale Issues New Proof of Loss/Notice of Claim Directives (1/27/06)
• Dale Urges Heating Appliance Safety in Wake of Deadly Fires (1/24/06)
• State Fire Academy Breaks Ground on New Fire and Research Building (1/17/06)

2005 Press Releases

• Dale Launches Mississippi Mediation Program for Katrina Victims (12/21/05)
• Dale Presents Distribution Check to Medicaid (12/19/05)
• Insurance Claims Paid in Mississippi Nearing $7 Billion Mark (12/16/05)
• Dale Reminds Consumers of Auto Liability Limit Changes (12/13/05)
• Insurance Claims Paid in Mississippi Now Over $5 Billion (11/21/05)
• Dale Urges Congress to Save National Flood Insurance Program (11/15/05)
• Dale Travels to Washington Seeking Further Assistance for Hurricane Victims (11/8/05)
• Hurricane Insurance Claims Paid in Mississippi Approaching $3 Billion Mark (11/04/05)
• Rhea Joins Legal Division of Mississippi Insurance Department (10/27/05)
• Insurers Directed to Extend Grace Period In Hurricane Impacted Areas (10/27/05)
• Dale Announces Large Donation for Coast Emergency Workers (10/27/05)
• Insurers Directed To Offer Proof of Loss Time Extensions (10/24/05)
• Insurance Claims Paid Top $1.2 Billion in Mississippi (10/18/05)
• Dale Encourages Candle Safety During National Fire Prevention Week (10/12/05)
• Commissioner Announces Rate Reduction for Majority of Mississippi Physicians (10/11/05)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Explores Additional Methods to Assist Hurricane Victims (10/5/05)
• Insurers Directed to Fully Inspect Damaged Property Before Coverage Determinations (9/8/05)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Sets Up Special 800 # for Displaced Residents (9/7/05)
• States offer Insurance Assistance for Hurricane Evacuees (9/2/05)
• Insurers directed to grant grace periods in hurricane-impacted areas (9/1/05)
• Dale Ask For Assistance And Patience In Handling Insurance Claims (8/31/05)
• Mississippi Insurance Department Sets Up Storm Claims Information Webpage (7/11/05)
• Dale Offers Disaster Follow Up To Victims of Storm (7/8/05)
• Commissioner Dale Announces Gulf Coast residents what to do after the storm (7/06/05)
• Commissioner Dale Announces Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi agrees to start writing new business in Mississippi (6/17/05)
• Commissioner Dale Announces Cease and Desist Notices to Whitehead & Son Burial Association, Professional Burial Association and Jasper General Burial Association, located in Newton, MS (5/6/05)
• Commissioner Dale Announces Distribution from MS Managed Care Network, Inc. Including $630,000.00 to Office of Medicaid (4/14/05)

To review press releases prior to 2005, please contact MID Public Relations.