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by Lynn Lofton Published: March 10,2008
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Commercial markets softening in Magnolia State, agents say
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 10,2008
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Policy options plentiful for business clients [...]
As costs climb, agents helping clients meet employees’ expectations
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 10,2008
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The rising cost of providing employee benefits is being decried on all fronts, but independent insurance agents say it’s especially difficult for their small business clients to keep up. Ken Ray, senior vice president of the employment benefit division with Stewart Sneed Hewes/BancorpSouth agency, has observed the impact for some time as premiums rise with [...] [...]
Stuck in the Senate
by Becky Gillette Published: March 10,2008
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National multi-peril insurance stalls under the Capitol dome [...]
Consolidation continues with Regions-Barksdale marriage
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 10,2008
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Through their merger, a venerable Mississippi company and the 26th-largest insurance broker in the country have joined forces to help both entities expand and offer more services. On January 1, Regions Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation, acquired Barksdale Bonding and Insurance, a multi-line insurance agency with offices in Jackson, Nashville, Tenn., and [...] [...]
Mike Chaney: important progress on statewide insurance issues
by Becky Gillette Published: March 10,2008
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The lack of affordability and availability of insurance has been a huge stumbling block to the Hurricane Katrina recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. But new Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said the soft insurance market is helping. Some new carriers have come into the market. There have been some premium decreases from existing carriers. [...] [...]
Mississippi trails rest of U.S. in heart attack/stroke decline
by Becky Gillette Published: March 10,2008
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While the country overall has seen a nearly 25% decline in deaths from heart attacks and strokes since 1999, Mississippi hasn’t fared as well as the national average. “We lag behind the national rates by a good bit,” says Dr. Daniel Jones, national president of American Heart Association (AHA) and vice chancellor for health affairs [...] [...]
‘Customer service has really taken off,’ airport director says
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 10,2008
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Growing by leaps and bounds could well describe the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GBIA). The bustling facility, located just east of U.S. 49 in Gulfport, was in expansion mode prior to Hurricane Katrina’s untimely interruption. Construction continued after the storm, and even as the new expansion was recently unveiled, plans are being developed for more expansion. [...] [...]
Travel South Showcase back in state for first time since 1997
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 10,2008
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Mississippi’s growing hospitality industry had the opportunity to tell its story to 600 tourism professionals last week at the Travel South Showcase in Biloxi March 1-5. Travel South is a regional trade show focused on increasing travel to and within the 12 Southern states. It hasn’t been held in Mississippi since 1997. The visiting tour [...] [...]
Follow the money: business leaders backing McCain campaign
by Clay Chandler Published: March 10,2008
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The three candidates who still have a shot at representing their parties in the presidential election have raked in a little more than half a million dollars in donations from Mississippians, the latest campaign finance reports show. Arizona Sen. John McCain has cemented the Republican nomination. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary [...] [...]
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