Mississippi Business Journal » Mike Chaney http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Insurance costs contribute to slow residential growth on Gulf Coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/eight-years-after-katrina-insurance-costs-contribute-to-coasts-slow-residential-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-years-after-katrina-insurance-costs-contribute-to-coasts-slow-residential-growth http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/eight-years-after-katrina-insurance-costs-contribute-to-coasts-slow-residential-growth/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:09 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=76679 A drive along coastal U.S. 90 reveals many vacant lots where homes and businesses sat before Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Eight years after the devastating storm, rebuilding is scarce along the beach and on nearby streets. While reasons vary, the high cost of insurance is heard more than any other reason. For full coverage, property [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/eight-years-after-katrina-insurance-costs-contribute-to-coasts-slow-residential-growth/feed/ 0 CARTOON: Mike Chaney explains Affordable Care Act http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/31/cartoon-mike-chaney-explains-affordable-care-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartoon-mike-chaney-explains-affordable-care-act http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/31/cartoon-mike-chaney-explains-affordable-care-act/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 05:01:21 +0000 Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/?p=75747

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/31/cartoon-mike-chaney-explains-affordable-care-act/feed/ 0 Chaney, Cross make Hall http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/chaney-cross-make-hall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chaney-cross-make-hall http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/chaney-cross-make-hall/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:49:07 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73644 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has been recognized for his service to the citizens of Mississippi with induction into one of the most prestigious insurance-related groups in the state. Chaney was inducted into the Mississippi State University Insurance Hall of Fame. The induction was part of Mississippi State’s annual Insurance Days. Chaney was joined as [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/chaney-cross-make-hall/feed/ 0 Act now before storm season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/act-now-before-storm-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=act-now-before-storm-season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/act-now-before-storm-season/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:32:28 +0000 Lisa Monti http://msbusiness.com/?p=71064 If you think preparing for storm season only means stocking up on extra drinking water and food or filling your gas tank, you are missing a very important step in your preparations. You should get to know your insurance policy. Knowing what’s covered and what’s not can save you a world of trouble and possibly [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/act-now-before-storm-season/feed/ 0 December 14, 2012- Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/december-14-2012-ricky-nobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=december-14-2012-ricky-nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/december-14-2012-ricky-nobile/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:49:34 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=66735

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/december-14-2012-ricky-nobile/feed/ 0 Read November 23 issue of the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/23/read-november-23-issue-of-the-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-november-23-issue-of-the-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/23/read-november-23-issue-of-the-mbj/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:01:37 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=65790   GAMING Casino industry matures across Mississippi over two decades— by Clay Chandler HOLIDAYS Temporary ice rinks attract skaters, business for communities— by Stephen McDill KEMPER UPDATE Analysts dispute claim coal plant is almost complete— by Clay Chandler FONDREN Plans are in the works to makeover business district— by Clay Chandler BILL CRAWFORD Wipe out [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/23/read-november-23-issue-of-the-mbj/feed/ 0 Mississippi takes first steps to take part in Affordable Care Act — Move comes as Gov. Bryant continues to resist state’s full participation in health care reform http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/21/mississippi-takes-first-steps-to-take-part-in-affordable-care-act-move-comes-as-gov-bryant-continues-to-resist-states-full-participation-in-health-care-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-takes-first-steps-to-take-part-in-affordable-care-act-move-comes-as-gov-bryant-continues-to-resist-states-full-participation-in-health-care-reform http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/21/mississippi-takes-first-steps-to-take-part-in-affordable-care-act-move-comes-as-gov-bryant-continues-to-resist-states-full-participation-in-health-care-reform/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:37:05 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=65655 The very thing Gov. Phil Bryant had hoped not to see occurred last week: Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney submitted the state’s plan for a health insurance exchange to the federal government, moving the state closer to participation in President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Chaney calls his submittal a blueprint for a free market exchange [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/21/mississippi-takes-first-steps-to-take-part-in-affordable-care-act-move-comes-as-gov-bryant-continues-to-resist-states-full-participation-in-health-care-reform/feed/ 0 Insurance commissioner continuing health exchange work http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/22/insurance-commissioner-continuing-health-exchange-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=insurance-commissioner-continuing-health-exchange-work http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/22/insurance-commissioner-continuing-health-exchange-work/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:01:57 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=59964 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney insists reports are false that he has put the brakes on further work on a state health insurance exchange as part of the Affordable Care Act until after the November elections. “I want to make it clear that my position regarding the Health Insurance Exchange has not changed,” Chaney said [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/22/insurance-commissioner-continuing-health-exchange-work/feed/ 2 Extension, reform on the agenda for NFIP http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/22/extension-reform-on-the-agenda-for-nfip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=extension-reform-on-the-agenda-for-nfip http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/22/extension-reform-on-the-agenda-for-nfip/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 06:00:07 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=41550 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney will join insurance commissioners from across the U.S. in the next couple of weeks to lobby for the extension of the National Flood Insurance Program. And if Chaney has his way, there will also be lots of talk about reforming the program, which is set to expire Sept. 30. More [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/22/extension-reform-on-the-agenda-for-nfip/feed/ 0 Q&A: Mike Chaney, Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/15/qa-mike-chaney-mississippi-commissioner-of-insurance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-mike-chaney-mississippi-commissioner-of-insurance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/15/qa-mike-chaney-mississippi-commissioner-of-insurance/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 06:00:30 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=41247 Exchange not likely Mississippi moving forward despite state, national challenges States that don’t develop their own White House-mandated health insurance exchanges by January 2013 will be subject to a federally operated exchange. Most states nationwide are having trouble developing these plans. Despite the Mississippi’s Legislature’s killing of proposed exchange legislation this session, the Mississippi Insurance [...]

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