Mississippi Business Journal » Mississippi State Rating Bureau http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Insurance rates hinge on local standards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/31/insurance-rates-hinge-on-local-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=insurance-rates-hinge-on-local-standards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/31/insurance-rates-hinge-on-local-standards/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:00:58 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=32644 Economy could force changes in urban and rural fire operations Steps taken by Mississippi’s state government during the last 23 years are credited with keeping today’s home and business fire insurance rates stable. But budget problems in urban fire departments and manpower shortages in rural ones threaten the hard-won stability. As the recession lingers, localities [...]

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