Fire ratings, stopping sex-trafficking all in day’s work for Chaney
When most folks consider Mike Chaney’s job as Mississippi’s insurance commissioner, it’s a sure bet they probably never think of firetrucks and sex-trafficking stings.
Policymakers back private flood insurance
Mississippi’s top insurance regulator and its only Democratic congressman are both ready to cede some of the federal flood insurance market to private insurers.
Many Mississippians see midyear insurance cost dip
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi customers may have noticed lowered health insurance premiums in recent weeks.
Chaney seeks tighter regs of bail bonds
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said Wednesday that he wants tighter state regulations for bail bond businesses and agents.
Charlie Mitchell: Flood insurance a case study in a good idea gone bad
The federal government sues Mississippi fairly often. Less often, Mississippi sues America — but it does happen.
Two years ago, the state Department of Insurance objected in court to congressional action to sustain the National Flood Insurance Program. Why? The law made the insurance cost too much — way too much.
Chaney: Enrollment still slow in health insurance exchange
JACKSON — Fewer than 150 Mississippi residents have signed up for coverage through a federally run health insurance website, the state insurance commissioner said Tuesday.
Gov. Bryant rescinds part of order in hospital insurance dispute
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is backtracking from part of an executive order he issued in a dispute between the state’s largest insurer and
Our view: Setting the record straight with Mike Chaney
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Miss. insurance head: Health care overhaul part ‘socialist-communist’
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says some parts of the federal health care overhaul won’t work because they came from “pure socialist-communist ideas.”