Southern Farm Bureau

• Thousands Of Claims Filed And More To Come In Southern U.S.

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 27, 2011

  State Farm, Arkansas’ largest personal-lines insurer, says it has received more than 3,000 automobile claims and about 2,250 homeowners claims since April 19.

• State Farm, Allstate Get Rate-Hike Approvals

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 18, 2011

  Allstate will be charging Mississippi homeowners an average of 19.4 percent more for insurance, and State Farm received approval for an average 18.8 percent rate hike in Florida.

• Allstate-Chaney Feud Over Home Rates Ends With 19.4% Increase

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 13, 2011

  Allstate will be charging Mississippi homeowners an average of 19.4 percent more for insurance.

• USAA Pulling Wind Coverage For Some On Mississippi Coast

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 11, 2011

  USAA is looking to drop wind coverage from certain policyholders living in Mississippi’s three coastal counties.

• Deadly Tornadoes Begin New Year In Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2011

  The New Year did not begin well for residents of Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi, who spent the first day of 2011 digging through their belongings after several deadly tornadoes touched down on the last day of 2010.

• Homeowners Market Moves Spark Confrontations With Trio Of Regulators

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 4, 2010

  Homeowners insurance controversies have made headlines in Florida, Mississippi and New York of late, as insurers and regulators struggle to maintain a viable catastrophe coverage market, and in some cases butt heads over rates and exposure.

• Allstate, Miss. Commissioner Spar Over HO Rate Hike Rejection

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 27, 2010

  Recently, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said a rate request from Allstate for a 44 percent average statewide increase in homeowners insurance was not justified by actuaries.

• Not Without a Court Order: Mississippi Denies Allstate Rate Increase

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 22, 2010

  Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he will not approve Allstate's proposed 44 percent average statewide homeowners rate increase without a court order.

• Not Without A Court Order: Miss. Denies Allstate Rate Increase

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 21, 2010

  Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he will not approve Allstate's proposed 44 percent average statewide homeowners rate increase without a court order.

• Tornadoes, Exploding Oil Rig Have Potential for Significant Losses

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 27, 2010

  Last week's natural and man-made disasters in the form of deadly tornadoes and exploding oil rigs has resulted in significant exposure for insurers and reinsurers