The discussion about whether COVID-19 is an occupational disease or a “disease of life” has been a hot topic in the workers’ compensation insu…
There have always been some people who worked at home, but the pandemic has shown us that with today's technology many employees can do their …
Low unemployment rates, a labor shortage and a pandemic. What’s an employer trying to fill staff openings to do? Coming up with a creative com…
In the 2021 annual report by the Social Security and Medicare Trustees which looks at the current and projected financial status of the two pr…
No matter where a person works, safety on the job is important. As many employees are now working from home, safety there is also crucial to h…
Despite politicians’ promises over the years to make things better, Mississippi remains a bottom-ranked, low-income state with a high poverty rate.
John Burrows of Raleigh was sitting at home recently when he got a call from someone who claimed to be able to offer back braces and other med…
» INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE OF REGULAR MEDICAID SHOULD COVER FIRST 3 YEARS OF EXPANSION COSTS, STATE ECONOMIST SAYS
Mississippi hospitals that serve the state’s poor are bracing for a 2024 loss of $131.6 million in federal help for uncompensated care costs.
A Mississippi public school teacher with 15 years of experience providing health insurance for their family took home just under $30,000 a yea…
Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc., an independent insurance agency and subsidiary of Trustmark National Bank, has announced it will begin …
SouthGroup Insurance Services, Mississippi's largest privately held independent insurance agency, and Liberty Insurance Agency in Liberty, Mis…
When businesses shut down at the outset of the pandemic last March, many owners found themselves facing the challenge of how to continue opera…
Hard-headed and hard-hearted Mississippi leaders can’t do math. So wrote Greenwood Commonwealth editor Tim Kalich regarding Mississippi’s stan…
Kelli Bondy Troutman recently began wearing a new ring but not for the usual reasons of sartorial splendor.
One of Mississippi legislators’ most important jobs is to keep Medicaid alive beyond June 30, the end of the current state budget year.Medicai…
LUBA Workers’ Comp, a 30-year-old regional casualty insurance company, recently received an “A- Excellent” rating with a stable outlook from A…
The Board of Directors of LUBA Workers’ Comp, a 30-year-old regional casualty insurance company insuring businesses across the Gulf South, has…
2020 has been one for the record books by many measures, including weather disasters that caused massive damage to business and home owners am…
With roots dating back to 1920, the insurance agency of Galloway-Chandler-McKinney is actively involved in the industry of today while focused…
As with much of American life, the COVID pandemic is making its presence felt with workers' compensation insurance. According to LUBA Senior V…
BXS Insurance, Inc., a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS), has acquired the assets of Alexander & Sanders Insurance Agency, Inc.
Galloway Chandler McKinney Insurance retains its Best Practices status for the eighth consecutive year. This status comes by participating in …
LUBA Workers’ Comp has expanded its coverage into Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Alabama. Founded in 1991, the Baton Rouge-based insurance company c…
Eugene Starks, a Jackson-based insurance agent, was recently appointed president-elect of the National Association of Health Underwriters’ Boa…
By JACK WEATHERLY Auto insurers will give Mississippians a break on their insurance premiums to reflect the fact that during the corona virus …
