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Mississippi Insurance Department vs. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al
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April 15, 2014
Flood Insurance Suit Spurred Congress, Miss. Official Says
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told Law360 on Tuesday that his lawsuit challenging steep rate hikes for the National Flood Insurance Program put significant pressure on Congress to roll back the premium increases, and that he would consider refiling the action if new legislation doesn't address his affordability concerns.
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January 22, 2014
Evidence Battle Emerges In Miss. Flood Insurance Suit
The U.S. government told a Mississippi federal court Tuesday that homeowners and a Hancock Bank employee have no business testifying at a hearing next week, where the state insurance commissioner will argue for a preliminary injunction on rate increases for government-backed flood insurance policies.
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December 20, 2013
Miss. County Not Vital To Flood Insurance Fight, US Says
The U.S. government on Thursday fought a coastal Mississippi county's attempt to back the state insurance commissioner's lawsuit attacking controversial premium increases planned for the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing the request wasn't worthy of serious consideration.
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December 06, 2013
Miss. Says Halting Flood Insurance Hikes Would Benefit FEMA
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney on Thursday attacked the Federal Emergency Management Agency's attempt to end his lawsuit challenging steep rate hikes planned for the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing that FEMA itself would benefit from an injunction on the premium increases.
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November 19, 2013
FEMA Says Court Can't Halt Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday urged a court to toss the Mississippi Insurance Department's lawsuit challenging steep rate hikes planned for the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing that the reprieve Mississippi is seeking can only come from Congress.
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November 12, 2013
Fla., Ala. Back Miss. In Flood Insurance Rate Hike Fight
The governors of both Florida and Alabama on Monday backed Mississippi in its suit against the U.S. government over rate hikes on policies backed by the National Flood Insurance Program, saying the move could wreck the recovering housing markets in both states.
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October 10, 2013
Fla. Backs Miss. FEMA Suit Over Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi will back the Mississippi insurance regulator's lawsuit against the U.S. government over National Flood Insurance Program rate hikes, they said Thursday.
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September 27, 2013
Miss. Regulator Sues US Over Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Mississippi's insurance regulator sued the U.S. government Thursday to halt rate hikes on policies backed by the National Flood Insurance Program, just days before the premium increases are set to take effect.