Appeals Court Upholds State Farm’s Policy Language; Company Sues Over Settlement Agreement The aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina continue to linger State Farm, at least in the courtroom. In New Orleans, a federal appeals court said State Farm’s anti-concurrent causation clause was clear enough to be enforced. Elsewhere, its attorneys were suing the Mississippi attorney general over Katrina claims....
Republican Chaney Replaces Dale in Mississippi; R-67 Easily Approved in Washington There were few surprises for insurers in last week’s mid-term elections. In Mississippi, Republican Mike Chaney won the election to be the next insurance commissioner, and Washington voters easily approved the R-67 insurance claims ballot initiative....
