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  • Auto Insurance

    State law requirements, shopping tips, lowering costs, filing a claim, and more.

  • Health Insurance

    Insurance types, purchasing tips, lowering premiums, complaint procedures, managed care plans, and more.

  • Homeowners Insurance

    Coverage types, purchasing the right coverage, lowering costs, flood insurance, filing claims, making a home inventory, and more.

  • Life Insurance and Annuities

    Purchasing the right coverage and amount, viatical settlements, purchasing annuities, detecting deceptive sales practices, and more.

  • Long-Term Care Insurance

    Long-term Care Insurance explanation, the benefits, exclusions, providers, and more.

  • Consumer Alerts

    Issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department to inform consumers of dangers, threats, and problems.

  • Fight Insurance Fraud

    How fraud affects you, agent fraud schemes, fraudulent claims, fraud against seniors, business insurance fraud, reporting insurance fraud, and more.

  • Request Assistance

    How to request assistance with insurance matters from the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • File Complaint

    File online complaints, download complaint forms, where to submit complaints, required information when submitting complaints, and more.

  • Consumer Resources

    Helpful insurance related resources for consumers.

  • Company Information

    Rating services, market share reports, and examination reports.

  • Make a Public Records Request

    The MID Public Access Information page contains commonly-requested, information resources maintained by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Life Insurance Policy Locator Service

    Assisting consumers in locating life insurance policies and annuity contracts of a deceased family member or close relationship.

  • Producer\Individual Licensing

    Producer\Individual licensing forms and fees, online services letters of certification\change of address, notices, and more.

  • Entity Licensing

    Entity licensing forms and fees, online services notices, and more.

  • Adjuster Licensing

    Individual\Entity Adjuster licensing forms and fees, online services, letters of certification/change of address, notices, and more.

  • Bail Agent Licensing

    Bail Agent prelicensing and licensing, fees, forms, renewals, frequently asked questions and more.

  • Prelicensing and Continuing Education

    Forms, education providers, examinations, links, and more.

  • Licensing Examinations

    Testing centers, study material sources, and more. Pearson Vue will be administering the state insurance exams for producers, adjusters, and bail agents. www.pearsonvue.com

  • Licensing Appointments

    Appointments, renewals, terminations, company authorization of individuals to appoint/terminate, and more.

  • Licensing Updates and Frequently Asked Questions

    License information, frequently asked questions, bulletins, and more.

  • Licensing Search

    Licensing searches for insurance companies, individuals and entities, elevator\escalators, factory-built homes, and electronic protection systems.

  • Additional Licensing Types

    Company licensing, Elevator\Escalators Licensing, Factory-Built Homes Licensing, Electronic Protection Systems Licensing, Risk Retention Group, and Risk Purchasing Group.

  • Attorney General's Opinions

    Search for Mississippi Attorney General Opinions on insurance regulatory issues.

  • Bulletins

    View bulletins issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Enforcement Actions

    View enforcement actions issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Mississippi Code

    Search Mississippi Code using the Secretary of State Unannotated Code Lookup.

  • Mississippi Insurance Legislation

    View legislative summaries, new insurance laws, and other legislative information.

  • Regulations

    View regulations issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Make a Public Records Request

    The MID Public Access Information page contains commonly-requested, information resources maintained by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Legislative Reports

    View legislative reports issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Security Training

    View live hearings or previous hearings issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Press Releases

    Press releases issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Consumer Alerts

    Consumer alerts issued by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

  • Events

    Events related to the Mississippi Insurance Department and the insurance industry.

  • Mississippi Insurance Matters

    MID Newsletters and podcasts from Commissioner Chaney.

  • Request Commissioner Chaney

    Request the Commissioner attend or speak at an event or request a media interview with the Commissioner or member of MID Staff

  • Social Media

    Mississippi Insurance Department social media outlets.

  • Health Care Letters

    Mississippi Insurance Department Health Care Letters

  • Newsroom Archives

    Archived press releases, photos, videos, notices, and announcements.

  • Weather Disaster Preparedness

    Preparedness Tips, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Lightning, Hail\Ice Storms, Flooding, Earthquakes, Recovery Tips and Contact Information.

  • Home Preparedness

    Buying a home, renters, accidents, vacations/traveling, spring cleaning, protecting pipes, tree trimming, and contact information.

  • Vehicle Preparedness

    Buying a new car, accidents, teen drivers, avoiding deer, and contact information.

  • Life\Health Preparedness

    Off to college, getting married, growing family, Retirement and contact information.

  • Fire Preparedness

    Fire safety, Family Escape Plans, smoke Alarms, Heating, Cooking, Grilling, Turkey Frying, Holiday Decorating, Fireworks and contact information.

  • Catastrophe Savings Account

    A tax advantaged regular savings account or money market account for catastrophe losses or home self insurance.

  • LOOKING BACK: Disasters in Mississippi

    The firsthand accounts of Mississippians who experienced disaster.

  • Insurance 10 Years After Katrina

    Find out what progress the Mississippi Insurance Department has made in the 10 years following Hurricane Katrina.

  • Factory-Built Homes

    Licensing, forms, safety tips, contact information, and more.

  • Fire Code Enforcement

    Duties\Statutory Authority, Application for Special State/Local Inspector, Building Plan Review Request, Mississippi Fire Prevention Code, contact information, and more.

  • Fire Investigations

    Duties\Statutory Authority, Fire Damage Registry for Insurance Companies, Fire Information Request, Civilian Fire Casualty Report, contact information, and more.

  • Fire Safety Education

    Fire Safety Education Officers, education and resources, Burn Injury Report, Civilian Fire Casualty Report, contact information, and more.

  • Fire Services Development

    State Fire Coordinator, mission, forms, contact information, and more.

  • Liquefied Compressed Gas

    Mission, laws and regulations, forms, State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board, PERC Fund, inspectors, contact information, and more.

  • Pyrotechnics

    Instructions for obtaining a permit, permit application, and contact information.

  • Mississippi Electronic Protection Systems

    Rules and regulations, application and forms, Approved CEU Courses, Electronic Protection Systems Board, and contact information.

  • Fire Standard Compliant Cigarettes

    FSCC Certification, how FSCC Cigarettes work, how retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and consumers are affected, resources and more.

  • Elevator\Escalator Inspections

    Licensing for elevator contractors\limited elevator contractors, elevator inspectors, and elevator mechanics\limited elevator mechanics.

  • Fallen Firefighter Registry

    Online reporting application to track the deaths of firefighters lost in the line of duty and outside the line of duty.

  • Incident Reporting Resources NEW

    Resource page with links to the Elite site, Training videos, and links to some NFIRS resources.

Latest News

State Fire Marshal’s Office K9 Pershing To Get Donation Of Body Armor (10/04/2022)

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SFMO Receives 1,000 Kidde Donated Smoke Alarms at National Association of State Fire Marshals 32nd Annual Fire Prevention & Safety Symposium (09/27/2022)

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Use Post-Disaster Claims Guide In Wake Of Flooding (09/01/2022)

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Less Than Three Percent of Mississippians Have Flood Insurance (08/26/2022)

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SFMO Unveils New Training Trailer for LC Gas Program (06/30/2022)

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Bulletins

2022-4 Notification of Issuers Rate Filing Extension (Issued August 16, 2022)

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2022-3 Guidance Regarding Perpetual Insurance Company License and Future Fee Payment Procedures (Issued May 17, 2022)

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2022-2 Form and Rate Filing Guidance For Individual, Small Group, and Stand-Alone Dental Plans in Mississippi (Issued March 30, 2022)

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2022-1 Extension of Bulletin 2020-12 – Waiver of On-Site Review Requirements During COVID-19 Emergency (Issued January 4, 2022)

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2021-5 Further Guidance Regarding the Use of Telemedicine (Issued November 16, 2021)

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More Bulletins...

Notifications

Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement

If you purchased or were enrolled in a Blue Cross or Blue Shield health insurance or administrative services plan between 2008 and 2020, a $2.67 billion Settlement may affect your rights.
Click Here for more informtaion.

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Liquefied Compressed Gas Board Meeting

There will be a Liquefied Compressed Gas Board Meeting on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the State Fire Academy.

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Financial Examination Reports

More Examination Reports...