Mississippi Insurance Department Explained

Post:	Commissioner of Insurance
Body:	Mississippi
Incumbent:	Mike Chaney
Termlength:	4 years
Formation:	1903

The Mississippi Insurance Department was created as a separate department by an Act of the Mississippi Legislature, effective March 1, 1902. The Act provided for the election of an Insurance Commissioner at the general election of 1903 and provided that until the election and qualification of such Insurance Commissioner, the duties of the office should be discharged by the State Auditor of Public Accounts.^[1]

Responsibilities

The Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance administers all state laws pertaining to insurance companies, corporations, and their agents and adjustors active in the state. The commissioner licenses and regulates the manufacture and sale of mobile homes and administers the state fire code.^[2]

Commissioners of Insurance, 1903-present

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Insurance Commissioner	Term in office	Party
1		William Q. Cole	1903 – 1908		Democratic
2		T. M. Henry	1908 – 1928		Democratic
3		Ben Shem Lowry	1928 – 1932		Democratic
4		George Riley	1932 – 1935		Democratic
5		J. H. Johnson	1935 – 1936		Democratic
6		John Sharp Williams III	1936 – 1944		Democratic
7		Jesse L. White	1944 – 1952		Democratic
8		Walter Dell Davis	1952 – 1972		Democratic
9		Evelyn Gandy	1972 – 1976		Democratic
10		George Dale	1976 – 2008		Democratic
11	75px	Mike Chaney	2008 – Present		Republican

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mississippi Insurance Department - History . March 17, 2023 . Mississippi Insurance Department . en.
2. Web site: The Government of Mississippi: How it Functions. Clark. Eric. December 2007. Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. March 17, 2023.