Mississippi Insurance Department

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.

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.

Commissioners of Insurance, 1903-present + Insurance Commissioner Term in office Party 1 William Q. Cole1903 – 1908Democratic2 T. M. Henry1908 – 1928Democratic3 Ben Shem Lowry1928 – 1932Democratic4 George Riley1932 – 1935Democratic5 J. H. Johnson1935 – 1936Democratic6 John Sharp Williams III1936 – 1944Democratic7 Jesse L. White1944 – 1952Democratic8 Walter Dell Davis1952 – 1972Democratic9 Evelyn Gandy1972 – 1976Democratic10 George Dale1976 – 2008Democratic11 Mike Chaney2008 – PresentRepublican

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