Mississippi Insurance Department

Mississippi Insurance Department

Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 1902
Type	Insurance
Jurisdiction	Mississippi, United States
Website	www.mid.ms.gov

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.

Post Holders

Commissioners of Insurance, 1903-Present

• W. Q. Cole, 1903-1908
• T. M. Henry, 1908-1928
• Ben S. Lowry, 1928-1932
• George Riley, 1932-1935
• J. H. Johnson, 1935-1936
• John Sharp Williams III, 1936-1944
• Jesse L. White, 1944-1952
• Walter Dell Davis, 1952-1972
• Evelyn Gandy, 1972-1976
• George Dale, 1976-2008
• Mike Chaney, 2008–Present