Mississippi insurance officials help tornado victims

Insurance officials set up mobile office to help tornado victims.

STORM DAMAGE AREA TO HELP.THE MISSISSIPPI INSURANCEDEPARTMENT IS SET UP IN COLLINSTO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAD THEIRPROPERTY DAMAGED AND THETORNADOES THAT HIT THE STATEEASTER SUNDAY.TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S NEXTCRYING.WE PROVIDE IN OUR OFFICESJACKSON THE MOBILE OFFICE IS SETUP OUTSIDE THE SHERIFF’SDEPARTMENT.SO PEOPLE CAN GET QUESTIONSANSWERED FACE WE HAVE INSURANCECOMPANY PHONE NUMBERS IFSOMEONE’S HAVING A HARD TIMEREACHING THEIR COMPANY ANDNATURAL DISASTER IN A PANDEMICIS MAKING THINGS A LITTLEDIFFERENT KAY SAYS THEY’VE SPENTA LOT OF TIME ON THE PHONEEXPLAINING TO AGENTS THAT THEYARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIALEMPLOYEES.WE’RE SEEING ADJUSTER TO THEAREA.IT’S ALSO CAUSING THEM TO CHANGETHE WAY THEY GREET THE PEOPLECOMING TO THEM FOR HELP.KAY SAYS THE MOBILE OFFICE ISPENDING THE DECLARATION OF AFEDERAL DISASTER OTHER AGENCIESTHERE.LOCATION THE INSURANCEDEPARTMENT SAYS PEOPLE AREFOCUSING MOSTLY ON RECOVERY NOW,BUT EXPECT MORE PEOPLE TO HAVEQUESTIONS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEKAND THEY WILL BE PRACTICINGSOCIAL DISTANCING AND TAKINGHEALTH PRECAUTIONS WHILE ACT THEFIELD OFF