MID Issues Consumer Alert Following Arrest of Former Sunflower County Insurance Agent

JACKSON, Miss. (Press Release) — Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney and the Mississippi Insurance Department are alerting consumers that there may be issues with policies purchased through the Mid-Delta Insurance Agency in Indianola, Mississippi and its representative, Randal Ray Henson.

Earlier today, Henson was arrested by the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Department and charged with false pretense. The charges are related to Henson’s failure to forward insurance premium payments on to insurance carriers. The investigation was a joint operation between the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff James Haywood and the Mississippi Insurance Department.

Henson surrendered his insurance producer’s license to the Mississippi Insurance Department in 2012.

Anyone who purchased a policy from Mid-Delta Insurance Agency or Henson needs to be aware that their premium payment may not have been sent to their insurance carrier.

“I would strongly suggest that those people contact their insurance company to verify coverage,” Chaney said.

If you do not have contact information for your insurance company, you may call the Consumer Services Division of the Mississippi Insurance Department at 1-800-562-2957 for assistance in contacting your company.