Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri-Based Agency and Agency Alliance Add Pidgeon as COO
Aug 11 2016 // Missouri-based POWERS Insurance and Benefits and Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) named Brien Pidgeon as chief operating officer. Pidgeon is a seasoned C-Level executive with experience in both the public and...
BCBS of Kansas City Service Provider Reports Data Breach
Aug 9 2016 // The Missouri Department of Insurance says the insurance information of more than 400,000 Missourians are potentially impacted by data breach at Newkirk Products Inc., a service provider that issues healthcare ID cards for...
License Revoked by 2 States but Northern Illinois Agency Stays Open
Aug 8 2016 // By taking advantage of legal appeals processes, an Illinois managing general agency has been able to continue operations for more than a year despite having its license revoked or non-renewed by two separate state...
Convictions, Complaints Added Up for Pilot in Hot Air Balloon Crash
Aug 3 2016 // The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed on July 30 in Texas had at least four drunken-driving convictions, two prison stays and more than 40 customer complaints in his past, records show. Alfred “Skip”...
Texas Balloon Pilot Previously Had DWI Arrest in Missouri
Aug 2 2016 // The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with...
Despite Having License Revoked by 2 States, Northern Illinois Agency Continues to Operate
Jul 20 2016 // By taking advantage of legal appeals processes, an Illinois managing general agency has been able to continue operations for more than a year despite having its license revoked or non-renewed by two separate state...
Ratings of Missouri-Based National Fire and Indemnity Exchange Downgraded
Jul 12 2016 // A.M. Besthas downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “bbb+” from “a-” ofNational Fire and Indemnity Exchange(NFIE) in...
Missouri Supreme Court Tosses Officer’s $7.5M Harassment Award on Technicality
Jun 30 2016 // The Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out a $7.5 million judgment to a former St. Louis police officer who claimed her supervisor sexually harassed her, and that her complaints about the harassment resulted in...
Missouri Governor Vetoes Bill Expanding Gun Rights
Jun 28 2016 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a gun measure that would allow the concealed carry of firearms without a permit and expand residents’ rights to stand and fight against perceived threats — a move that could set...
Missouri Woman Ordered to Pay $243K in Arson-for-Insurance Scheme
Jun 23 2016 // An Independence, Mo., woman was sentenced to 31/2 years in prison without parole for an arson and insurance fraud scheme. Tina Shonk was also ordered to pay $242,717 in restitution to her victims and $62,364 to the...
Missouri-Based Agency, Bull Insurance, Promotes Ayres
Jun 20 2016 // Bull Insurance Agency, based in Lamar, Mo., has promoted Liane Ayres to customer service producer (CSP). Ayres, who recently earned her property/casualty insurance license, was previously a customer service representative...
Missouri Governor Signs Bills Expanding Access to Medicines
Jun 10 2016 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed two bills aimed at expanding patient access to either cheaper biologic drugs or more expensive prescriptions. Nixon signed the legislation on June 8. One bill includes new rules for step...
Missouri Regulator: Risk Increases as Earthquake Insurance Market Shrinks
Jun 9 2016 // More than a half million Missourians are at risk because of the contracting earthquake insurance market, Missouri Department of Insurance Director John M. Huff said during the recent Heartland Insurance Symposium in Kansas...
Missouri Insurance Agent Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Fraud
Jun 8 2016 // A Missouri insurance agent has been sentenced to prison for fraud following an investigation by the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional...
Missouri Museum Upgrading Security Following Warhol Thefts
Jun 7 2016 // A Missouri art museum has been working to upgrade security since several iconic Andy Warhol prints were stolen in April. Seven Warhol Campbell’s Soup prints were stolen from the Springfield Art Museum on April 7,...
Under Missouri Bill, Insurance Department Would Review ACA Rate Hikes
May 30 2016 // Health insurance companies would no longer be able to raise rates for Affordable Care Act consumers in Missouri without review by a state agency under a measure awaiting the governor’s signature. Advocates say the...
Missouri Insurance Regulator: Aetna/Humana Plan Would Limit Competition
May 27 2016 // Missouri’s insurance department has dealt a setback to a proposal by the nation’s third-largest health insurer to buy another insurance company. State Insurance Director John Huff says Aetna’s planned...
Workers’ Compensation in Missouri: In the Middle of the Rate Pack
May 17 2016 // Missouri comes in at 21 for the highest workers’ compensation premium rates of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, just under Minnesota, according to the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial...
Owner Alleges Defect; Wants ‘Invincible’ Missouri Home Torn Down
May 16 2016 // Designed to withstand tornadoes, earthquakes and even bomb blasts, a castle-like southwest Missouri home that was meant to last forever must be torn down and erected again, its owner argues in an ongoing lawsuit. Pensmore,...
Tornadoes Survival Tips from Texas to Nebraska
May 11 2016 // Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. While tornadoes can form any time weather conditions are right, the area from Texas to Nebraska typically sees tornadoes between April...
