Latest Missouri Headlines
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Iowa Joins States Barring Activities of Former U.S. Fidelis Owners
Nov 15 2010 // Attorney General Tom Miller and ten other state attorneys general, have obtained judgments against the owners of a former Missouri company, barring them from ever again selling auto service contracts or engaging in...
Business Moves
Nov 14 2010 // Ohio Mutual, Casco Indemnity Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) agreed to acquire N.E. Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Casco Indemnity Co., a property and casualty insurer located in Saco, Maine. The transaction is...
Missouri AG, Insurance Chief Target Auto Warranty Firms
Nov 12 2010 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said he is amending his lawsuits against three companies that sold bogus auto warranty products by including the allegation that the companies have been selling insurance without a...
Safeco Insurance Expands in Missouri
Oct 28 2010 // Safeco Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has opened its new office in Fenton, Mo. Liberty Mutual also plans to hire 100 additional employees in St. Louis County over the next two years. With a seven-year lease...
Missouri DOI Returns $6.5M to Consumers in 2010
Oct 18 2010 // Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance have received $6.5 million from their insurance companies in 2010. The money was returned as a result of the department’s mediation efforts on...
2 Get Life Sentences in Missouri Murder-for-Hire Insurance Case
Sep 27 2010 // Two eastern Missouri men have been sentenced to life in federal prison for a murder-for-hire plot. James Kornhardt and Steven Mueller were convicted in June in connection with the 1992 killing of Danny Harold...
MMIC Expands Insurance Services to Kansas and Missouri
Sep 21 2010 // Medical professional liability insurance provider, MMIC Group, recently announced its entry into the Kansas/Missouri marketplace. According to MMIC President and CEO Bill McDonough, “As consolidation of healthcare...
Missouri Insurance Department Joins Lawsuit Against US Fidelis
Sep 1 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has joined a pending consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Attorney General Chris Koster against service contract seller US Fidelis. US Fidelis sold motor vehicle extended service contracts,...
Missouri Consumers Better Protected Against Insolvent Insurers
Aug 18 2010 // Financially strapped insurance companies in Missouri will soon face tighter oversight, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. Senate Bill 583, which takes effect Aug. 28, spells out the specific standards the...
Missouri Votes to Block Obama Health Insurance Mandate
Aug 4 2010 // Missouri voters Tuesday rejected the new U.S. healthcare bill, approving a measure that would forbid the federal government from penalizing people who do not buy health insurance. With 78 percent of precincts reporting,...
Midwest Economy: North Dakota Tops Region in Job Growth
Aug 3 2010 // The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same...
Smith Named Missouri Insurance Agents’ Person of the Year
Jul 29 2010 // Dennis Smith of Columbia, Mo., has been honored as the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents’ Insurance Person of the Year. The award was given at MAIA’s annual Leadership Conference on July 22. Smith...
Midwest Threatened with More Flooding
Jul 22 2010 // The Mississippi River is back above flood stage from the southern tip of Iowa through Missouri, leaving some communities on edge as more storms threaten to bring more water. Parts of southern Iowa, northern Missouri and...
Missouri Hospital Plan to Pay $13.9M Dividend to Policyholders
Jun 16 2010 // Medical malpractice insurer, Missouri Hospital Plan, announced that it will pay a record dividend of $13.9 million to its Missouri policyholders in July. Missouri Hospital Plan is a membership association that insures...
St. Louis, Missouri-based WFL Expands Top Management Team
Jun 2 2010 // WFL, an insurance and risk services agency headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., has added three new executives – Terry Reams, Mark Latini and Beth Grellner – to its top management team. As chief operating officer,...
Mid-America Business Conditions Index at Highest Level in Four Years
Jun 1 2010 // The May Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region advanced for a sixth straight month, pointing to a growing economy in the months ahead, according to the May Business Conditions survey of supply managers in the...
Missouri to Add Fees, Require Liability Insurance for Wild-Animal Raisers
May 17 2010 // Missouri lawmakers have approved new regulations, including fees and an insurance requirement, for people who raise wild animals such as lions, bears and tigers. Legislation sent to the governor will require anyone...
Missouri Department of Insurance Adds Resource for Small Businesses
May 6 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has a new online resource dedicated to the unique insurance needs of small businesses. The new Web section lists factors to consider when buying insurance coverage for company cars,...
Universal Casualty Allowed to Sell Auto Insurance in Missouri Again
May 3 2010 // The company had ‘demonstrated to the Director that it has implemented operational changes necessary to improve its business practices.’ The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on the...
Missouri Governor to Sign Bills Speeding Insurance Payments
Apr 28 2010 // Insurance companies that take too long to pay health care claims in Missouri could face financial penalties beginning next year. Gov. Jay Nixon has signed the so-called “prompt pay” legislation. The legislation...
