Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tornados in Southwestern Missouri Kill 15; Governor Calls in National Guard
May 12 2008 // Category K-4 tornadoes that cut across three states on Saturday (May 10) night killed 15 people in southwestern Missouri. The hardest areas hit were in rural southwestern Missouri about eight miles north of Senaca and 10...
Missouri Businesses Sue to Stop Fee Increases on Vehicle Records
May 12 2008 // Three businesses sued on Friday, May 9th to halt a state fee increase for obtaining driver’s license and vehicle records, claiming the higher fee violates Missouri’s open-records law as well the state and...
U.S. Tornadoes Take at Least 21 Lives, Destroy Homes, Power Lines
May 12 2008 // Tornadoes killed at least 21 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through the central and southeastern United States over the weekend, destroying homes, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines. Authorities...
Missouri Lawmaker Balks at Driver’s License Records Fee Increase
May 8 2008 // A leading House Republican said Tuesday, May 6, he will try before the legislative session ends next week to reverse a Department of Revenue decision to increase fees charged to access driver’s license...
7 Die in Arkansas Storms, Raising Year’s Weather-Related Death Toll
May 5 2008 // Residents of communities across Arkansas on May 2 faced the wreckage of homes torn apart by violent weather that has pushed this year’s storm death toll in the southern state up to 26. “You can see the bags...
Missouri Department Touts Market Conduct Reforms
May 2 2008 // Missouri Insurance Director Doug Ommen said proposed market conduct regulations will codify the success of market conduct reforms during Gov. Matt Blunt’s administration. The reforms have resulted in increased...
Missouri Company Agrees to $18 Million Payout in Fatal Accident
Apr 29 2008 // A trucking company has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the families of three women killed in a June 2006 crash. The parent company of Pro Logistics Inc. and two of its subsidiaries agreed to the...
Ratings Recap: CRM Holdings, Harleysville, Missouri Employers, Illinois State Bar
Apr 29 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of San Francisco-based Majestic Insurance Company and Bermuda-based Twin...
Missouri Governor Says Lawsuit Reform a Success
Apr 28 2008 // Gov. Matt Blunt says Missouri is seeing the benefits of medical lawsuit reform legislation passed nearly three years ago. The Republican spoke on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at a news conference at St. John’s Mercy...
Midwest Earthquake Spurs Renewed Interest in Purchasing Insurance
Apr 23 2008 // Eastern Missouri residents are scrambling to get earthquake insurance after last week’s 5.2 magnitude trembler rattled windows and shook houses. But they are finding out there’s a waiting period for coverage,...
Declarations
Apr 21 2008 // Mid-sized Cars Improve “The side impact results represent a huge change from just four years ago.” —David Zuby, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s senior vice president, comments on the...
New Markets
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...
Taxpayers in Missouri Flood Zones Have Until May 19 to File
Apr 18 2008 // Taxpayers living in the 35 Missouri counties approved for federal flood disaster assistance have until May 19 to file and pay taxes. The IRS and Missouri Department of Revenue consider taxpayers who live in, have...
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Felony Conviction
Apr 17 2008 // On April 15 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of a class D felony conviction of Bob Salter of St. Louis, Mo.. Salter was sentenced to one year in prison, fined $5,000 and was assigned an additional $25,000 penalty...
Wrongful Firing Lawsuit against Missouri Governor Moved to Capital
Apr 9 2008 // A judge has agreed with Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s request to switch a wrongful firing lawsuit by a former staff attorney from suburban Kansas City to the capital. But the judge has yet to decide whether a defamation...
Missouri Drowning Leads to Bill Mandating Insurance for Water Parks
Apr 8 2008 // The drowning of a Joplin, Missouri boy has led to House passage of legislation requiring for-profit swimming pools to have liability insurance. The legislation is named for 6-year-old Ethan Cory, who died in July on a...
Missouri Department Lists Additional Producer Licensing Test Locations
Apr 7 2008 // In March, the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration announced that it contracted with Pearson VUE to conduct producer licensing examinations. In an effort to accommodate the...
Declarations
Apr 7 2008 // Flood Concerns “Within the time constraints available to us, we exhausted our legal options.” —Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon comments on two lost attempts to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from...
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Missouri House Endorses Bill Making Helmets Optional for Adult Cyclists
Apr 3 2008 // Motorcyclists who are at least 21 years old could ride without helmets under a House bill (HB 1393) given initial approval Tuesday. For decades, state law has required all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. But for years,...
