Latest Missouri Headlines
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Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 24 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
Mo. Woman Files Lawsuit Alleging Doctor Caused Cancer to Spread
Sep 21 2007 // A Brayton, Mo. woman is suing her gynecologist for allegedly not telling her that he accidentally cut open a tumor he removed from her ovary, spilling cancerous tissue in her abdomen and causing her cancer to spread. The...
Mo. Governor Pushes for New Health Plan for Lower-income Families
Sep 20 2007 // Mo. Gov. Matt Blunt said the number of uninsured Missourians could be reduced by nearly one-third under a plan he outlined this week to provide government-subsidized health care to lower-income families. The Republican,...
Gilsbar, CNA Offers Liability Insurance to Mo. Attorneys
Sep 11 2007 // Gilsbar Specialty Insurance Services, one of the largest administrators of CNA Lawyers’ Professional Liability insurance, recently announced that it is now offering professional liability insurance coverage to...
Mo. Dept. Names New Chief Financial Examiner
Sep 11 2007 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration recently announced that Fred Heese will serve as the new chief financial examiner for the Insurance Solvency & Company...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance...
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Sep 3 2007 // Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now...
Mo. Bridge Project Could Serve as National Model on Repairs
Aug 30 2007 // A month after the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse, Missouri lawmakers are poised to approve a massive bridge repair project that could serve as a national roadmap for renovating aging infrastructure. Missouri plans to...
Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty
Aug 27 2007 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to...
Mo. Attorney General Creates Clearinghouse Site to Track Recalls
Aug 21 2007 // To help Missouri consumers keep track of the latest recalls, Attorney General Jay Nixon on Friday, Aug. 17th launched a new Web site to serve as a clearinghouse. The page brings together detailed information on recalls...
Mo. Insurance Dept. Invites Captive Insurance Companies to State
Aug 20 2007 // The Missouri Insurance Department recently announced steps it’s taking to implement legislation signed by Gov. Matt Blunt, which allows for the formation of captive insurance companies to bring as much as $10 million...
Mo. Attorney General Candidate Pushes for Child Product Safety Law
Aug 17 2007 // Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly on Wednesday called for Missouri to enact a children’s product safety law that could penalize business that don’t quickly inform consumers of product...
More Plaintiffs Join Mo. Lawsuit Involving Popcorn Plant
Aug 9 2007 // Forty-three current or former workers at a southwest Missouri microwave-popcorn packaging plant have joined in the suit claiming they sustained lung damage by working with a butter flavoring. A man who lived near the...
Former Mo. Mayor Gets 5 Years in Prison for Arson
Aug 7 2007 // A former mayor of Kirksville, Mo. was sentenced to more than five years in prison for setting fire to a popular hangout for college students that she owned in the northeast Missouri town. Deborah Masten was also ordered to...
Mo. Chain Pulling Green Beans Due to Contamination Concerns
Aug 3 2007 // A supermarket chain in St. Louis, Mo., is pulling its brand of French style green beans from the shelves of more than 100 stores in several states, including Wisconsin, because of concerns about possible...
Mo. Goes Electronic to Enhance Speed-to-Market for all Insurance Lines
Aug 2 2007 // The Missouri Insurance Market Regulation Division announced recently that paper copies of life, health, property and casualty insurance filings will no longer be retained by the department. Effective Aug. 1, 2007, all...
Buker Named Mo. Workers’ Comp Director
Jul 30 2007 // Jeff Buker has been named as Missouri’s new workers’ compensation director, labor officials said. Buker has worked on various division projects in the past year and a half involving self-insurance and the...
Hawkeye-Security Insurance Named 2007 Top Partner by Mo. Agent Group
Jul 26 2007 // Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named 2007 Top Partner insurer by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). The award was presented to President and Chief Executive Officer...
Mo. Rockhill Holdings Acquires Plaza Insurance
Jul 12 2007 // Rockhill Holdings recently announced the acquisition of Plaza Insurance Co. (PIC), formerly National Alliance Insurance Co. PIC is a Mo.-domiciled property/casualty insurer admitted in 38 jurisdictions. Initial lines of...
