Latest Missouri Headlines
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Mo. Governor Signs Med Mal Rate Control Legislation
Jul 12 2006 // The Missouri Insurance Department will have more information and control over medical malpractice insurance rates under legislation Gov. Matt Blunt signed Monday. The bill gives the state insurance director authority to...
Family of Mo. Boy Shot by Foster Brother Awarded Settlement
Jul 10 2006 // The family of a boy who was shot to death by a boy in his foster home will receive a $100,000 settlement from the boy’s former foster parents, but a lawsuit against the state continues. The insurance carrier for...
Mo. Department Revises Workers’ Comp Loss Costs for 2003-2005
Jul 6 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has directed the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) to revise loss costs for years 2003-2005. According to the statement issued by the Department, historical payrolls...
Mo. Department Extends Traveler’s Contract for Residual Market Plan
Jun 28 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has extended Travelers Commercial Casualty Company’s contract as the insurer for the Missouri Alternative Residual Market Plan. As part of that extension, Travelers filed a...
Mo. City Police Department Settles Suit in Shooting Death
Jun 22 2006 // The family of a man who was shot to death by a Carterville police officer three years ago has reached a settlement with the city and Police Department. If the settlement is approved by a court, the city’s insurance...
Cheerleading Competitions Nixed Over Liability Concerns, Says Mo. State Association
Jun 13 2006 // As of July 1, the Missouri State High School Activities Association will no longer sanction cheerleaders to take part in regional or state competitions. The association will maintain jurisdiction over sideline cheerleading...
Strategic Independent Agents Alliance Establishes New Mo.Master Agency
Jun 8 2006 // Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) announces that The Powers Group, Inc. of Clayton, Mo. has established Valley Insurance Agency Alliance as a SIAA Master Agency. Their exclusive territory covers several counties...
Missouri Physicians Mutual Ranks as Top Malpractice Insurer for 2005
May 17 2006 // St. Louis-based Missouri Physicians Mutual (MPM) maintained its position as the state’s top malpractice insurer in 2005 while more than doubling its reserves for future claims and increasing its premiums written by...
Mo. Director Praises Legislature for Passing Health Insurance Bill for Small Employers
May 16 2006 // Department of Insurance Director Dale Finke today praised the Missouri Legislature for passing House Bill 1827, which will allow more small employers to obtain health insurance for their employees. According to release...
Mo. Lawmakers Vote to Allow Insurance Director Authority to Veto Excessive Med Mal Rates
May 15 2006 // Missouri lawmakers voted recently to give the state insurance director the authority to veto medical malpractice rates that are “excessive” or otherwise inappropriate in an effort to help cut doctors’...
Mo. Legislators Await Governor’s Signature on Bill to Help Businesses Provide Insurance
May 9 2006 // Missouri lawmakers have voted to make it easier to start group health insurance plans. The Senate voted 31-0 on Wednesday to drop the minimum number of people necessary to start a group health insurance plan from 100...
Mo. Shield Insurance Program for Police, Firefighters Offers Online Application
Apr 25 2006 // St. Louis, Mo.-based The Shield Insurance, a preferred homeowners and auto insurance program designed exclusively for police, firefighters and EMS, now offers a new online application. Stuckey and Company’s CEO,...
Mo. Department Files Complaint Against Producer Who Allegedly Pocketed $16,000 in Client Funds
Apr 18 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance is seeking discipline against an insurance producer accused of allegedly issuing phony insurance policies. The agent, Michael Spillman of Lake Ozark, was to secure insurance coverage...
Deadly storms hit Midwest again in new round of spring tornadoes
Apr 17 2006 // The new round of tornadoes hit the Midwest less than one month after a similar grouping of twisters, high winds and damage hit a five-state area on March 12. News Currents Another round of deadly storms hit the Midwest...
Mo. Senate Votes to Bar Insurers from Canceling Policies Due to Storm Claims
Apr 13 2006 // The Missouri Senate voted Tuesday to bar insurance companies from canceling policies, refusing to renew policies or raising rates as a result of weather-related claims. Sen. Charlie Shields, (R-St. Joseph), offered the...
Insured Losses from March Tornadoes in Mo. Hit $394 Million
Apr 12 2006 // As state and federal teams assess damage from last week’s severe storms, losses from earlier storms and tornadoes are becoming clear, according to an Associated Press news account. The first round of severe weather...
Insurer Group Names Mo. Executive as State Advocacy Committee Chair
Apr 7 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has named Kent Osborn, treasurer of the Mo.-based Cameron Mutual Insurance Company, as the new chair of its state advocacy committee. Osborn has been selected to serve...
First Bank of Mo. Acquires Adrian N. Baker & Co.
Apr 7 2006 // First Bank, a Mo. state chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of First Banks, Inc. headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., and Adrian N. Baker & Company, a Del.corporation, jointly announced the signing of a Stock...
Mo. Law Glitch Leaves Thousands of Children Without Insurance
Apr 4 2006 // Thousands of Missouri children have been dropped from the state Medicaid program because of a little-known law that denies coverage if their parents’ employers are deemed to offer “affordable”...
KAN. AND MO. LEGISLATURES CONSIDER PROPOSALS TARGETING INSURANCE FRAUD
Apr 3 2006 // The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is reporting that the Kansas and Missouri legislatures are considering proposals that would require insurers to report suspected frauds and allow the insurance department to issue...
