Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
St. Louis, Mo.’s First Bank to Acquire Adrian N. Baker & Co.
Mar 31 2006 // First Bank, a Missouri state chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of First Banks Inc. headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and Clayton, Mo.-based insurance brokerage Adrian N. Baker & Company, announced that...
Kan. and Mo. Legislatures Consider Proposals Targeting Insurance Fraud
Mar 17 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...
Mo. Gov. Directs Insurance Dept. to Provide Assistance in Storm Aftermath
Mar 16 2006 // Gov. Matt Blunt said this week that representatives from the Consumer Services section of the Missouri Department of Insurance will be visiting areas of the state hardest hit by the recent severe weather. Major insurers...
UPDATE: Insurers Tally Storm Damage to Auto, Property in Midwest
Mar 14 2006 // Insurance companies in the Midwest are beginning to tally claims connected to hundreds of tornadoes and severe storms that hit a five state region in the Midwest late Saturday and early Sunday. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,...
Liability Issues Push Cheerleading Groups to Ban Stunts in Mo.
Mar 9 2006 // A Southern Illinois University cheerleading accident has spurred on the group that sets standards at the school to call for new restrictions on the types of stunts cheerleaders perform. The fall from a 15 foot human...
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn Statue Poses Danger to Tourists in Mo.
Mar 3 2006 // The statue of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn that overlooks the Hannibal, Missouri historic district will be off limits to tourists until the foundation that holds the statue is replaced. An engineering company and the...
Mo.-based Lockton Companies Adds New VP, Commercial Insurance Div.
Mar 1 2006 // Mo.-based Lockton Companies recently announced that Kerry R. Martin will be its new vice president, Commercial Insurance Division. Martin will be based in Chicago and focus on client development. Formerly, Martin was the...
Mo. AG Sues Man Posing as Lawyer; Victim Sought Insurance Claim
Feb 24 2006 // Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed suit against a Springfield man who allegedly took advantage of a local woman by claiming to be an attorney for the NAACP. The lawsuit, filed in Greene County Circuit Court,...
Police Arrest Two People in Large Scale Fake License Scam in Mo.
Feb 17 2006 // Authorities in Grain Valley, Mo. have arrested two people suspected of making illegal license tags. Police believe the large-scale operation has already brought in $10,000 to $20,000 for those involved. The investigation...
