Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Late Night House Calls Push Local Veterinarian to Big Win in Missouri Race
Feb 13 2006 // A campaign flier showed him pushing a big round bale of hay past an onlooking cow. His red-and-white signs featured farm animals, a horse, sheep and pig, absent the Democratic Party donkey. The Associated Press said that...
Study: Primary Enforcement Laws, Bigger Fines Boost Seat Belt Use
Feb 7 2006 // New research from the University of Missouri-Columbia shows that a shift to primary enforcement along with a fine increase could significantly boost seat belt use among motorists. Since New York first adopted a mandatory...
Missouri Governor Merges Insurance into Financial Regulatory Department
Feb 2 2006 // Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, through an executive order, has created a new department to regulate finances, merging the duties previously performed by the Economic Development Department with those of the state Insurance...
Missouri Agent Found Guilty of Selling Fraudulent Investments
Jan 31 2006 // A Springfield, Mo. insurance agent was found guilty this month of illegally selling unregistered investments, a crime that contributed to dozens of Ozark area residents losing millions of dollars. Former insurance agent...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Reform in Effect, Despite Drafting Error
Jan 19 2006 // Missouri’s Cole County Circuit Court has ruled that despite a legislative drafting error, the workers’ compensation reforms enacted last year have been in effect since Senate Bills 1 and 130 became effective in...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Penalties at All Time High
Jan 2 2006 // The Missouri Attorney General’s office recently released a statement saying that a record number of Missouri businesses were ordered to obtain workers’ compensation insurance in 2005. According to the Attorney...
Missouri Insurance Dept. Releases Review of Workers’ Comp Study
Dec 29 2005 // The Missouri Department of Insurance recently released its review of the annual loss cost filing submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Insurers and self-insurers use loss costs to establish final...
LACKING EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE:
Dec 19 2005 // Barely four out of every 10 Missouri homeowners carry earthquake insurance, a cause of concern cited as Gov. Matt Blunt heard briefings on the state’s earthquake preparations. Blunt held a closed-door Cabinet meeting...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // MISSOURI Insurer to Pay $8 Million: State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to a tow truck driver and his sister-in-law who were acquitted of insurance fraud after being accused of faking the...
Many Missourians in Need of Earthquake Insurance, Officials Report
Dec 12 2005 // Barely four out of every 10 Missouri homeowners carry earthquake insurance, a cause of concern cited Friday as Gov. Matt Blunt heard briefings on the state’s earthquake preparations. Blunt held a closed-door Cabinet...
Insurer Told to Pay $8 Million to Missouri Couple Acquitted of Fraud
Dec 7 2005 // State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to a tow truck driver and his sister-in-law who were acquitted of insurance fraud after being accused of faking the theft of a vehicle. Jackson County...
Labor Unions File Suit Against Missouri Workers’ Comp Law
Dec 1 2005 // More than 70 labor groups filed suit this week challenging the constitutionality of Missouri’s new workers’ compensation law, claiming it tilts toward employers so dramatically as to breach a social contract...
Missouri Department Alleges Agency Failed to Remit Premiums
Nov 29 2005 // The Missouri Department of Insurance is seeking to discipline a Missouri insurance agency whose employees it says committed multiple violations of Missouri laws by failing to remit a total of $3,500 in insurance premiums...
Insurer Seeks Guidance on Splitting Damages for Mo. Bus Crash 40 Ways
Nov 28 2005 // A Missouri bus company’s insurance company has asked a federal judge to determine how $5 million in potential damages would be distributed to more than 40 possible people or groups involved in crash of a bush...
Missouri Radio Host on Trial for Killing Wife for BMW
Nov 21 2005 // A radio journalist accused of poisoning his wife by spiking her Gatorade with antifreeze told a friend he planned to spend his life insurance money on a house and a BMW convertible, according to prosecutors. He also said...
DOI HITS FELONIOUS BAIL BOND AGENTS:
Nov 21 2005 // Missouri Insurance Director Dale Finke announced a crackdown on bail bond agents with felony convictions who have obtained licenses from the Insurance Department during the past several years. “The Missouri Supreme...
ILLINOIS
Nov 20 2005 // Lawmakers Pass Kids’ Health Plan: The Illinois House passed H.B. 806, Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” health insurance program on a 79-28 vote, following Senate approval on a 32-23 vote. The...
