Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mo. Comp, Tort Reform Bills Land on Gov. Blunt’s Desk
Mar 24 2005 // The Republican-led Missouri General Assembly has sent workers’ compensation and tort reform bills to Gov. Matt Blunt, who is expected to sign them. The comp reform bill puts a raft of limitations on when workers can...
Okla. House Leadership Urges Senate Passage of Lawsuit Reform Bill
Mar 18 2005 // Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Todd Hiett urged the state Senate to act now to pass what he called true lawsuit reform in the form of House Bill 2047, the Justice and Common Sense Act, which was recently passed...
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Mo. Franchise
Mar 16 2005 // ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced the opening of its ninetieth repair center today. Located in Lee’s Summit, Mo., the franchise was awarded to Don Kahan, owner...
Calif. Man Arrested While Standing in Front of Judge on Separate Charges
Mar 14 2005 // Sometimes people can’t seem to get enough of a good, or in this case, bad thing. While appearing last Wednesday in a Sacramento County courtroom for a preliminary hearing, James Chester Taylor, Jr., 72, of Quartz...
Soybean Rust Threatens Nine States, Farmers Rethinking Coverage Choices
Mar 7 2005 // A warning to prepare for the worst and hope for the best has been issued by researchers who discovered late last year that when Hurricane Ivan tore across the southeastern U.S. it brought with it wind-borne soybean rust...
Tort Reform Bill Passes Mo. House
Mar 3 2005 // A comprehensive civil justice reform bill was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives last month. House Bill 393 contains numerous provisions designed to lower tort costs to employers and insurers. These include...
Beefed Up Comp Reform Bill Passes Mo. House
Mar 1 2005 // A substitute workers’ compensation reform bill moving its way through the Senate includes several elements that employers and insurers believe will help reduce the costs of the system. The House Committee on...
Mo. Senators Square-Off on Workers’ Comp Bill
Feb 11 2005 // Senators began debate Wednesday on a Republican-favored bill that would limit the number of workers’ eligible for compensation in an effort to bring down high insurance premiums for Missouri businesses. The state...
Mo. Agent Charged for Securities Fraud
Feb 7 2005 // Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed criminal charges alleging securities fraud against Springfield insurance agent George William “Bill” Hull. The felony complaint, filed in Greene County Associate...
MO. GOP LOOKS TO CHANGE COMP RULES
Jan 24 2005 // Fresh from a November victory in the race for the governor’s office, Missouri Republicans are getting started with efforts to rein in workers’ compensation costs. Senate Republicans heard testimony on a...
Missouri’s Gov. Blunt Tabs Insurance Lawyer to Chair Comp Board
Jan 24 2005 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has named an insurance defense attorney as chairman of the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. As chairman, Bill Ringer, 56, will represent the...
Progressive’s Galasso Named Sales Manager of the Quarter in Ill., Mo.
Jan 20 2005 // Kirk Galasso was named Progressive’s territory sales manager of the quarter for both Illinois and Missouri in the third quarter of 2004, the company announced in a recent newsletter to agents. Galasso has been with...
Former Mo. Big ‘I’ Leader Appointed Insurance Director
Jan 20 2005 // Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt announced the appointment of W. Dale Finke to head the Missouri Department of Insurance. Finke is CEO and president of Corporate Insurance Management in St. Louis. He was president of the Missouri...
Mo.’s Gov. Blunt Tabs Insurance Lawyer to Chair Labor and Industrial Relations Commission
Jan 16 2005 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has named an insurance defense attorney as chairman of the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. As chairman, Bill Ringer, 56, will represent the...
Proposed Mo. Bill Aims to Reduce WC Premiums
Jan 14 2005 // Senate Republicans made workers’ compensation the first order of business last Wednesday, hearing testimony on a proposed bill that would reduce the number of injured workers eligible for benefits. Missouri’s...
MO. DOI CALLS FOR 7.7% COMP RATE CUT:
Jan 3 2005 // Both a national private industry group and the Missouri Department of Insurance agreed the state’s workers’ compensation environment has stabilized, and insurers should reduce rates in 2005, though they...
Missouri Employers Mutual Assigned ‘A-‘ by Best
Dec 28 2004 // Ratings agency A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “A-” (excellent) to Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. The rating outlook is stable. The rating reflects Columbia, Mo.-based...
Mo. Malpractice Claims Fall But Premiums Rise
Nov 9 2004 // The number of medical malpractice claims filed and paid is declining in Missouri, yet physicians’ premiums are rising, according to a report from the state Insurance Department. New medical malpractice claims dropped...
MO. HEADING FOR LOWEST COMP RATE HIKE SINCE 2000:
Nov 8 2004 // Results from 2004’s first nine months indicate Missouri should post its lowest rate of premium increases for workers’ compensation insurance since 2000, according to Department of Insurance Director Scott...
Mo. Heading for Lowest Comp Rate Increase Since 2000
Oct 28 2004 // Results from 2004’s first nine months indicate Missouri should post its lowest rate of premium increases for workers’ compensation insurance since 2000, according to Department of Insurance Director Scott...
