Latest Missouri Headlines
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Great Shakeout Highlights Dwindling Missouri Earthquake Insurance Market
Oct 20 2021 // Millions of Americans will participate in the Great Shakeout on Oct. 21, a day designated to earthquake education and awareness. Annually held on the third Thursday of October, the Great Shakeout encourages schools and...
Paper Uncovers Major Security Flaw in Missouri State Database
Oct 18 2021 // Republican Gov. Mike Parson condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers, even though the...
Former Northeast Missouri Town Clerk Sentenced for $315K Embezzlement
Oct 15 2021 // The former town clerk of a small rural community in northeast Missouri was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay back $315,000 to the town. Tracey Ray, 48, pleaded guilty in June to wire...
Judge Rejects Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Ownership Residency Rule
Oct 14 2021 // A federal judge has struck down Missouri’s requirement that a majority of the owners of companies that dispense, grow or manufacture marijuana must be state residents. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued a...
Missouri Woman Sues GEICO After Contracting STD During Sex in Car Insured by Company
Oct 11 2021 // A Missouri woman is suing GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company. The woman, identified in District Court documents as M.O., had a sexual relationship with the insured, M.B.,...
Company Faces $300K in Fines for Alleged Safety Violations at Missouri Facility
Oct 8 2021 // A Verona, Missouri, nutrition production plant has been hit with 24 citations for workplace safety and health violations and faces more than $300,000 in penalties, federal workplace safety officials say. OSHA said two...
Northrop Grumman Knew Chemical Contaminated Missouri Homes: Lawsuit
Oct 1 2021 // Defense company Northrop Grumman knew for more than a decade that chemicals from a site it owns near Missouri’s Springfield-Branson Airport were contaminating groundwater in surrounding property, according to a...
Missouri’s Open Container Law Diverts Millions from State’s Roads
Sep 20 2021 // Missouri’s decision to allow open containers of alcohol in vehicles forces the state to divert millions of federal dollars intended for road construction to safety programs, according to a public radio report. The...
People Moves: Singer Joins Acrisure in Michigan; Missouri’s VIAA Hires McCoy
Sep 20 2021 // Singer Joins Acrisure as CFO Acrisure, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appointed Lowell Singer as chief financial officer. Singer joins Acrisure following 14 years with The Walt Disney Co., where he served as senior vice...
Fewer Virus Vaccinations Among Missouri Nursing Home Workers than Most States
Aug 31 2021 // Officials face a tall order to get all Missouri nursing home workers vaccinated because fewer than half of them have received the shots. By that metric, Missouri’s 48% ranks third-lowest in the nation, trailed only...
New Law Impacts Missouri Insurance Producers, Insurers
Aug 30 2021 // A new Missouri law that went into effect on Aug. 28 revises provisions for producer license renewals and provides opportunities toward continuing education credits for insurance professionals. It also enacts several...
Fire at Missouri Lawyer’s Office Apparently Arson, Police Say
Aug 26 2021 // Police and fire investigators say a fire at a northeast Missouri law firm’s office is being investigated as an arson. The fire was reported early Sunday at the Frick and Cundiff law office in Kirksville. Legal...
Openly Brings Home Insurance Offering to Missouri
Aug 25 2021 // Openly is up and running in Missouri, enabling independent insurance agents to access Openly’s coverage and obtain quotes. Missouri marks the 12th state in Openly’s nationwide expansion. Openly says it plans to...
Credit Rating Outlook Changed to Negative for Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Insurance
Jul 21 2021 // AM Best revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR of “bb+” (Fair) of...
OSHA: Workers, Residents at Missouri Care Facility Exposed to Asbestos
Jul 20 2021 // Workers and residents at a Missouri residential nursing facility were exposed asbestos hazards when three employers at the site failed to ensure safe removal of the known carcinogen during a flooring replacement project, a...
Captain, 2 Others Charged in Deadly 2018 Missouri Duck Boat Sinking
Jul 19 2021 // A local prosecutor on July 16 charged a boat captain and two other employees over 17 deaths in July 2018 when a tourist duck boat sank on a Missouri lake during a severe thunderstorm, reviving the threat of long prison...
New Missouri Legislation Protects Insurers from Unreasonable Arbitration Awards, Findings
Jul 19 2021 // Missouri has enacted legislation that prohibits a claimant, tortfeasor, or any other party from using an arbitration award against any liability insurer that did not agree to the arbitration. The new legislation also...
People Moves: Holmes Murphy Promotes 3; Plexus Groupe Names Fawcett Sr. VP; Komo Joins Missouri DCI
Jul 13 2021 // Holmes Murphy Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy named Ellen Willadsen chief innovation officer (CIO); Lindsay Chase assumed the role of the firm’s chief financial officer (CFO); and Susan Hatten has been promoted to...
Missouri Grain Facility Cited for Safety Failures, Fined $215.5K
Jul 13 2021 // A Missouri grain facility faces more than $215,000 in penalties after being cited for one willful and six serious safety violations following an explosion that seriously injured an employee. According to the U.S....
Report: Uptake of Earthquake Insurance in Missouri Drops to Historic Low
Jul 13 2021 // New report from Missouri insurance regulators shows earthquake coverage plummeting amid sharply escalating insurance premiums. The new Earthquake Insurance Market Report from the Missouri Department of Commerce and...
