Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri Workers’ Comp Violation Referrals Double in Q1 2010
Apr 13 2010 // The Missouri Labor Department’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) fraud and noncompliance referrals to the state attorney general for workers’ compensation violations more than doubled in the first...
Universal Casualty May Sell Auto Insurance in Missouri Again
Apr 12 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on Chicago-based auto insurance company, Universal Casualty Co., allowing it to start offering new policies in Missouri again. Director John M. Huff issued a...
Survey: Midwest Economy Shows Modest Growth Trends
Apr 2 2010 // Business conditions in the Midwest are generally on an upward swing, according to a survey of supply managers and business leaders in the region. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group, directed by Creighton University...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Adds Benefits Specialist in Missouri Office
Mar 29 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced that Simonne de Villiers has joined the firm’s Chesterfield, Mo., office as a benefits specialist. Heffernan is a full-service insurance brokerage in the St. Louis and Metro East...
Missouri High Court Narrows Medical Malpractice Limits
Mar 25 2010 // The Missouri Supreme Court has slightly narrowed the scope of a 2005 state law limiting how much money can be awarded to people in medical malpractice cases. The high court’s March 23 ruling provided a victory for...
Declarations
Mar 7 2010 // Scrubbing ‘Gotcha’ Clauses “Our goal is to scrub ‘gotcha’ clauses out of insurance contracts before they’re sold to Michigan consumers.” —Michigan Office of Financial and...
Regulators: Captive Insurance Now a Billion-Dollar Industry in Missouri
Mar 3 2010 // The captive insurance market in Missouri has seen explosive growth in the past year, state regulators say, with annual premium for these companies reaching a little more than $1 billion for 2009. By comparison, premium for...
Missouri Governor: State Must Be Ready for Big Quake
Feb 22 2010 // Most experts believe it’s just a matter of time before another big earthquake strikes along the New Madrid fault line, and Gov. Jay Nixon says Missouri and neighboring states need to be ready. Nixon on Feb. 19...
Proposal for Missouri Injured Worker Fund May Mean Higher Premiums
Feb 17 2010 // A Missouri House of Representatives committee is considering legislation designed to stabilize a financially troubled state fund for injured workers by triggering higher workers’ compensation premiums for...
Missouri Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Malpractice Limits
Jan 19 2010 // Missouri’s top judges questioned Jan. 14 whether a 2005 law limiting medical malpractice lawsuits is being wrongly applied to people retroactively and is discriminating against the spouses of those injured. Attorneys...
Missouri Insurance Department Returns More than $14M to Consumers
Jan 15 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reports that in 2009 it returned $14.4 million to consumers who filed complaints. The money was recovered from insurance companies and represents a $2 million increase over the amount...
Missouri High Court Hearing Challenge to Malpractice Limits
Jan 15 2010 // Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether to overturn limits on how much money people can be awarded in medical malpractice cases. The case challenges a 2005 law that set a flat $350,000 cap for non-economic damages,...
Missouri AG: Workers’ Comp Fraud Collections Spike in 2009
Jan 12 2010 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reported that his office saw a dramatic increase in the amount of collections and convictions for workers’ compensation fraud and for noncompliance with mandatory workers’...
It Figures
Jan 10 2010 // 8.1% After reviewing statewide data for insurance claims paid by employers for injured workers in 2009, the Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending an overall 8.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation...
Missouri Says Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Should Drop by 8.1%
Dec 30 2009 // After reviewing statewide data for insurance claims paid by employers for injured workers in 2009, the Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending an overall 8.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation loss...
Missouri Department of Insurance Promotes 3 to Leadership Team
Dec 4 2009 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has announced the following changes to its division and section managers: Fred Heese was named director of the Division of Insurance Company Regulation. Heese has served as acting...
Missouri Lawmakers Propose to Ban All Texting-While-Driving
Dec 4 2009 // After Missouri’s youngest drivers were told to quit sending cell phone text messages, lawmakers are going after everybody else. Several lawmakers have filed bills for the 2010 legislative session that starts Jan. 6...
Chair of Insurance Committee Resigns from Missouri House
Dec 1 2009 // A Kansas City-area state House member who has served as the chairman of the House Insurance Policy Committee is resigning his seat in Missouri’s Legislature. Republican Brian Yates, of Lee’s Summit, said the...
Missouri to Distribute $75M to General American Policyholders
Nov 25 2009 // More than 300,000 current and former policyholders of General American Life Insurance Co. will soon receive $75 million in distribution payments, according to the Missouri Department of Insurance. In 1999, the Missouri DOI...
New Captive Insurer in Missouri to Focus on Foodservice Industry
Nov 20 2009 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported that a leader in the U.S. foodservices market has become licensed as a captive insurance company, the result of a new state law making the captive formation process easier. The...
