Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Missouri Radio Host on Trial for Killing Wife for BMW
Nov 20 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...
Missouri Radio Host in Mass. Trial Accused of Killing Wife for BMW
Nov 13 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...
AUDITOR MAY AXE INSURANCE TAX CREDIT:
Nov 7 2005 // Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill has proposed that the state consider eliminating a tax credit that helps insurance companies offset their costs of state reviews. An audit by McCaskill’s office said Missouri...
News Briefs
Nov 6 2005 // ILLINOIS Garrett Bonham, 29, seeks more than $75,000 in a lawsuit filed last month for injuries sustained in his 10 years of employment as a performing knight at the Schaumburg, Ill., Medieval Times, according to the...
Mo. DOI Issues Crackdown on Felonious Bail Bond Agents
Nov 4 2005 // Missouri Insurance Director Dale Finke today 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...
Mo. Health Program Reform Increases Cost for Families
Oct 17 2005 // More than 12,000 Missouri families saw health insurance on their children lapse this month when they failed to pay new premiums required by the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. The new premiums,...
OSHA Hits Mo. Manufacturer with $159,000 Fine
Oct 17 2005 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to Industrial Steel Fabrication Inc., Hazelwood, Mo., proposing penalties totaling $159,200 for alleged failure...
