Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Former NAIC Lawyer Opens Mo. Firm
Aug 12 2004 // The Myers Law Firm has opened an office in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Its principal, Ross S. Myers, served 5 1/2 years as senior counsel of insurance regulatory affairs for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 22 2004 // Suzanne Sahakian Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and...
Parting Shots: Mo. Agents Deserve Better
Jul 22 2004 // Larry Case In working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by...
Missouri Agents Deserve Better
Jul 19 2004 // In working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by the Missouri...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 19 2004 // Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and casualty insurance...
Consumer Group Claims NAMIC Study on Credit Scoring ‘Flip-Flops’ Earlier Positions
Jul 9 2004 // The consumer group, Center for Economic Justice (CEJ), released a statement in response to a National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) study on credit scoring. CEJ’s Executive Director Birny Birnbaum...
Insurers Mount Legal Challenge to Multi-state Credit Scoring Study; Ask States to Withdraw Data Call
Jun 23 2004 // Two national insurance company trade organizations have expressed legal concerns about the recently initiated multi-state study on credit-based insurance scores and have asked regulators in eight states to withdraw their...
Mo. JUA Starts Taking Med-Mal Applications
Jun 21 2004 // Missouri’s new state-sponsored medical malpractice insurance program has begun accepting applications for coverage effective June 30 or later, the state’s insurance department announced recently. Physicians and...
SECURA: Looking to Sustain Hard-Market Success
Jun 18 2004 // The CEO of Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance Cos., John Bykowski, took some time recently to talk with IJ during the Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin’s annual convention. SECURA has total assets of $406...
Missouri Gov. Seeks Federal Assistance for Counties Impacted by May Storms
Jun 9 2004 // Missouri Gov. Bob Holden has requested a Federal Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for counties impacted by the severe storms and tornadoes from May 18 through Memorial Day weekend. “We are requesting...
Missouri’s Gov. Holden Again Vetoes Tort Reform
Jun 7 2004 // Midwest • May 5, 2004 “A typical response from a governor who is on the trial lawyers payroll!” — Kevin Maher, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
