Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA Says Mo. Injured Workers Lose under Department’s Managed Care Proposal
Jul 26 2002 // Changes proposed by the Missouri Department of Insurance to the state’s workers’ compensation managed care rules would add significant costs and confusion to the system, ultimately undermining the quality of...
Insurance Auto Auctions Makes Mo. Acquisition
Jul 19 2002 // Illinois-based Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, acquired Southern Missouri Insurance Pool, Inc., a 27-acre operation located in...
Mo. Gov. Signs Credit-Scoring Bill
Jul 16 2002 // Gov. Bob Holden late last week signed a bill regulating insurers’ use of credit- based insurance scores in auto and property insurance. National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Counsel Ann Weber said...
Mo. Director Names Receiver for Transit Casualty
Jul 10 2002 // Missouri Department of Insurance Director Scott B. Lakin named Albert A. Riederer of Kansas City as the new special deputy receiver for the Transit Casualty Co. receivership. Transit Casualty—once the world’s...
Mo. Sees 2002 Workers’ Comp Rate Hikes in Private Market
Jul 9 2002 // Missouri workers’ compensation rates for most businesses have risen an average of 6.7 percent this year, based on data through mid-June, according to the Missouri Department of Insurance. Filings with that agency...
State Farm Shuns New Homeowners Policies in Kansas, Missouri
Jun 21 2002 // State Farm Insurance Company imposed a moratorium on new homeowners customers in Missouri and Kansas, expanding its ban against new residential policies to five states. According to the Kansas City Star, the company is the...
Insurers Focused on Credit Scoring During 2002 Missouri Legislative Session
May 27 2002 // Outside of credit-based insurance scoring, which was the subject of extensive negotiations, the state legislative session that concluded last week passed few matters of concern to the insurance industry, according to the...
Missouri’s Lakin to Moderate Kansas City Roundtable
May 22 2002 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that its director, Scott B. Lakin, will hosed a public roundtable discussion on key issues facing consumers and regulators in Kansas City on May 23. Five state insurance...
Credit Bill Moves to Desk of Mo. Governor
May 21 2002 // A bill that would allow Missouri consumers to continue enjoying the benefits of credit-based insurance scoring passed the Missouri Senate and now awaits the signature of Governor Bob Holden, according to the American...
Mo. House Sends Scoring Bill to Senate
Apr 23 2002 // As anticipated, the Missouri House late last week passed and sent to the Senate without further changes a bill regulating insurers’ use of credit-based insurance scores. Earlier last week, the House rejected proposed...
Mo. House Rejects Governor’s Amendments to Credit-Based Score Legislation
Apr 18 2002 // The Missouri House rejected amendments pushed by Gov. Bob Holden April 15 that would have seriously impaired insurers’ use of credit-based insurance scores. The House is expected to take a final vote later this week...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
NAII Says Mo. Auto Insurance Surcharge Would Discriminate
Mar 28 2002 // A bill approved by a Missouri House committee that would impose a surcharge on auto insurance policies to finance a police chiefs and officers retirement fund is discriminatory, according to the National Association of...
Insurance Co. Says There’s no Cover in Mo. Pharmacist Case
Mar 22 2002 // A Kansas City, Mo. pharmacist accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs was sued by his insurance company, which is seeking exemption from liability in the more than 200 lawsuits filed by cancer patients and their relatives...
Mo. Committee Approves Credit-Based Score Bill After Adding ‘No Hit’ Provision
Mar 11 2002 // The state House Insurance Committee approved House Bill 1502 March 6 restricting the use of credit-based insurance scores in Missouri. The committee amended the bill to prohibit insurers from taking an adverse action...
NAII Claims Mo. Rule to License Adjusters after a Disaster Still Falls Short
Mar 6 2002 // A revised proposed state regulation on licensing insurance adjusters after a catastrophe again falls short of protecting Missouri consumers according to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). NAII Counsel...
Mo. Makes Privacy Regulation Compliant with
Mar 1 2002 // The Missouri Insurance Department has modified its consumer privacy regulation to make it fully compliant with the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act. National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Counsel Ann Weber...
NAII Says Mo. Bill Imposes Burdensome Impediments
Feb 28 2002 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers, (NAII) Missouri House Bill 1821 would have a negative impact on consumers because of the burdensome impediments it imposes on insurers’ use of...
Midwest Governors Want $200 Million in Disaster Aid
Feb 21 2002 // The governors of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma requested almost $200 million in federal disaster aid to help recovery efforts after a January storm. Kansas and Oklahoma are seeking full federal relief; Missouri wants 90...
