Latest Missouri Headlines
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Missouri Insurance Dept. Study Criticizes High Costs of Air Ambulances
Jan 21 2019 // A study has found that sick or injured Missourians who need air ambulance services often face steep medical bills, even if they have insurance. The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional...
Missouri’s Lindley-Meyers to Chair NAIC’s Market Regulation Committee
Jan 18 2019 // Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration (DIFP) Director Chlora Lindley-Myers has been appointed chair of the Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee for the...
At Least 5 Dead in Crashes During Midwest Snowstorm
Jan 14 2019 // A massive winter snowstorm that blanketed several Midwest states was a factor in at least five road deaths on Saturday and forced the grounds crew to scramble to clear snow from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City ahead of...
Missouri Insurance Department Study Criticizes High Costs of Air Ambulances
Jan 14 2019 // Sick or injured Missouri residents who need air ambulance services face thousands of dollars in bills and sometimes aggressive collection efforts if they cannot pay, according to a state report. The average bill after...
Midwest Legislative Priorities Include No-Fault Auto, Distracted Driving, Contractor Fraud, Tort Reform
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
2019 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 7 2019 // 2019 CIWA Industry Days Jan 6-8 Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines La Jolla, CA CIWA www.ciwa.net 2019 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 9-12 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch St. Louis, MO Independent Insurance Agents...
Missouri Insurance Department Backs 3.5% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Jan 4 2019 // The Missouri Department of Insurance in December recommended a 3.5 percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2019. This marks the fifth year in a row that average workers’ compensation...
Insurance Journal Midwest’s Top Stories for 2018: From Agent Fraud to Ruby Slippers
Dec 31 2018 // The most-read stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2018 covered agent fraud, a fatal tourist boat sinking in Missouri, court cases and opinions, and even a pair of stolen — and returned — ruby red...
Missourians Urge FEMA Action Over Too-High Illinois Levee
Dec 27 2018 // Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, arguing that the earthen barrier has been built above its authorized height,...
J&J Vows to Appeal After Judge Rejects Bid to Set Aside $4.7B Baby Powder Verdict
Dec 20 2018 // Johnson & Johnson failed to persuade a Missouri trial judge to set aside a July verdict awarding a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s Baby Powder and...
Feds Cite Missouri Demolition Company After 2 Workers Die
Dec 14 2018 // A Missouri demolition company has been cited by federal safety regulators for failing to provide fall protection after two employees suffered fatal injuries at a demolition site in St. Louis. The U.S. Department of...
Missouri’s Gov. Parson Pushing for Prescription Monitoring Bill
Dec 7 2018 // The long-futile effort seeking a statewide prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri now has a prominent advocate — Gov. Mike Parson. The Republican governor met Wednesday with St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson,...
Multiple Tornadoes Hit the Midwest; One Killed in Missouri
Dec 3 2018 // The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes touched down in central Illinois, damaging dozens of structures, downing power lines and injuring at least 20 people. Meteorologist Chris Geelhart says the twisters...
Hawley to Reintroduce McCaskill’s Duck Boat Bill
Nov 30 2018 // Republican Sen.-Elect Josh Hawley of Missouri says he’ll reintroduce a duck boat safety bill that his campaign rival Sen. Claire McCaskill proposed after a duck boat sank in July, killing 17 people. Hawley said...
Missouri University Settles Former Baseball Player’s Lawsuit for $200K
Nov 28 2018 // State records show that former Southeast Missouri State University baseball player Broc Kreitler settled a lawsuit over an injury he suffered during a practice for $200,000. The Southeast Missourian reports that the...
Duck Boat Owner, Missouri Family Settle Suit Over Fatal Sinking
Nov 26 2018 // The company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake in the summer, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident. William Bright, 65, and his 63-year-old wife, Janice, of...
Missouri’s Lindley-Myers Elected Treasurer of Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission
Nov 19 2018 // Missouri Director of Insurance Chlora Lindley-Myers has been elected treasurer of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (IIPRC). The Insurance Compact also selected Ohio Insurance Director Jillian Froment...
Delle Joins Missouri’s Town and Country Insurance Agency
Nov 16 2018 // Troy, Missouri-based Town and Country Insurance Agency has hired Angie Delle as a Medicare specialist and producer. Delle will handle everything from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance and field...
Early Snowstorm Shuts Down Schools, Businesses in Eastern Missouri
Nov 16 2018 // Snow arrived early in eastern Missouri this year, forcing hundreds of schools and many businesses to close on Nov. 15 and causing numerous traffic accidents. The snowstorm moved into the region Wednesday night and had...
Ratings of Missouri’s Savers Property and Casualty Insurance Under Review
Nov 15 2018 // A.M. Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb+” of Savers Property and Casualty...
