Latest Missouri Headlines
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Missouri Regulator Shaves Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Hike to 10.1%
Dec 24 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending a 10.1 percent increase in workers’ compensation loss costs for next year, a lower increase than that suggested by the National Council on Compensation...
Another Missouri Appeals Court Questions Red Light Cameras
Dec 19 2013 // For the third time in a month, a Missouri appeals court ruling has raised concerns about red light cameras. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 reversed an earlier ruling that favored the red...
Missouri Lawmakers to Try Again for Award Limits in Medical Liability Suits
Dec 17 2013 // Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones says the liability limits are a priority for the 2014 session. And Rep. Eric...
Missouri Sued Over Limits on Health Reform Advice
Dec 3 2013 // A coalition of medical organizations and health care advocates has sued Missouri over its requirement that only state-licensed counselors can serve as navigators in a program aimed at helping consumers sign up for coverage...
Business Moves
Dec 2 2013 // Eastern Insurance Group, Westover Insurance Eastern Insurance Group, an insurance agency and a subsidiary of Eastern Bank based in Natick, Mass., acquired Westover Insurance Agency in Lynnfield, Mass. Eastern Insurance...
Jury Awards Missouri Worker $28M for Lung Damage
Nov 26 2013 // A Laclede County jury has ordered a Missouri company to pay $28 million to a worker who claimed his lungs were damaged at a compressor plant in south-central Missouri. In the lawsuit, Philip Berger, 56, claimed he...
2013 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it. The Demotech...
Missouri Appeals Court: Red Light Camera Law Invalid
Nov 18 2013 // The future of red light cameras in Missouri communities could be in jeopardy after a state appeals court panel ruled that most municipal ordinances governing the cameras are not enforceable. A Missouri Court of Appeals...
Missouri Diocese Not Liable In Priest Abuse Civil Case
Nov 14 2013 // The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph cannot be held liable for the actions of a priest accused of abusing a boy off church property, a Missouri appeals court has ruled. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Western...
Missouri Insurance Department Returns $12.8M to Consumers
Nov 13 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that consumers who filed complaints against their insurance companies received an additional $12.8 million in claim payments in the first three quarters of 2013. The...
AssuredPartners of Missouri Acquires AHM Financial Group
Nov 12 2013 // AssuredPartners of Missouri, an AssuredPartners Inc. platform operation, has completed the asset acquisition of the AHM Financial Group LLC insurance business. The St. Louis, Mo.-based agency offers commercial, personal...
Missouri Appeals Court: Red-Light Camera Law Invalid
Nov 8 2013 // The future of red-light cameras in Missouri communities could be in jeopardy after a state appeals court panel ruled that most municipal ordinances governing the cameras are not enforceable. A Missouri Court of Appeals...
Settlement Nears in Lawsuit over Missouri Grocery Store Breach
Oct 25 2013 // A suburban St. Louis, Mo., grocery store chain has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a computer system breach that compromised the credit and debit cards of about 2.4 million customers. In a preliminary...
Missouri Insurance Department Adds Lederer as Property/Casualty Actuary
Oct 24 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Julie Lederer has joined the department as the appointed Missouri property/casualty actuary. Lederer will support the Divisions of Insurance Company Regulation and...
2nd Arson Attempt at Missouri Planned Parenthood
Oct 9 2013 // Investigators say someone tried for the second time to start a fire at a Joplin, Mo., Planned Parenthood clinic. The Oct. 4 nighttime fire caused minor damage before a police officer was able to put out the blaze. During...
Police: Bag on Missouri Clinic Roof Failed Try at Arson
Oct 8 2013 // Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof. Surveillance video from the facility...
Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses
Oct 7 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
6 Indicted for Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme in Missouri
Oct 1 2013 // Six people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Missouri for their roles in an arson and insurance fraud conspiracy, Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced. One of the...
Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses
Sep 27 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
Missouri Lawmakers Add Limits on Liability Lawsuits
Sep 23 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer healthcare...
