Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri Republicans Ponder Next Move on Vetoed Business Bills
Mar 26 2012 // Republican lawmakers in Missouri are trying to decide what they will do next on two pieces of business legislation recently vetoed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. One measure would require workers who bring wrongful...
Missouri Insurance Company Sues Over Mamtek Bonds
Mar 23 2012 // Columbia, Mo.-based Shelter Insurance has filed a $390 million lawsuit against a Memphis firm that it says failed to do due diligence on a municipal bond offering for the failed Mamtek sweetener plant project in...
Ratings Roundup: Missouri Valley, Berkley (Notes), Old United, Blue Whale (Pfizer), Zale, Infinity
Mar 23 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of South Dakota-based Missouri Valley...
A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Co.
Mar 21 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Co. (MVM) in Burke,...
Missouri Governor Vetoes Discrimination, Workers’ Comp Bills
Mar 19 2012 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed for the second consecutive year legislation that would have changed rules for lawsuits alleging workplace discrimination and blocked changes to the workers compensation system also pushed...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Insurer Scrutinized
Mar 19 2012 // Missouri state senators are looking at making changes to a state-created insurance company after an audit criticized the firm’s operations and expenses. State Auditor Tom Schweich wants lawmakers to investigate...
Pilot Project in Kansas, Missouri, Seeks Better Storm Warnings
Mar 15 2012 // When weather radios start sounding warnings in the Wichita, Kan., area this spring, the computerized voice nicknamed Chance Storms won’t just alert listeners to severe thunderstorms or tornado warnings. He’ll...
Missouri Senate Passes Workplace Discrimination Measure
Mar 12 2012 // The Missouri Senate has given final approval to legislation aimed at changing the state’s rules for lawsuits that deal with workplace discrimination. Senators backed the bill in a 23-8 vote along party lines, sending...
Workers’ Compensation Bill Sent to Missouri Governor
Mar 9 2012 // Lawmakers gave final approval on March 7 to legislation that would expand the type of ailments covered by the state workers’ compensation system, a move that supporters hope will make Missouri more attractive to...
Captives Bring Premium Dollars and Jobs to Missouri
Mar 9 2012 // When it comes to the captive insurance industry, slow and steady growth is just fine with the state of Missouri. But it’s not like the state is reluctant to encourage captives to form or relocate there. Far from...
Missouri Senators Look at Changes to Workers’ Comp Insurer
Mar 8 2012 // Missouri senators are looking at changing a state-created insurance company after an audit criticized the firm’s operations and expenses. State Auditor Tom Schweich called for the legislature to investigate whether...
Missouri Senator Pushes for Changes to Homeowners Insurance
Mar 5 2012 // After the powerful tornado tore through his southwest Missouri hometown in May 2011, Joplin resident Chuck Surface said he and his wife had to not only rebuild, but spent several weeks trying to figure out how much all the...
Captives Bring Premium Dollars and Jobs to Missouri
Mar 5 2012 // The State Is Serious About Encouraging Captive Growth When it comes to the captive insurance industry, slow and steady growth is just fine with the state of Missouri. But it’s not like the state is reluctant to...
4.0 Earthquake in Missouri Shakes 9 States
Mar 5 2012 // Just days after the 200th anniversary of a series of massive earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up on Feb. 21, 2012, to a rumbling reminder that they live in one of the continent’s most active seismic...
Declarations
Mar 5 2012 // Client Prep Needed “It’s hard to ask for rate hikes if you’ve never had to do it.” —Michael Sapnar, president and CEO of Transatlantic Holdings. Speaking at a Professional Liability Underwriting...
Tales of Chaos After Deadly Pre-Dawn Midwest Storms
Mar 2 2012 // Jeff Rann had ample warning that terrible weather was approaching before dawn. A frantic call to his wife from his mother-in-law alerted them to reports that a tornado was barreling down, and Rann heard the deafening wail...
Storm Damages Missouri Country Music Resort Town, Kills 9
Mar 2 2012 // AP Photo: The News-Leader, Dean Curtis A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes and lashed the Midwest early Wednesday roughed up the entertainment resort town of Branson and laid waste to small...
Storms Blamed for 4 Deaths, Widespread Damage in Midwest
Mar 1 2012 // A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to a small town in Kansas. At least four people...
Insurance for Bonds Among Changes Sought by Missouri Lawmakers
Feb 29 2012 // Several Missouri lawmakers want to add requirements for officials involved in economic development projects. A House panel heard testimony on eight measures aimed at increasing scrutiny of businesses that ask for...
Auditor Questions Tax-Exempt Status of Missouri Employers Mutual
Feb 28 2012 // Releasing an audit of a tax-exempt workers’ compensation insurer in Missouri, State Auditor Tom Schweich called for the legislature to investigate whether its tax-exempt status should be retained. Schweich released...
