Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri Consumers Better Protected Against Insolvent Insurers
Aug 18 2010 // Financially strapped insurance companies in Missouri will soon face tighter oversight, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. Senate Bill 583, which takes effect Aug. 28, spells out the specific standards the...
Missouri Votes to Block Obama Health Insurance Mandate
Aug 4 2010 // Missouri voters Tuesday rejected the new U.S. healthcare bill, approving a measure that would forbid the federal government from penalizing people who do not buy health insurance. With 78 percent of precincts reporting,...
Midwest Economy: North Dakota Tops Region in Job Growth
Aug 3 2010 // The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same...
Smith Named Missouri Insurance Agents’ Person of the Year
Jul 29 2010 // Dennis Smith of Columbia, Mo., has been honored as the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents’ Insurance Person of the Year. The award was given at MAIA’s annual Leadership Conference on July 22. Smith...
Midwest Threatened with More Flooding
Jul 22 2010 // The Mississippi River is back above flood stage from the southern tip of Iowa through Missouri, leaving some communities on edge as more storms threaten to bring more water. Parts of southern Iowa, northern Missouri and...
Missouri Hospital Plan to Pay $13.9M Dividend to Policyholders
Jun 16 2010 // Medical malpractice insurer, Missouri Hospital Plan, announced that it will pay a record dividend of $13.9 million to its Missouri policyholders in July. Missouri Hospital Plan is a membership association that insures...
St. Louis, Missouri-based WFL Expands Top Management Team
Jun 2 2010 // WFL, an insurance and risk services agency headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., has added three new executives – Terry Reams, Mark Latini and Beth Grellner – to its top management team. As chief operating officer,...
Mid-America Business Conditions Index at Highest Level in Four Years
Jun 1 2010 // The May Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region advanced for a sixth straight month, pointing to a growing economy in the months ahead, according to the May Business Conditions survey of supply managers in the...
Missouri to Add Fees, Require Liability Insurance for Wild-Animal Raisers
May 17 2010 // Missouri lawmakers have approved new regulations, including fees and an insurance requirement, for people who raise wild animals such as lions, bears and tigers. Legislation sent to the governor will require anyone...
Missouri Department of Insurance Adds Resource for Small Businesses
May 6 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has a new online resource dedicated to the unique insurance needs of small businesses. The new Web section lists factors to consider when buying insurance coverage for company cars,...
Universal Casualty Allowed to Sell Auto Insurance in Missouri Again
May 3 2010 // The company had ‘demonstrated to the Director that it has implemented operational changes necessary to improve its business practices.’ The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on the...
Missouri Governor to Sign Bills Speeding Insurance Payments
Apr 28 2010 // Insurance companies that take too long to pay health care claims in Missouri could face financial penalties beginning next year. Gov. Jay Nixon has signed the so-called “prompt pay” legislation. The legislation...
A.M. Best Affirms ‘A-‘ Rating of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance
Apr 20 2010 // Ratings agency A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from positive and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Violation Referrals Double in Q1 2010
Apr 13 2010 // The Missouri Labor Department’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) fraud and noncompliance referrals to the state attorney general for workers’ compensation violations more than doubled in the first...
Universal Casualty May Sell Auto Insurance in Missouri Again
Apr 12 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on Chicago-based auto insurance company, Universal Casualty Co., allowing it to start offering new policies in Missouri again. Director John M. Huff issued a...
Survey: Midwest Economy Shows Modest Growth Trends
Apr 2 2010 // Business conditions in the Midwest are generally on an upward swing, according to a survey of supply managers and business leaders in the region. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group, directed by Creighton University...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Adds Benefits Specialist in Missouri Office
Mar 29 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced that Simonne de Villiers has joined the firm’s Chesterfield, Mo., office as a benefits specialist. Heffernan is a full-service insurance brokerage in the St. Louis and Metro East...
Missouri High Court Narrows Medical Malpractice Limits
Mar 25 2010 // The Missouri Supreme Court has slightly narrowed the scope of a 2005 state law limiting how much money can be awarded to people in medical malpractice cases. The high court’s March 23 ruling provided a victory for...
Declarations
Mar 7 2010 // Scrubbing ‘Gotcha’ Clauses “Our goal is to scrub ‘gotcha’ clauses out of insurance contracts before they’re sold to Michigan consumers.” —Michigan Office of Financial and...
Regulators: Captive Insurance Now a Billion-Dollar Industry in Missouri
Mar 3 2010 // The captive insurance market in Missouri has seen explosive growth in the past year, state regulators say, with annual premium for these companies reaching a little more than $1 billion for 2009. By comparison, premium for...
