Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri GOP Looks to Override Gov. Holden’s Veto of Med-Mal Award Caps; Insurers Won’t Promise Rate Cuts
May 10 2004 // Missouri Republicans are trying to override a veto by Democratic Gov. Bob Holden of a bill that placed caps on pain-and-suffering awards in medical malpractice cases, according to the Associated Press. Holden vetoed a...
PCI Expresses Concerns on States’ Credit Scoring Study
May 5 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has issued a bulletin expressing serious legal and public policy concerns about a multi-state study being conducted by insurance regulators on the “impact of...
Mo. ‘Pool’ Businesses to Reportedly Save $3 Million from 3.7 Percent Workers’ Comp Rate Cut
Apr 12 2004 // Missouri “pool” businesses should reportedly save $3 million from 3.7 percent workers’ compensation rate cut The private insurer running Missouri’s workers’ “pool” for high-risk...
MED-MAL CAPS ADVANCE IN IOWA, MO.:
Apr 5 2004 // Tort reform continued to advance in the Midwest as legislators in the House of Representatives in Iowa and Missouri passed measures that would put caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases. The Iowa House...
Experior’s Mo. Licensure Contract Extended
Mar 17 2004 // The Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) has re-awarded a contract to administer its licensure examination program to St. Paul-based Experior Assessments. Under the new contract, Experior will continue to design and...
Med-Mal Caps Advance in Iowa, Mo.
Mar 16 2004 // Tort reform continued to advance in the Midwest last week as legislators in the House of Representatives in Iowa and Missouri passed measures that would put caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases. The Iowa...
Credit-Based Scoring Tops AIA Agenda at Spring NAIC Gathering in New York City
Mar 12 2004 // The issue of credit-based insurance scoring will once again reportedly be the subject of much discussion and attention during the spring meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in New York,...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
MO. COMP RATE HIKES ALMOST FLAT:
Mar 8 2004 // Insurers are applying the brakes to workers’ compensation rate increases in Missouri, according to the state’s insurance department. After almost one-third of such insurers filed rate changes in January,...
Mo. Court Cracks Down on Venue Shopping
Mar 3 2004 // Supporters of tort reform won a victory recently as the Missouri Supreme Court blocked an attempt to move a medical malpractice case to St. Louis, which is known to be a very plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction. “Putting...
Missouri DOI Finds Insurance Scoring Harms Poor, Minorities
Feb 23 2004 // Insurers’ use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating personal lines insurance harms poor and minority policyholders in Missouri, according to a study released by the state’s insurance department. The...
MICH., MO. SHARED AUTO PLANS HAD UNDERWRITING LOSSES:
Feb 23 2004 // A new report by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) shows that residual market plans for private passenger auto insurance continue to result in significant losses for insurance companies, and...
Missing Perspective in Missouri
Feb 23 2004 // In the last year, policymakers have crafted more measured responses to political concerns about insurers’ use of credit information. Such a balance is lacking in the Missouri proposal. Property/casualty...
Mo. Comp Rate Hikes Almost Flat
Feb 17 2004 // Insurers are applying the brakes to workers’ compensation rate increases in Missouri, according to the state’s insurance department. After almost one-third of such insurers filed rate changes in January,...
Mo. DOI Finds Insurance Scoring Harms Poor, Minorities; Governor Calls for Ban
Feb 2 2004 // Insurers’ use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating personal lines insurance harms poor and minority policyholders in Missouri, according to a study released by the state’s insurance department. The...
INDUSTRY, MO. REGULATORS AGREE COMP COSTS SHOULD FALL IN 2004:
Jan 26 2004 // State regulators and the insurance industry’s principal workers’ compensation trade group have called for a reduction in Missouri workers’ compensation insurance rates, providing financial relief for the...
Mo. Court Strikes Down Managed Care WC Rules
Dec 15 2003 // A Missouri court has ruled against the Missouri Department of Insurance, enjoining the department from enforcing rules requiring workers’ compensation insurers to pay for managed care organizations’ services,...
MDI: 2002 Med-Mal Payments Didn’t Keep Pace With Injuries
Dec 11 2003 // Severity of patient injuries reached an all-time high for medical malpractice payments in 2002, but victim awards have not kept pace with inflation and increasing disabilities, the Missouri Department of Insurance said in...
New Mo. Law Requires Revocation of Producer Licenses for Unpaid Income Taxes
Dec 5 2003 // Missouri’s House Bill 600 has taken effect, requiring persons with professional licenses to file and pay their state taxes or face license revocation. Affected under the legislation are Missouri Department of...
Alliance Urges Against Mo. Mold Cover Mandate
Oct 29 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has urged the Missouri Department of Insurance not to issue a proposed bulletin that would require insurers to provide coverage for mold damage in personal lines policies. “The...
