Latest Missouri Headlines
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Crestbrook Insurance Expands High Net Worth Products to Missouri
Apr 14 2015 // Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier from Nationwide, has expanded into Missouri. Independent insurance agents and brokers appointed with Crestbrook are now able to offer its products and...
Missouri Bills Include Insurance Subsidies for Dairy, Agriculture
Apr 13 2015 // Gov. Jay Nixon has signed bills aimed at boosting Missouri’s dairy and $12.5 billion-a-year agriculture industries through insurance subsidies, scholarships, eased restrictions during parts of the year and other...
Court Blocks Parts of Restrictive Missouri Health Care Navigator Law
Apr 13 2015 // An appeals court has ruled that Missouri can’t limit health insurance navigators’ ability to help people obtain insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law — a ruling that advocates say...
Midwest Hammered by Severe Storms; More Expected Today
Apr 9 2015 // States in the Midwest were slammed on Wednesday by violent storms that produced high winds, hail and tornadoes. The severe weather is expected to continue today. Large and destructive hail have caused the most damage so...
3.6 Magnitude Missouri Temblor Shows Need for Quake Insurance, Regulator Says
Apr 7 2015 // No damage was reported from a magnitude 3.6 earthquake in southeast Missouri on April 1, but the state’s insurance director says it night illustrated the need for earthquake insurance coverage The quake occurred at...
Asbestos Lawsuit Seeks Millions for Former Workers at Missouri Courthouse
Apr 6 2015 // Lawyers are seeking what could be millions of dollars in damages for people who worked at the Jackson County Courthouse during an asbestos removal project in the early 1980s. Attorney Lou Accurso says the employees should...
Missouri Police: At Least 20 Trucks Stolen as Part of Theft Ring
Mar 31 2015 // Authorities in eastern Missouri are trying to determine just how many trucks were stolen in a theft ring that struck several Missouri towns along Interstate 44. The Washington Missourian reports that police now believe at...
Regulators: Auto Insurance Rates Continue Downward Trend in Missouri
Mar 26 2015 // Auto insurance premiums have declined significantly since 2000, according to figures released by the Missouri Department of Insurance. The average annual cost for full coverage peaked in 2003 at $740 — it dipped to $726...
Missouri FAIR Plan Now Offers Sinkhole Coverage
Mar 23 2015 // Missourians can now purchase sinkhole coverage through the FAIR Plan, the Missouri Department of Insurance reported. The plan started issuing the standalone Sinkhole Loss policy earlier this year to supplement an...
FEMA to South Dakota County: Submit Flood Insurance Records
Mar 20 2015 // More than 400 homeowners whose property lies along the Missouri River in southeast South Dakota could end up paying a $50 surcharge on their flood insurance if officials in Union County do not meet a federal deadline to...
Missouri Man Admits Role in Arson-for-Insurance Schemes
Mar 18 2015 // A man implicated in an arson-and-insurance fraud scheme when his clothes caught fire during a house blaze he helped set has pleaded guilty in Missouri to federal conspiracy and other charges. John S. Wayne, of Kansas City,...
POWERS Insurance Associate Earns Missouri CSR of the Year Award
Mar 13 2015 // St. Louis, Mo.-based POWERS Insurance and Benefits announced that Christen Beardall, a POWER associate, has been named the “2014 Outstanding Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year” for Missouri. The...
Missouri Senate Backs Caps on Medical Malpractice Jury Awards
Mar 11 2015 // The Missouri Senate has moved forward a measure that would reinstate limits on noneconomic awards in medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors or hospitals. The Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to limits on...
Missouri Insurance Department Settles with AIG for $1.2M after Market Conduct Exam
Mar 11 2015 // Missouri insurance regulators announced a $1.2 million settlement agreement with nine AIG affiliated insurance companies after a market conduct examination into their handling of workers’ compensation...
Missouri Considers Overly Prescriptive TNC Law
Mar 9 2015 // Governments are having a difficult time keeping up with changes in the culture and in the economy these days. One of the top issues for governments everywhere is how to deal with services that are partly clearly commercial...
People – Midwest
Mar 9 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff to fill the vacant position of the office of president-elect. The office was vacated on Jan. 20 when former...
Medical Malpractice Award Caps Endorsed by Missouri House
Mar 6 2015 // The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill to reinstate limits on how much juries can award in noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases against health care providers. Supporters said the limits,...
Insurance Department: Missouri FAIR Plan Now Offers Sinkhole Coverage
Mar 5 2015 // Missourians can now purchase sinkhole coverage through the FAIR Plan, the Missouri Department of Insurance reported. The plan started issuing the standalone Sinkhole Loss policy earlier this year to supplement an...
Columbia, Missouri’s Ride-Booking Regulations Include Insurance
Feb 18 2015 // The Columbia, Mo., City Council has approved new regulations for ride-booking services such as Uber and Lyft that include insurance requirements. The regulations approved require ride-booking services to get business...
Missouri Insurance Department Recovers nearly $25M in 2014
Feb 17 2015 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced it recovered approximately $11.7 million for consumers who filed complaints against their insurance companies and an additional $12.7 million for Missourians through...
