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Veto Sustained On Missouri Workers’ Comp Database

Sep 13 2013 // Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto has been sustained on legislation calling for the creation of an online database of workers’ compensation claims. Senators supported the override 25-9 on Wednesday. But the House vote of...

Missouri Lawmakers Override On Uninsured Motorists

Sep 13 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have approved a veto override of legislation restricting lawsuits by uninsured motorists. The House approved the override Wednesday on a 109-51 vote, the bare minimum needed for a two-thirds majority....

Missouri Lawmakers Eye Uninsured Motorist Bill for Override

Sep 3 2013 // Driving without auto insurance could mean losing out on court damages if Missouri lawmakers push forward with an effort to override one of Gov. Jay Nixon’s vetoes. Under the legislation, drivers lacking insurance...

More than $10M Returned to Missouri Consumers in First Half 2013

Aug 23 2013 // Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $10.1 million in additional claim payments from their insurance companies in the first half of 2013, the department said. That’s...

Insurance Processing Center Bringing 600 New Jobs to Missouri

Aug 22 2013 // President Barack Obama’s health care reform is unpopular in parts of Missouri, but it is bringing 600 new jobs to the state. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Virginia-based government contractor Serco Inc....

Missouri Insurance Department Begins Testing for Navigator Licensing

Aug 20 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has released testing information for individuals applying for a license as a navigator. The testing is in compliance with Senate Bill 262. Individuals applying for a license as a...

Lead Company Wants Missouri Lawmakers to Override Veto of Liability Cap

Aug 19 2013 // A Missouri lead company has launched an aggressive effort to persuade lawmakers to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that would shield it from large punitive damages in liability lawsuits. The Doe Run Co. contends...

Missouri Settles with Major Health Insurer over Claim Denials

Aug 9 2013 // Missouri insurance regulators announced a million-dollar settlement with a major health insurer over alleged violations that include denying childhood immunization and cancer screening claims. The Missouri Department of...

Joplin, Missouri to Receive 32 FEMA Storm Shelters

Aug 8 2013 // The city of Joplin, Mo., is being given 32 storm shelters that were used at temporary housing sites after the 2011 tornado. The Federal Emergency Management Agency gave the shelters to the state, which offered them to...

Health Insurance Navigators in Missouri to Need Licenses

Aug 5 2013 // A new Missouri law will require insurance counselors to get state licenses before they can help people search for health plans on an online marketplace. Senate Bill 262, signed recently by Gov. Jay Nixon, imposes state...

Missouri Files Insurance Navigator Rule to Comply with New Licensing Law

Jul 26 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced it has filed an emergency rule to comply with provisions of Senate Bill 262, which was passed by the Missouri General Assembly with an emergency clause for the licensing of...

Sheffield to Lead Missouri’s Captive Insurance Program

Jul 23 2013 // Missouri Department of Insurance has named Maria Sheffield as its new captive program manager. Sheffield has 17 years of insurance regulatory experience as an accomplished attorney and former insurance regulator. Sheffield...

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Replenishing Disabled Workers Fund

Jul 22 2013 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation raising charges on businesses to replenish an insolvent state fund that provides benefits to disabled workers. The new law will temporarily double the surcharge that...

Health Insurance Navigators in Missouri to Need Licenses

Jul 18 2013 // A new Missouri law will require insurance counselors to get state licenses before they can help people search for health plans on an online marketplace. The legislation, Senate Bill 262, signed recently by Gov. Jay Nixon...

Missouri Appeals Panel Says Kansas Gun Store not Liable

Jul 18 2013 // A Missouri appeals panel says it agrees with a lower court ruling that said a Kansas gun store is protected from lawsuits in a 2007 fatal shooting at a Kansas City mall. The Kansas City Star reports the appeals court on...

Missouri State Univ. Receives $1M Insurance Check from Theft

Jul 15 2013 // Missouri State University has recouped most of the nearly $1.2 million that was stolen from its bookstore. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the school has received a $1 million insurance check. University President...

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Replenishing Disabled Workers Fund

Jul 12 2013 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation raising charges on businesses to replenish an insolvent state fund that provides benefits to disabled workers The new law will temporarily double the surcharge that businesses...

Missouri to Allow Digital Proof-of-Insurance Cards

Jul 11 2013 // The panic attacks soon could be a thing of the past for Missouri motorists searching frantically through their glove boxes for a proof-of-insurance card to show police. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that...

Missouri Grocer Seeks Dismissal of Security Breach Suits

Jul 9 2013 // The suburban St. Louis, Mo.-based supermarket chain Schnuck Markets Inc. wants a federal court to dismiss two lawsuits related to a security breach of customer credit and debit cards. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports...

Governor Vetoes Missouri Workers’ Comp Database Bill

Jul 8 2013 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pointed to privacy concerns in vetoing a proposed online database that businesses could use to check a prospective employee’s workers’ compensation claims. Nixon said in a message...