Latest Missouri Headlines
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Swett & Crawford Acquires Missouri-based Aviation Program Manager
Jan 9 2012 // Wholesale insurance intermediary, Swett & Crawford, announced it has acquired The ABC Program, an underwriting facility based in St. Louis, Mo., from AHM Financial Group LLC. The ABC (Aviation Based Coverage) Program...
Insolvent Missouri Insurers to Be Managed by Farm Bureau
Jan 9 2012 // A Barton County, Mo., judge in December 2011 approved a proposal to allow Missouri Farm Bureau to assume operations of three small insurance companies that became insolvent after paying claims from the May 22 Joplin...
Johns to Retire as President of Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Jan 6 2012 // Jerry Johns, president of Southwestern Insurance Information Service, announced his intention to retire March 1, 2012, after 37 years with the organization. Johns began his career as vice president of SIIS in Oklahoma City...
Dry Northern Plains Helps Spring Runoff Prep
Dec 21 2011 // Thanks to a dry fall across the northern Plains, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is months ahead of schedule in releasing water from reservoirs on the upper Missouri River to guard against another spring of record-setting...
Missouri Farm Bureau to Take over 3 Insolvent Insurers
Dec 19 2011 // The state insurance department says the Missouri Farm Bureau will take over the operation of three small insurance companies that became insolvent after paying claims from the deadly Joplin tornado. The three insolvent...
Crop Insurance Rates Skyrocket After Summer Floods
Dec 15 2011 // Midwestern farmers who saw their land swamped by summer flooding may be socked again with steep increases in their crop insurance premiums, the expensive result of the failure to fix broken levees before the winter snow...
National Transportation Board Recommends Ban on Driver Cell Phone Use
Dec 14 2011 // States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said Tuesday. The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the five-member...
NTSB Focuses on Driver Texting in Missouri Crash
Dec 14 2011 // A texting pickup truck driver who caused a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year has federal accident investigators taking a hard look at the use of distracting devices behind the wheel. The National Transportation...
OSHA Proposes $195,930 Fine Over Fatal Accident in Missouri
Dec 13 2011 // A suburban St. Louis, Mo., company could face nearly $200,000 in fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited 37 health and safety violations in an investigation that began after a fatal...
Moody to Lead Missouri-Based Medical Malpractice Insurance Group
Dec 13 2011 // A medical malpractice insurance specialty group headquartered in Missouri has promoted Joseph B. Moody to president and CEO. Healthcare Services Association (HSA) appointed Moody to lead HSA and Healthcare Services Group...
Missouri Panel OKs Suggestions for Disaster Response
Dec 9 2011 // A Missouri House committee studying disaster response recommends making it easier for health care providers from other states to help. The study also supports offering a property tax break and establishing low-interest...
3 Small Insurers Placed into Receivership in Missouri
Dec 8 2011 // A Barton County, Mo., judge has placed a group of three small insurance companies into receivership, after claims from the Joplin tornado left the group insolvent, the Missouri Department of Insurance reported. Missouri...
Missouri Levee Owners to Get Repair Help from Feds
Dec 8 2011 // A northwest Missouri levee that was dropped from a federal repair program shortly before record flooding caused $4 million in damage has been reinstated to the program, landowners who oversee the levee said. Paul Markt,...
AIPSO Central Region Closing East Wacker Drive Office in Chicago
Dec 5 2011 // AIPSO, a management organization and service provider for various insurance industry groups responsible for administering the residual market, announced that the central region is closing its East Wacker Drive office in...
Post Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, Rebuilding Permits Setting Records
Dec 5 2011 // Joplin, Mo., is building at a record pace after the town was devastated by a tornado in May, and city officials said they expect the activity to continue into next year. The city has issued an average of $35.4 million in...
Insurers Pay Out $1.13B for Joplin, Missouri Tornado Damage
Nov 30 2011 // Insurance companies have paid out $1.13 billion in claims from the Joplin tornado, and that’s expected to climb to as much as $1.9 billion, the state’s insurance department director said. An estimated 7,500...
Joplin Homeowners Need More Time to Rebuild, Missouri Regulators Say
Nov 29 2011 // While insurance companies have paid out more than $1.1 billion for losses stemming from the May 22 tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., regulators say that timelines contained in some property polices are hampering...
Post Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, Rebuilding Permits Setting Records
Nov 22 2011 // Joplin, Mo., is building at a record pace after the town was devastated by a tornado in May, and city officials said they expect the activity to continue into next year. The city has issued an average of $35.4 million in...
$10M Settlement in Missouri Asbestos Lawsuit
Nov 21 2011 // The family of a longtime Jackson County, Missouri courthouse employee has accepted a $10 million settlement in a lawsuit involving the handling of asbestos at the courthouse. The settlement of a lawsuit filed by Nancy...
Missouri Pastor Pleads Guilty in Death of Congregant, an Insurance Agent
Nov 10 2011 // A former western Missouri pastor has pleaded guilty in the death of a former member of his church. Fifty-two-year-old David Love of Independence pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Randy...
