Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mo. Department Announces New Exam Procedures for Agents
Mar 6 2008 // Effective March 1, 2008, Pearson VUE will be the state’s new provider of insurance producer exams for individuals seeking licensure in Missouri. Openings to schedule testing through the current vendor are no longer...
Mo. Governor Seeks Federal Aid
Mar 4 2008 // Gov. Matt Blunt is asking for federal money to reimburse local governments in southern Missouri affected by a February winter storm. Damage assessment teams attributed almost $14 million in infrastructure damage in 18...
Geo. F. Brown Offers New Workers’ Comp Coverage in Ill., Ind., Mo.
Feb 11 2008 // Chicago-based Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc. (GFB) announced today that it has entered into a direct contract with an A.M. Best “A” rated carrier for writing workers’ compensation insurance. Available on...
Mo. Legislators Attempt to Block Governor’s Health Care Plan
Feb 1 2008 // A bipartisan House committee is seeking to block Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s “Insure Missouri” program from taking effect as scheduled. Blunt’s plan would expand government-subsidized health...
Mo. Governor Seeks Federal Help to Recover from Rare Winter Tornadoes
Jan 28 2008 // Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt is seeking federal help recovering from a storm that churned up rare winter tornadoes. Two people died, 30 others were injured and more than 400 homes were damaged in the storms that started the...
Keystone Mutual Enters Mo. Medical Malpractice Market
Jan 9 2008 // St. Louis, Mo.-based Keystone Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that it is accepting applications from Missouri physicians for professional liability insurance upon being awarded a license Dec. 31 by the Missouri...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in Midwest
Dec 31 2007 // From storms that flooded the Midwest destroying homes and business in the summer to a court ruling that could have a significantly negative impact on the medical malpractice insurance market in the state of Illinois, 2007...
Mo. Water Park Accident Leads to Bill Requiring Insurance
Dec 31 2007 // A state lawmaker is proposing legislation that would impose new regulations on for-profit private water parks, including the need for at least $1 million in liability insurance. The move comes after a Joplin boy drowned...
Atlantic American Sells P/C Business to Missouri’s Columbia Mutual
Dec 28 2007 // Atlanta-based Atlantic American Corp. has agreed to sell its property/ casualty unit to Columbia Mutual Insurance Co. of Columbia, Missouri, part of the Columbia Insurance Group. The regional property and casualty business...
Mo. Governor Seeks Disaster Declaration for Counties Affected by Ice Storms
Dec 27 2007 // Gov. Matt Blunt is seeking a federal disaster declaration for public aid to 42 counties as a result of winter storms that hit Missouri this month. Blunt said that preliminary inspections found more than $28 million in...
Ice Storms Across Plains, Midwest Ground Airliners, Turn Deadly
Dec 23 2007 // Ice storms slickened roads and sidewalks, grounded hundreds of flights, and cut power to tens of thousands beginning Dec. 9 as the storms swept across the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes. The wintry weather continued...
Mo. Governor’s Official One of Nominees for Appeals Court Spot
Dec 21 2007 // A former top official in Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s administration is one of three finalists for a spot on the state appeals court. An appellate nominating commission on Monday selected Rod Chapel Jr., Zel Fischer...
Ice Storms in Plains, Midwest Ground Airliners, Blamed for 6 Deaths
Dec 11 2007 // An ice storm slickened roads and sidewalks, grounded hundreds of flights, and cut power to tens of thousands Sunday in a swath from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes as even colder weather threatened. The wintry...
Mo. Department Officials Visit Agencies During ‘Capitol for a Day’ Event
Dec 5 2007 // Missouri Insurance Director Doug Ommen and Deputy Director Larry McCord will visit with employees of GM Peters Agency and JC Rupp Agency in Liberty today as part of the state’s “Capitol for a Day...
Neb., Mo. Earn NAIC Accreditation Awards
Dec 4 2007 // Four state insurance departments recently received Accreditation Awards as part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Program. During the...
Mo. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Workers’ Comp Law
Nov 30 2007 // Did lawmakers fix Missouri’s broken system of compensating people for workplace injuries? Or did they pass a draconian change that reverted workers’ rights to the 19th century? Those are the contradictory views...
Numbers of Mo. Homeowners Buying Earthquake Insurance Drops
Nov 26 2007 // The cost of earthquake insurance has gone up in Missouri, and the number of people buying it has gone down. Figures from the state Department of Insurance show that earthquake coverage was carried on fewer than 38 percent...
Mo. Dept.: Mid-November Most Dangerous Time for Deer Crashes
Nov 14 2007 // In 2006, deer were the cause of 3,530 traffic crashes in Missouri, resulting in 364 injuries and three deaths, according to the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional...
Mo. Dept. Hosts Training Course on Insurance Fraud for Investigators
Nov 7 2007 // The Missouri Department of Insurance’s Consumer Affairs Division today announced it will host a training course for state and local government special investigators on Friday, Nov. 9 in Jefferson City at the Harry S....
SafeAuto Insurance Enters Mo. Market
Nov 7 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based SafeAuto Insurance recently announced that it is expanding its operations into the “Show Me State,” Missouri with its brand of minimum coverage insurance beginning Nov. 8, 2007. Minimum...
