Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Swiss Re, Lockton Offer New Product to Kan. and Mo. Attorneys
Nov 6 2007 // Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance and Lockton Risk Services, Inc., today announced the launch of a new product designed to protect the reputation and assets of law firms in Missouri and Kansas. The program, Lawyers...
Mo. Lawsuit Alleges Walgreen’s Error Caused Miscarriage
Oct 23 2007 // When Chanda Givens began feeling sick and throwing up about a month into her pregnancy, she wrote it off as morning sickness. It was only after the suburban St. Louis woman miscarried a month later that she learned the...
Mo. National Guard Trains in Earthquake Preparedness
Oct 16 2007 // The Missouri National Guard spent the weekend engaged in Operation Cracked Earth, training exercises to test communication abilities in the event that there is a major earthquake in the New Madrid fault zone. The New...
Mo. Governor: 2006 Med Mal Report Shows Positive Results
Oct 2 2007 // The medical malpractice insurance market has stabilized following escalating medical malpractice costs that caused a downturn in the market from 1999 – 2003, according to the 2006 Medical Malpractice Report recently...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 24 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
Mo. Woman Files Lawsuit Alleging Doctor Caused Cancer to Spread
Sep 21 2007 // A Brayton, Mo. woman is suing her gynecologist for allegedly not telling her that he accidentally cut open a tumor he removed from her ovary, spilling cancerous tissue in her abdomen and causing her cancer to spread. The...
Mo. Governor Pushes for New Health Plan for Lower-income Families
Sep 20 2007 // Mo. Gov. Matt Blunt said the number of uninsured Missourians could be reduced by nearly one-third under a plan he outlined this week to provide government-subsidized health care to lower-income families. The Republican,...
Gilsbar, CNA Offers Liability Insurance to Mo. Attorneys
Sep 11 2007 // Gilsbar Specialty Insurance Services, one of the largest administrators of CNA Lawyers’ Professional Liability insurance, recently announced that it is now offering professional liability insurance coverage to...
Mo. Dept. Names New Chief Financial Examiner
Sep 11 2007 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration recently announced that Fred Heese will serve as the new chief financial examiner for the Insurance Solvency & Company...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance...
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Sep 3 2007 // Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now...
Mo. Bridge Project Could Serve as National Model on Repairs
Aug 30 2007 // A month after the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse, Missouri lawmakers are poised to approve a massive bridge repair project that could serve as a national roadmap for renovating aging infrastructure. Missouri plans to...
Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty
Aug 27 2007 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to...
Mo. Attorney General Creates Clearinghouse Site to Track Recalls
Aug 21 2007 // To help Missouri consumers keep track of the latest recalls, Attorney General Jay Nixon on Friday, Aug. 17th launched a new Web site to serve as a clearinghouse. The page brings together detailed information on recalls...
Mo. Insurance Dept. Invites Captive Insurance Companies to State
Aug 20 2007 // The Missouri Insurance Department recently announced steps it’s taking to implement legislation signed by Gov. Matt Blunt, which allows for the formation of captive insurance companies to bring as much as $10 million...
Mo. Attorney General Candidate Pushes for Child Product Safety Law
Aug 17 2007 // Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly on Wednesday called for Missouri to enact a children’s product safety law that could penalize business that don’t quickly inform consumers of product...
More Plaintiffs Join Mo. Lawsuit Involving Popcorn Plant
Aug 9 2007 // Forty-three current or former workers at a southwest Missouri microwave-popcorn packaging plant have joined in the suit claiming they sustained lung damage by working with a butter flavoring. A man who lived near the...
Former Mo. Mayor Gets 5 Years in Prison for Arson
Aug 7 2007 // A former mayor of Kirksville, Mo. was sentenced to more than five years in prison for setting fire to a popular hangout for college students that she owned in the northeast Missouri town. Deborah Masten was also ordered to...
Mo. Chain Pulling Green Beans Due to Contamination Concerns
Aug 3 2007 // A supermarket chain in St. Louis, Mo., is pulling its brand of French style green beans from the shelves of more than 100 stores in several states, including Wisconsin, because of concerns about possible...
