Missouri has received a $21 million grant aimed at making health insurance coverage for individuals and small businesses more accessible and affordable, regulators Using the grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the state Department of …
As of mid-July insurance companies serving consumers in the Joplin, Mo., area had paid more than $745 million in claims for residential, personal and commercial property damaged by the EF-5 tornado that struck May 22, according to state insurance regulators. …
A state-created company intended to help small businesses get workers’ compensation insurance has agreed to a review by the Missouri auditor’s office. Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. agreed to what it calls a “voluntary” review after the auditor’s office threatened …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on July 19 outlined plans to allot $122 million in state and federal aid to rebuild homes hit by a devastating tornado in Joplin. The money could start flowing soon to owners of single-family homes needing …
Missouri’s Insurance Department says it’s recovered more than $5 million in the first half of the year for residents who filed complaints about their insurance companies. The department has released a quarterly report on complaints and recoveries showing a surge …
Ethics questions are being raised over a Missouri state senator’s handling of a medical malpractice insurance bill. The Kansas City Star reported that Sen. Rob Schaaf, the vice chairman of the committee where the bill died, has a business that …
Missouri regulators are asking insurance companies to go beyond normal procedures to cover furniture, electronics and other belongings that must be moved because of flooding. The state insurance department says policies for homeowners and renters normally cover personal property for …
Insurance companies already have paid out more than $500 million in claims for the May 22 tornado that struck Joplin, Mo. But the final total could grow to three or four times that amount. The state insurance department said on …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Labor and Industrial Relations Commissioner John J. Hickey to serve as director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation at the Missouri Department of Labor. He will fill the position that Brian May held as acting …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has extended his executive order providing emergency protections for the insurance coverage of Joplin-area residents. Executive Order 11-20 ensures that residents and business owners in Jasper and Newton counties will keep their home and commercial property …
