All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 2 2013 // Eastern Insurance Group, Westover InsuranceEastern Insurance Group, an insurance agency and a subsidiary of Eastern Bank based in Natick, Mass., acquired Westover Insurance Agency in Lynnfield, Mass. Eastern Insurance said...
Nov 26 2013 // A Laclede County jury has ordered a Missouri company to pay $28 million to a worker who claimed his lungs were damaged at a compressor plant in south-central Missouri.In the lawsuit, Philip Berger, 56, claimed he developed...
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it.The Demotech...
Nov 18 2013 // The future of red light cameras in Missouri communities could be in jeopardy after a state appeals court panel ruled that most municipal ordinances governing the cameras are not enforceable. A Missouri Court of Appeals...
Nov 14 2013 // The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph cannot be held liable for the actions of a priest accused of abusing a boy off church property, a Missouri appeals court has ruled.A three-judge panel of the Missouri Western...
Nov 13 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that consumers who filed complaints against their insurance companies received an additional $12.8 million in claim payments in the first three quarters of 2013. The...
Nov 12 2013 // AssuredPartners of Missouri, an AssuredPartners Inc. platform operation, has completed the asset acquisition of the AHM Financial Group LLC insurance business. The St. Louis, Mo.-based agency offers commercial, personal...
Nov 8 2013 // The future of red-light cameras in Missouri communities could be in jeopardy after a state appeals court panel ruled that most municipal ordinances governing the cameras are not enforceable. A Missouri Court of Appeals...
Oct 25 2013 // A suburban St. Louis, Mo., grocery store chain has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a computer system breach that compromised the credit and debit cards of about 2.4 million customers.In a preliminary...
Oct 24 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Julie Lederer has joined the department as the appointed Missouri property/casualty actuary.Lederer will support the Divisions of Insurance Company Regulation and...
Oct 9 2013 // Investigators say someone tried for the second time to start a fire at a Joplin, Mo., Planned Parenthood clinic.The Oct. 4 nighttime fire caused minor damage before a police officer was able to put out the blaze. During an...
Oct 8 2013 // Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof.Surveillance video from the facility in...
Oct 7 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
Oct 1 2013 // Six people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Missouri for their roles in an arson and insurance fraud conspiracy, Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced.One of the...
Sep 27 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
Sep 23 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer healthcare...
Sep 20 2013 // Piramal Glass USA Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 21 safety and health violations after a worker lost a finger while repairing a machine at the...
Sep 19 2013 // Just days after it won a stronger legal shield from Missouri lawmakers, The Doe Run Lead Co. has settled several lawsuits alleging children suffered health problems from lead contamination in St. Francois County.Attorneys...
Sep 16 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer health care...
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...