All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 21 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported that its Market Conduct Section has been contacted by multiple insurance company representatives indicating that they have received a request for information purporting to be...
Jun 20 2013 // The tornado that ripped through Missouri’s St. Charles County in late May, and flooding that has ravaged portions of the county, are proving costly. KMOX Radio reports that cleanup costs are at $2.4 million and the...
Jun 17 2013 // The major insurance companies serving the St. Louis area have received more than 6,300 claims from residents with damage from tornadoes that struck the area on May 31, according to Missouri insurance regulators.The...
Jun 12 2013 // Two new sinkholes are causing problems in Cape Girardeau, Mo., creating what city leaders call a “very dangerous” situation.The Southeast Missourian reports that the sinkholes are on busy South Sprigg Street,...
Jun 11 2013 // Buildings in the St. Joseph, Mo., School District can withstand winds up to 90 mph.None are prepared to withstand the likes of an EF5 tornado, with winds of more than 200 mph, which devastated parts of Oklahoma City and...
Jun 10 2013 // The National Weather Service says storms that last week ravaged the St. Louis area and portions of neighboring Illinois spawned nine tornadoes, amazingly not causing any serious injuries.KMOV-TV reports some of the worst...
Jun 5 2013 // Volunteers were busy stacking sandbags in the tiny Missouri town of Dutchtown on June 3 as the rain-swollen Mississippi River threatened to send water into about a third of the town’s homes and make another nearby...
Jun 4 2013 // The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway overpass could take up to a year.The accident happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Rockview,...
Jun 3 2013 // The Missouri General Assembly has passed several industry-supported insurance-related bills this year.One measure, SB 322, makes it easier for consumers to access their insurance policy, according to the Property Casualty...
May 31 2013 // More dangerous weather, spawning baseball-sized hail and tornadoes, was predicted for Oklahoma and parts of the Ozarks on Friday after more than a dozen reported twisters in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday, U.S....
May 31 2013 // Severe thunderstorms, baseball-sized hail, flooding and possibly tornadoes may sweep across parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas today, according to the U.S. Storm Prediction Center.There’s a 45 percent chance of...
May 28 2013 // Cleanup of a collapsed southeast Missouri highway overpass was underway on May 26, more than 24 hours after a cargo train crash led to a chain reaction.The crash, which happened about 2:30 a.m. on May 25 near Chaffee, led...
May 21 2013 // The Missouri General Assembly made big strides this year towards modernizing how policyholders can access information associated with their insurance policy, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
May 20 2013 // Dispute Resolution“This program represents another option consumers have to resolve disputes with their insurance companies.” —N.J. Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski on the...
May 17 2013 // More than a thousand disabled workers could finally begin receiving payments for their job-related injuries if the Missouri House gives final approval to legislation intended to replenish an insolvent state fund.SB 1,...
May 17 2013 // The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims.The House gave the bill final approval on a...
May 16 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have approved a bill creating a $15 million fund to repair infrastructure in areas where the president has issued a disaster declaration. The measure is meant chiefly to help Joplin rebuild street curbs...
May 15 2013 // The Missouri Senate has given final approval to legislation limiting the money that multi-vehicle accident victims could win in lawsuits if their own vehicles are uninsured.The measure sent to the governor would apply to...
May 9 2013 // State agencies could be required to notify Missourians if personal data such as concealed gun permits and credit card numbers are accessed by someone who is not authorized to have that information. The proposal comes from...
May 7 2013 // Missouri House members advanced legislation that seeks to replenish an insolvent fund for disabled workers while also preventing people who experience job-related illnesses from filing civil lawsuits.Both elements are...