All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 21 2008 // Mid-sized Cars Improve“The side impact results represent a huge change from just four years ago.” —David Zuby, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s senior vice president, comments on the significant...
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts & Bolts:...
Apr 18 2008 // Taxpayers living in the 35 Missouri counties approved for federal flood disaster assistance have until May 19 to file and pay taxes. The IRS and Missouri Department of Revenue consider taxpayers who live in, have...
Apr 17 2008 // On April 15 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of a class D felony conviction of Bob Salter of St. Louis, Mo.. Salter was sentenced to one year in prison, fined $5,000 and was assigned an additional $25,000 penalty...
Apr 9 2008 // A judge has agreed with Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s request to switch a wrongful firing lawsuit by a former staff attorney from suburban Kansas City to the capital.But the judge has yet to decide whether a defamation...
Apr 8 2008 // The drowning of a Joplin, Missouri boy has led to House passage of legislation requiring for-profit swimming pools to have liability insurance. The legislation is named for 6-year-old Ethan Cory, who died in July on a...
Apr 7 2008 // In March, the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration announced that it contracted with Pearson VUE to conduct producer licensing examinations. In an effort to accommodate the...
Apr 7 2008 // Flood Concerns“Within the time constraints available to us, we exhausted our legal options.” —Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon comments on two lost attempts to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from...
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Apr 3 2008 // Motorcyclists who are at least 21 years old could ride without helmets under a House bill (HB 1393) given initial approval Tuesday.For decades, state law has required all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. But for years,...
Apr 2 2008 // A small earthquake near the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff Monday morning wasn’t strong enough to cause any damage. National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Dodd says the 2.8 magnitude quake at 5:45 a.m....
Mar 27 2008 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said late Tuesday it will begin a 48-hour release of water into the Missouri River from an upstream dam at midnight. Efforts earlier by state of Missouri to stop the release failed.Attorney...
Mar 26 2008 // Forecasters issued flash-flood warnings for parts of Arkansas’ prairie as the state’s largest water surge in a quarter-century continued its way downstream.Swollen by last week’s storms that devastated...
Mar 25 2008 // Residents’ trust in their community’s new levee was justified Saturday as the earthen wall protected their town from the Meramec River, bloated by heavy rain that caused flooding across the Midwest.The Meramec...
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Mar 19 2008 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings on The Travelers Companies, Inc (TRV). as follows: –Issuer Default Rating (IDR) ‘A+’; –Senior unsecured notes ‘A’ –subordinated notes...
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
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...
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...
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...