All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 2 2007 // Cape Girardeau County, Mo. government buildings have been insured against a terrorist attack, ensuring that taxpayers won’t be stuck with the cost of rebuilding.In approving purchase of the policy late last week,...
Dec 25 2006 // In 2006, the Midwest experienced the impact of contingent commission settlements based on the actions of several attorneys general and a myriad of court rulings on insurers’ use of credit, liquor liability and...
Dec 15 2006 // Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced the recent appointment of six new agencies to its group of independent agents in Missouri.The following appointments broaden Hawkeye-Security...
Dec 8 2006 // High winds overnight and into Thursday increased the number of Ameren Corp. electric utility customers without power in Missouri and Illinois to more than 52,000, the majority of those in Illinois, Ameren spokeswoman Susan...
Dec 7 2006 // The first civil lawsuit stemming from a fire that killed 10 people at a southwest Missouri group home for the mentally ill was filed claiming negligence by the home’s owner and the group that operated the...
Dec 5 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) has issued a notice to residents in several communities throughout Missouri that were impacted by last week’s heavy...
Dec 5 2006 // The owner of the southwest Missouri group home for the mentally ill destroyed in a fatal fire last week says he has nothing to hide, despite questions about his role in the facility and what started the blaze.In what he...
Nov 22 2006 // The owner of two Kansas City-area medical supply businesses was sentenced Monday to three years in prison without parole for his part in a scheme that bilked Medicare out of millions of dollars.U.S. District Judge Gary A....
Nov 16 2006 // Missouri Supreme Court upheld a law Tuesday that allows alcohol liability lawsuits against bars and restaurants but blocks suits against convenience and grocery stores, rejecting a claim that the distinction was...
Nov 3 2006 // The Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration this week issued a bulletin regarding training requirements for insurance producers who offer flood insurance policies through the...
Nov 3 2006 // The Humane Society of Missouri has been given ownership of the 24 horses and a hinny who survived an accident on Interstate 44 in September.As part of the deal between the Humane Society’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch and...
Oct 16 2006 // In 2005, medical malpractice insurers in Missouri recorded a positive underwriting result for the second consecutive year and the highest recorded number of new claims filed, according to the 2005 Medical Malpractice...
Oct 3 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration recently announced that it is now accepting electronic license applications from Missouri resident insurance producers.This...
Sep 27 2006 // Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added Blue Valley Insurance Agency located in Overland Park, Kan., and Garry & Associates Insurance Agency located in North Kansas City, Mo. to its...
Sep 18 2006 // Bolivar, Mo.-based Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software and services, announced today that Lee Fogle has joined the company as senior vice president, Field Operations. In his new role, Fogle will be responsible...
Sep 1 2006 // Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman this week announced that she is working to connect military veterans with property the state may be holding for them.The treasurer’s office oversees about $400 million worth of...
Aug 30 2006 // Missouri Insurance Director Dale Finke this week unveiled the new Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP).According to the statement, the new department stems from the...
Aug 29 2006 // The legislator who handled the new law requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls was allowed to step into the court battle Monday.Missouri’s Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan permitted Sen. Delbert...
Aug 3 2006 // Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. announced that, on August 1, 2006, it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against three of its excess insurance carriers. The suit relates to the loss incurred by...
Jul 17 2006 // Gov. Matt Blunt recently signed legislation aimed at increasing access to affordable health insurance for employees of small businesses.The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jay Wasson, R-Nixa, expands eligibility for association...