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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.010 (2026)

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  374.010.  Department — general powers. — The department of commerce and insurance shall be charged with the execution of all laws now in force, or which may be hereafter enacted, in relation to insurance and insurance companies doing business in this state, and such other duties as are provided for by law.

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(RSMo 1939 § 5780, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1739)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5670; 1919 § 6082; 1909 § 6877

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: McPherson v. U.S. Physicians Mut. Risk Retention Grp., 99 S.W.3d 462 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003).
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McPherson v. U.S. Physicians Mut. Risk Retention Grp., 99 S.W.3d 462 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The judge argued that he had the power to appoint an operating receiver because the Code was silent about the appointment of one.”
Dong Li v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 955 S.W.2d 799 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “190 provides the director of the Department with the power to “examine and inquire into all violations of the insurance laws of the state” and to “inquire into and investigate the business of insurance transacted in this state by any insurance agent, broker, agency or insurance…”
State Ex Rel. Dewey & Leboeuf, LLP v. Crane, 332 S.W.3d 224 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “shall be charged with the execution of all laws now in force, or which may be hereafter enacted, in relation to insurance and insurance companies doing business in this state, and such other duties as are provided for by law.”
Express Scripts v. Keith Wenzel, 262 F.3d 829 (8th Cir. 2001). “Similarly, the Missouri House of Representatives bill summaries are not statements of legislative intent, but are only summaries of the contents of the bill.”
Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Piccirilli (E.D. Mo. 2025). · cites it 2× “920 ; see also Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.010 (charging the Department of Insurance “with the execution of all laws .”
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