Terms Used In Missouri Laws 375.787

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Director: the director of the department of commerce and insurance. See Missouri Laws 375.001
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Whenever the director believes, from evidence satisfactory to him, that any insurance company is violating or about to violate the provisions of section 375.786, the director may cause a complaint to be filed in the circuit court of Cole County, Missouri, to enjoin and restrain such insurance company from continuing such violation or engaging therein or doing any act in furtherance thereof. The court shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power to make and enter an order or judgment awarding such preliminary or final injunctive relief as in its judgment is proper.