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171432P.pdf 07/31/2018 WireCo WorldGroup v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 17-1432
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Gruender, Circuit Judge, and P.K.
Holmes, District Judge]
Civil case - Insurance. In action to recover damages for excess premiums
paid on workers' compensation policies, the district court did not err in
determining that Liberty's refusal to refund premium overpayments did not
constitute a loss that is recoverable under Missouri's vexatious refusal
to pay statute, Mo. Rev. Stat. Sec. 375.420; only the theories of breach
of contract pleaded in plaintiff's complaint were before the district
court at summary judgment; even if the district court erred in concluding
that the Missouri and Texas schedule rating plans were not incorporated
into the renewal policies, this court may affirm on any ground supported
by the record, and Liberty's alternative argument that plaintiff failed to
present any evidence it suffered damages from the alleged breach of
contract provides a basis for affirmance; plaintiff failed to show that
proper notice of the schedule rating modifications or proper documentation
in Liberty's files would have resulted in lower insurance premiums; nor
was there any evidence that plaintiff could have obtained the coverage for
less than it actually paid Liberty.