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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.