Latest Kansas Headlines
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Tenure of Outgoing Kansas Commissioner Marked by Industry Growth
Dec 11 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office. Praeger, who chose not to run for re-election this...
Thieves Steal Valuable Items from Kansas Ag Museum
Dec 10 2014 // Police are seeking help to identify whoever stole items from the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame’s collection in Bonner Springs, Kan. Bonner Springs police tell The Kansas City Star thieves broke into...
Kansas Assistant Commissioner Anshutz to Leave Insurance Department
Dec 2 2014 // Zachary J.C. Anshutz, assistant commissioner at the Kansas Insurance Department, will be leaving his post to join Advisors Excel LLC, a Topeka-based independent insurance marketing organization, Insurance Commissioner...
Schinnerer to Acquire SeaFire Insurance Services in Kansas
Dec 1 2014 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. on Monday announced an agreement to acquire SeaFire Insurance Services, a Kansas-based managing general underwriter focused on providing property/casualty solutions for the auto dealership...
4 Kansas Insurance Department Directors to Retire
Dec 1 2014 // Four directors will retire from the Kansas Insurance Department on Dec. 5. The retirements announced on Nov. 25 come as Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger prepares to leave office in January. Department spokesman Bob...
Kansas Agents See Increased Demand for Earthquake Insurance
Dec 1 2014 // Kansas insurance agencies say they’ve been flooded with queries about earthquake coverage after a 4.8 magnitude temblor struck near Conway Springs on Nov. 12. “We have been getting calls all day,” said...
Hospitals Improvise on Safety to Treat Ebola Patients
Nov 21 2014 // What does it take to Ebola-proof a hospital? Over the past few months, U.S. medical centers have spent millions of dollars putting together a plan to treat patients with the scary, but extremely rare disease. To a large...
Hlasney Named Director, of Lockton Health Risk Solutions in Kansas City
Nov 18 2014 // Todd Hlasney has been promoted to director of Lockton Health Risk Solutions for Lockton’s Kansas City benefits operation. Hlasney joined Lockton in 2013 as a Health Risk Solutions consultant, partnering with client...
South-Central Kansas Rattled by More Quakes
Nov 18 2014 // Four more earthquakes were reported in south-central Kansas during the weekend. No serious injuries or damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the largest quake was a 3.8-magnitude earthquake that was centered...
Oklahoman: Kansas Quake Caused $25K Damage to Home
Nov 17 2014 // An Oklahoma resident says a preliminary 4.8-magnitude earthquake that struck a Kansas town on Nov. 12 caused at least $25,000 in damage to his home. The quake originated near the town of Conway Springs, Kan., and shook...
Kansas Agents See Increased Demand for Earthquake Insurance
Nov 17 2014 // Kansas insurance agencies say they’ve been flooded with queries about earthquake coverage after the 4.8 magnitude temblor on Nov. 12. “We have been getting calls all day,” Matt Woodall, who works at a...
Industry Exec Selzer Elected Insurance Commissioner in Kansas
Nov 17 2014 // A Republican accountant and industry executive has won the Kansas insurance commissioner’s race without the backing of the retiring, three-term GOP incumbent. Ken Selzer of Leawood defeated Democrat Dennis Anderson...
Kansas Plans Seismic Monitoring System
Nov 14 2014 // An earthquake that rattled parts of Kansas and Oklahoma is the 94th earthquake reported this year in Kansas. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Nov. 12 was the strongest in Kansas this year, with most quakes recorded in...
4.8 Mag Earthquake Shakes Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma
Nov 14 2014 // An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Nov. 12, the largest since a series of temblors began rattling Kansas a little more than a year ago. The quake’s epicenter was...
Report: 31% of Kansas Foreclosed Homes Are Vacant but Total Still Small
Nov 7 2014 // A company says a report that Kansas has one of the highest rates of vacant foreclosures in the country reflects the small number of foreclosures in the state, not problems in the housing market. RealtyTrac says Kansas has...
4 Dead as Plane Crashes into Flight Training Center in Kansas
Nov 7 2014 // The fatal crash of a small plane into a flight safety training center at the Wichita Airport has disrupted pilot training on some Cessna models, but efforts are being made to provide alternatives, company officials said. A...
Industry Exec Elected Insurance Commissioner in Kansas
Nov 5 2014 // Kansas voters have elected Republican Ken Selzer, an executive managing director at reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, as the state’s new insurance commissioner. He defeated Democrat Dennis Anderson by a vote of 62...
Outlook for Kansas’ Upland Mutual Insurance Revised to Stable
Nov 3 2014 // A.M. Best reported it has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb-“ofUpland Mutual Insurance Inc. (Upland) in...
Kansas Contractors Struggle to Find Skilled Workers
Oct 24 2014 // A survey finds that many Kansas contractors are having trouble filling skilled jobs in the construction industry. Ninety percent of the 20 Kansas firms that responded to an Associated General Contractors survey said...
Lyft Agrees to Temporary Halt of Rideshare Service in Kansas City
Oct 24 2014 // Ridesharing company Lyft will temporarily stop operating in Kansas City, Mo. while it negotiates with the city over ways to allow it to permanently conduct business in the city. Lyft officials said that the drivers will...
