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Police: Thieves Steal $100K Worth of Copper in Wichita, Kansas
Aug 8 2014 // Wichita, Kan., police say thieves have stripped $100,000 worth of copper wire and piping from a former grocery store. Police said the theft was discovered Aug. 5 at a now-closed Dillons store in the southern part of the...
Ex-Insurance Agent Strikes Plea Deal in Kansas Fraud Case
Aug 7 2014 // A former Wichita insurance agent accused of defrauding policyholders has struck a deal with prosecutors for a 42-month prison sentence. Jason Matthew Pennington pleaded guilty on Aug. 5 to two counts of wire fraud and one...
Aon Benfield Exec Is GOP Candidate for Kansas Insurance Post
Aug 7 2014 // An accountant and industry executive has won the Republican nomination for Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer, of Leawood, emerged from a field of five candidates in the Aug. 5 primary. His nearest rival was Eudora...
5 GOP Candidates Vying for Kansas Insurance Commissioner Post
Aug 4 2014 // Five Republicans are running for Kansas insurance commissioner and seeking to replace retiring three-term GOP Commissioner Sandy Praeger. The GOP field in the Aug. 5 primary includes state Sen. Clark Shultz, of Lindsborg....
Kansas Firefighters to Benefit from $12M Relief Fund Distribution
Jul 21 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger currently is making the annual funds distribution to state and local firefighter relief organizations. Nearly $12 million will be distributed among 569 local Firefighters Relief...
Hearing Set in Insurance Fraud Case Against Former Kansas Agent
Jul 17 2014 // A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to dismiss the bulk of a wide-ranging indictment accusing a former Kansas insurance agent with stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas...
Texas-Based Insurance Agency Aggregator, CAA, Grew by 21% in 2013
Jul 14 2014 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that through organic and membership growth the insurance agency aggregator grew by 21 percent in 2013. CAA wrote more than $707.8 million in...
Kansas Court: Travel ‘Intrinsic’ to Oil Field Work, Comp Benefits Apply
Jul 7 2014 // Kansas’ highest court reversed a state appeals court finding that an oil field worker was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was injured while riding home from his workplace. The nature of...
People – Midwest
Jul 7 2014 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton named Joe Agnello president of the insurance broker’s Kansas City property/casualty business unit. Agnello, a 20-year Lockton veteran, succeeds Ron Lockton, who will devote more time to...
Trial Expected in Ex-Kansas Insurance Agent Theft Case
Jun 30 2014 // The attorney for a former Kansas insurance agent accused of stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders says the case is expected to go to trial. Kari Schmidt said her client, Jason Matthew Pennington, has not reached a...
Small Commercial Trucks in Kansas Exempt from Most Safety Rules
Jun 30 2014 // Starting July 1, Kansas is granting a yearlong exemption to small commercial trucks from most of the safety regulations it imposes upon larger haulers, despite the misgivings of some officials. The Topeka Capital Journal...
Popp to Join Lockton in Kansas City as Retirement Services President
Jun 27 2014 // Pam Popp is joining Lockton as president of its retirement services operation effective Sept. 2, based in Kansas City, Mo., the risk management and insurance services firm announced. Popp is a longtime retirement plan...
Lockton Adds Behrens to Employee Benefits Practice in Kansas City
Jun 23 2014 // Lockton has expanded its national employee benefits practice with the addition of Scott Behrens, J.D., as assistant vice president, compliance attorney in Lockton Benefit Group’s compliance services practice. He is...
Kansas Court: Travel ‘Intrinsic’ to Oil Field Work, Comp Benefits Apply
Jun 19 2014 // Kansas highest court reversed a state appeals court finding that an oil field worker was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was injured while riding home from his workplace. The nature of oil...
Agnello Named President of Lockton’s Kansas City P/C Operation
Jun 18 2014 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton named Joe Agnello president of the insurance broker’s Kansas City property/casualty insurance operation. Joe Agnello Agnello, a 20-year Lockton veteran, succeeds Ron Lockton who will...
Kansas Man Sentenced for Defrauding Missouri Insurance Fund
Jun 5 2014 // A Kansas man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a $1.3 million fraud involving a Missouri fund for cleaning up leaking petroleum tanks. Robert Fine II was sentenced on June 3 after pleading guilty last...
Banks Named Comptroller at Kansas Insurance Department
Jun 3 2014 // Joyce R. Banks, assistant comptroller for the Kansas Insurance Department (KID), has been appointed as the agency’s new comptroller. Banks is replacing Kathy Bohnhoff, who is retiring from the department after 13...
Another GOP Candidate Files for Kansas Insurance Post
Jun 2 2014 // A veteran Republican legislator has filed to run for Kansas insurance commissioner and joined an already crowded field of candidates. Sen. Clark Shultz of Lindsborg filed the necessary paperwork on May 30 for a spot on the...
One More Candidate Joins Kansas Insurance Commissioner Race
May 22 2014 // Another Republican candidate has filed for the August primary to be the next Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer, of Leawood, filed his paperwork with the secretary of state on May 20. Selzer is an accountant and a...
National Weather Service Says Oklahoma/Kansas Tornado Was EF2
Apr 30 2014 // The National Weather Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma says the EF2 tornado that killed one person in Quapaw earlier this week started at 5:29 p.m. Sunday, April 27 about 3 miles southwest of Quapaw. The tornado packing maximum...
