Latest Kansas Headlines
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J.M. Wilson Adds Underwriters in Kansas City
Jun 19 2012 // Managing general agency J.M. Wilson has added two underwriters to its Kansas City, Mo., team. Eric Shwarz is a new property/casualty underwriter and Kefentse Mandisa is a new transportation underwriter. Shwarz and Mandisa...
Ratings Recap: DTRIC, Kansas Bankers, ProAssurance, American Federated
Jun 15 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Honolulu-based DTRIC Insurance Company Limited and its reinsured...
Ranck Joins XL Group’s Excess Casualty Unit in Kansas City
Jun 12 2012 // The insurance operations of XL Group plc has expanded its excess casualty underwriting team in Kansas City, Mo. John J. (J.J.) Ranck joins XL Group as senior excess casualty underwriter, arriving from Travelers where he...
Study Suggests Continued Population Drop in Kansas
May 30 2012 // A decades-long decline in population is likely to continue in Kansas, particularly in the west of the state, and four counties could have fewer than 1,000 residents by 2040, according to a study by Wichita State...
Cybersecurity Experts Eye Self-Correcting Network to Thwart Hackers
May 14 2012 // In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself. Scott DeLoach, professor of computing and information...
Kansas Insurance Investigator Receives Meritorious Service Award
May 9 2012 // Randy Adair, chief investigator for the Kansas Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Division, and a retired deputy chief of police for Topeka, is the recipient of the 2012 Clarence M. Kelley Meritorious Service Award...
Probe Prompts Kansas Inflatables Company to Cancel Jobs
May 7 2012 // Several parents were caught off guard when two Wichita, Kan., companies that provide inflatable rides canceled reservations at the last minute. Last June, Moonwalks for Fun’s license to provide inflatable rides was...
AT&T to Pay Missouri Muslim Woman $5M in Harassment Case
May 7 2012 // A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair. A Jackson County...
Tornado Cost Wichita, Kansas Area $146.3M
May 7 2012 // Sedgwick County, Kansas, officials say the tornado that hit Oaklawn and southeast Wichita on April 14 caused an estimated $146.3 million in damage. County officials say the tornado damaged or destroyed 776 homes and 86...
Kansas Senate Oks Disaster Funds Bill
May 2 2012 // The Kansas Senate has approved legislation creating a special fund to help cover the state’s costs after a federal disaster declaration. The bill authorizes the transfer of up to $22 million a year from the state...
Kansas Senate Panel Considers Disaster Funding
Apr 30 2012 // Kansas legislators have begun work on a bill that would create a special fund to cover the state’s share of disaster assistance. Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the Kansas adjutant general, testified before the Senate...
Indiana Emergency Officials to Storm Chasers: Stay Home
Apr 27 2012 // The recent outbreak of severe weather in Kansas had storm chasers out in full force. So many of them, in fact, that emergency officials everywhere are taking notice, and putting out warnings. In Indiana, Delaware County...
Kansas Tornado Relief Efforts Turn Toward Housing
Apr 26 2012 // With debris cleanup now in its second week, immediate relief efforts for Kansas tornado victims have been scaled back as disaster help moves into the next stage. The Small Business Administration is taking applications for...
Tornado Cost Wichita, Kansas Area $146.3M
Apr 23 2012 // Sedgwick County, Kansas, officials say the tornado that hit Oaklawn and southeast Wichita on April 14 caused an estimated $146.3 million in damage. County officials say the tornado damaged or destroyed 776 homes and 86...
Kansas Aviation Museum Damaged by Weekend Storms
Apr 18 2012 // The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita is closed this week to clean up from damage it sustained during the weekend storms. Museum director Lon Smith estimated the museum suffered between $100,000 and $150,000 in damage. But...
Tornado Damage in Wichita, Kansas, Interrupts Aircraft Industry
Apr 18 2012 // Tornado damage in Kansas’ aircraft manufacturing hub could have a ripple effect on the industry, analysts have warned, even as airplane makers Boeing and Hawker Beechcraft and nearby parts maker Spirit AeroSystems...
Tornado Outbreak: Authorities Say 5 Dead in Oklahoma, 29 Injuries
Apr 16 2012 // Tornadoes raking communities across the Midwest and Plains left five people dead and at least 29 injured in Oklahoma, damaging a hospital, homes and other buildings as a vast severe weather front plunged eastward on April...
Wolf Creek in Kansas Resumes Power Production
Mar 29 2012 // The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas has resumed producing electricity. Kansas Public Radio reports the plant was brought back on line Tuesday following a shutdown of about two months. Problems at the plant...
Pilot Project in Kansas, Missouri, Seeks Better Storm Warnings
Mar 15 2012 // When weather radios start sounding warnings in the Wichita, Kan., area this spring, the computerized voice nicknamed Chance Storms won’t just alert listeners to severe thunderstorms or tornado warnings. He’ll...
Corogenes Joins ThinkRisk in Kansas City
Mar 15 2012 // Laura Corogenes has joined ThinkRisk, a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, as senior vice president and branch manager of ThinkRisk’s Kansas City, Mo., office. Previously a director of underwriting for another firm,...
