Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People & Places
Jan 24 2005 // Tony Casabat Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services hired Tony Casabat as senior vice president/sales executive for the company’s Employee Benefits practice. Casabat, a longtime lead sales...
People & Places
Jan 3 2005 // Charles Cushner Kathleen Lawler The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. recently announced the addition of three new staff members. Kathleen A. Lawler is IIABNY’s new director of education,...
People & Places
Jan 3 2005 // Stephen D'Arcy Stephen D’Arcy, professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, began his term as president of the Casualty Actuarial Society at the organization’s annual meeting....
NAIC Elects 2005 Officers
Dec 6 2004 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected four officers for 2005 during the NAIC Winter meeting in New Orleans, including a newly created position of president-elect to effectively serve a two-year...
Pa. AG Sues 16 Including Attorneys Over Alleged Widespread ‘Living Trust’ Sales Scam
Oct 29 2004 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert has filed a civil lawsuit in Commonwealth Court accusing 16 defendants of engaging in an elaborate statewide living trust sales scheme, that deceived older Pennsylvanians into...
Mistakes Cost Farmers Millions in Lost Insurance Pay
Sep 29 2004 // Farmers may lose millions of dollars in insurance payments for their sprout-damaged wheat because of widespread mistakes in sampling their crop at Kansas grain elevators, state officials said. Kansas Agriculture Secretary...
Kansas Bulletin on Credit Scoring’s ‘Sole Use’ Meets With Industry Resistance
Sep 20 2004 // The current Kansas Insurance Department regulation as well as a proposed bulletin on the use of credit-based insurance scores significantly alters the Kansas Insurance Score Act, one of 20 state laws based on the NCOIL...
Kan. Home and Auto Insurance Guides Available From Insurance Department
Sep 15 2004 // Two new handbooks and shoppers’ guides designed to assist consumers with questions about homeowners and auto insurance are now available from the Kansas Insurance Department. The handbooks outline coverage...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 22 2004 // Suzanne Sahakian Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 19 2004 // Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and casualty insurance...
GE ERC Opens New Headquarters in Kansas City
Jun 14 2004 // GE’s Employers Reinsurance Corp. (GE ERC) dedicated its new global headquarters building in Kansas City, Mo., last week. The company had been headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City. Missouri...
Some 1,800 Kansas Small Businesses Surveyed About Health Insurance
Jun 3 2004 // About 1,800 small business employers across Kansas recently received a survey in the mail that could help policymakers find ways to make health insurance more accessible and affordable, according to a statement released by...
Kansas Commissioner Praeger Expands Anti-Fraud Effort
Jun 2 2004 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced the expansion of the department’s movement to investigate insurance fraud and educate Kansas consumers about protecting themselves from illegal activity. Jerry...
Tornadoes Rip Through Storm-Weary Midwest
Jun 1 2004 // Powerful storms again swept across the Midwest, downing trees and power lines and spawning twisters that leveled houses and barns and sent mobile homes hurtling through the air. In Marengo, Ind., a town of 800 about 35...
AIA Reports 2004 Kansas Legislative Session a Success
May 17 2004 // The Kansas legislature passed several bills sought by the Kansas Insurance Department and defeated or amended virtually all bills viewed as onerous by insurers before adjourning on May 8, the American Insurance Association...
LOCKTON FOUNDER DIES:
Apr 5 2004 // The founder of Kansas City, Mo.-based brokerage Lockton Cos. died March 11. He was 62. At 24, John T. Lockton III took over his mother and father’s insurance agency in Kansas City and turned it into a successful...
Lockton Founder Dies
Mar 15 2004 // Jack Lockton The founder of Kansas City, Mo.-based brokerage Lockton Cos. died March 11. He was 62. At 24, John T. Lockton III took over his mother and father’s insurance agency in Kansas City and turned it into a...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
Felony Charges Filed Against Kansas Agent
Jan 26 2004 // The Kansas Insurance Department (KID), in cooperation with Sheridan County Attorney Mike Haas and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, has filed felony charges against a Selden, Kan., insurance agent. An...
Insurance Pros Can Earn CE at Kan. Insurance Institute
Jan 14 2004 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) are preparing for the 2004 Kansas Insurance Institute. This educational institute in Overland Park, Kan., offers a unique opportunity...
