Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas, Missouri Could Be Hit by Disaster Aid Fight
Jan 18 2013 // Midwesterners accustomed to generous government aid after ice storms, floods and tornadoes may soon have to look somewhere else for help when disaster strikes. Even as the U.S. House on Jan. 15 passed a $50.7 billion aid...
People – Midwest
Jan 14 2013 // John M. Anderson has been promoted to president and chief operating officer at Founders Insurance Co., a Des Plaines, Ill.-based member company of the Utica National Insurance Group. Anderson joined Utica National in April...
Drought-Ridden Wheat Belt Declared Disaster; Record Crop Insurance Claims Seen
Jan 10 2013 // The government declared much of the central and southern U.S. Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year’s winter wheat harvest. In its first disaster...
Aviation Risk Management Expert Joins Lockton in Kansas City
Jan 10 2013 // Ty Carter, an experienced aviation risk management executive and pilot has joined the Lockton Global Aviation Group in the insurance broker’s Kansas City office as producer. Carter will be responsible for advising...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Hardman & Howell in Kansas
Jan 2 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Hardman & Howell Benefits in Wichita, Kan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hardman & Howell Benefits provides a range of employee benefit program consulting services for...
Insurance Firm in Missouri Changes Benefit Plan After Charges
Dec 27 2012 // An insurance company in Missouri that provides coverage to Kansas City and Jackson County employees has changed its wellness incentives after seven people were indicted on charges of abusing the program. Blue Cross and...
Kansas Ranked At Bottom For Health, Disaster Prep
Dec 26 2012 // A national survey ranks Kansas at the bottom among states in being prepared for public health emergencies, terrorism incidents and natural disasters. But state officials took issue Wednesday with the latest, annual...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Names New Top Staffers
Dec 11 2012 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has appointed a new assistant commissioner and general counsel, shuffling her staff after the departure of her top deputy. Praeger promoted Zachary Anshutz from general counsel...
Missouri Insurance Firm Gets $5M to Move 1 Mile, Into Kansas
Dec 7 2012 // An insurance marketing company is receiving $5 million in incentives to move one mile from Kansas City, Mo., across the border to Lenexa, Kan., the latest in a series of business moves that has raised questions about the...
Midwest Economic Index Rises Slightly
Dec 4 2012 // A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index rose slightly in November to a weak...
KC Art Institute Sues Couple over Unfulfilled $5M pledge
Nov 27 2012 // The Kansas City Art Institute is suing a Southern California couple over an unfulfilled $5 million pledge. Larry and Kristina Dodge, once multimillion-dollar business people and philanthropists, say they’re facing...
Kansas Assistant Commissioner Tomlinson Accepts New State Appointment
Nov 26 2012 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has announced that Bob Tomlinson, the Kansas Insurance Department’s assistant commissioner, has accepted a position in the state Department of Administration. Tomlinson,...
Kansas Woman in Campaign Against Texting While Driving
Oct 29 2012 // Amanda Umscheid of Paxico said she’ll never get over knowing that her 19-year-old sister died while sending her a text as she drove near Manhattan, Kan., in the spring of 2009. The last thing Ashley Umscheid did...
Lockton’s Henson Named ISCEBS – Kansas City 2013 President
Oct 26 2012 // Sam Henson, JD has been named the 2013 president of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists – Kansas City Chapter. Henson is the senior ERISA counsel for Lockton Retirement Services, a...
Kansas City Officer Suspended over Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 25 2012 // Kansas City, Mo., police officer accused of crashing his 2001 BMW for the insurance money has been suspended without pay. The Kansas City Star reported that Shawn Oden told insurers he was trying to avoid hitting two deer...
City, Fire Officials in Kansas and Missouri: Sky Lanterns Are Dangerous
Oct 23 2012 // Some municipal officials in Missouri and Kansas want to permanently ground lanterns that float through the night sky, saying they are dangerous balls of fire that could spark blazes when they land. The lanterns have become...
Safety Experts Say Kansas Graduated License Working
Oct 23 2012 // A graduated driver’s license law in Kansas that went into effect in January 2010 has helped sharply reduce the number of accidents involving teenage drivers, safety experts said, as younger drivers are getting more...
Burns & Wilcox Taps Karl to Lead Kansas City Office
Oct 22 2012 // Burns & Wilcox named John J. Karl as the Overland Park, Kansas branch manager. Karl will lead an expanding Burns & Wilcox office that specializes in solutions for hard-to-place risks. While he will be based in...
Safety Experts Say Kansas Graduated License Working
Oct 22 2012 // A graduated driver’s license law that went into effect in January 2010 has helped sharply reduce the number of accidents involving teenage drivers, safety experts said, as younger drivers are getting more practice...
Kansas Court Upholds Limits on Damages in Lawsuits
Oct 22 2012 // Kansas will continue to limit compensation for pain and suffering to $250,000 in personal injury lawsuits following a recent state Supreme Court ruling in the case of a woman whose doctor removed the wrong ovary from her...
