Latest Kansas Headlines
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Panel: Kansas Drunken Driving Laws ‘Dysfunctional,’ Need Overhaul
Feb 10 2009 // A state board appointed to examine drunken driving laws in Kansas has concluded that the whole system needs a major overhaul. The Kansas Substance Abuse Policy Board says the state’s system for punishing drunken...
Speculation Resumes on Kansas Gov. Sebelius for Obama Health Post
Feb 5 2009 // A top aide says Gov. Kathleen Sebelius remains focused on serving Kansas, amid new speculation about a federal Cabinet appointment. But spokeswoman Beth Martino also declined to say the governor wouldn’t be...
Kansas Insurance Department Recovered $13.8 Million in 2008
Jan 26 2009 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger’s office said it helped thousands of Kansas consumers settle disputes with their insurance companies in 2008, recovering more than $13.6 million in insurance claims for...
Missouri Homeowners Need Insurance to Go Green
Jan 25 2009 // A new Missouri law was supposed to make it easy for residents powering their own homes to put in wind turbines or solar panels but the lack of specialized insurance is proving to be an obstacle. The idea was for the...
Labor, Trial Lawyers Criticize Kansas Workers’ Compensation System
Jan 25 2009 // Every day thousands of Kansans, such as Delbert Young of Wichita, go to work and perform tasks that require physical labor. For Young, it was riding a bicycle from building to building at the vast Boeing Co. facility to...
Agents Speak Out on ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ After Brooke
Jan 25 2009 // Brooke Group Declares Bankruptcy, Faces Rico Charges, More Lawsuits Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” said Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and agent/...
Smaller Businesses Worry New Toy Safety Law Goes Too Far
Jan 20 2009 // Makers of handmade toys, secondhand stores and others who make or sell children’s products fear that new government regulations could soon put them out of business. At issue is the Consumer Product Safety Improvement...
Labor, Trial Lawyers Criticize Kansas Workers’ Compensation System
Jan 12 2009 // Every day thousands of Kansans, such as Delbert Young of Wichita, go to work and perform tasks that require physical labor. For Young, it was riding a bicycle from building to building at the vast Boeing Co. facility to...
FBI Launches Investigation of Bankrupt Brooke Corp.
Jan 11 2009 // Federal authorities are investigating the finances of bankrupt Kansas-based Brooke Corp. The court-appointed special master for the banking and insurance services provider, Albert Riederer, told the Kansas City Star that...
States Rate Poorly on Consumer Insurance Information on Web
Jan 11 2009 // A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with differences in the usefulness of information such as the rates and practices of...
Insurance at Issue for Mo. Homeowners Using Wind Turbines, Solar Panels
Jan 5 2009 // Problems have arisen with a new Missouri law that was supposed to make it easy for residents powering their own homes to put in wind turbines or solar panels. The idea was for the homeowners to be able to send any excess...
Top Regional Stories of 2008
Dec 21 2008 // West California Passed Agent-Broker Law The most notable bill affecting California agents was AB 2956, which clarifies the duties of an insurance agent versus a broker. Prior to the new law, confusion existed within the...
Despite Insurance Settlement, Kansas School Still Short for Repairs
Dec 19 2008 // Despite receiving millions in insurance, government help and donations, Chapman school officials say they will need a bond issue to repair school buildings damaged by a June 11 tornado. The tornado destroyed or damaged the...
FBI Launches Investigation of Bankrupt Brooke Corp.
Dec 15 2008 // Federal authorities have launched an investigation into the finances of bankrupt Brooke Corp. The court-appointed special master for the Overland Park-based banking and insurance services provider, Albert Riederer, told...
CAA Expanding to Oklahoma, Kansas
Dec 10 2008 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced plans to expand outside of Texas with potential new members from Oklahoma and Kansas. “With 4 new members so far in 2008 and the potential of more in...
Kansas Insurance Regulator Honored with Dineen National Award
Dec 10 2008 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) honored a Kansas Insurance Department official with a national award at the NAIC’s winter meeting this month. Larry Bruning, chief actuary at department, was...
Agents Speak Out on ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ after Brooke
Dec 4 2008 // “Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” said Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and agent/owner of RKC Financial in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas,...
Agents Speak Out on ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ After Brooke
Nov 30 2008 // Brooke Group Declares Bankruptcy, Faces Rico Charges, More Lawsuits Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” said Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and...
Agents ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ After Brooke
Nov 30 2008 // Brooke Group Declares Bankruptcy, Faces More Lawsuits Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” says Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and agent/owner of RKC...
Kansas University Research Center Sues National Institutes of Health
Nov 25 2008 // The University of Kansas Center for Research has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two of its researchers should be listed on patents for a cancer drug. The research center sued the National Institutes of Health...
