Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kan. employee named to leadership role for FBI National Academy
Oct 23 2006 // Kansas Insurance Department employee, Randy Adair, chief fraud investigator, has been selected as the 2nd vice-president of the Kansas-Western Missouri chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates. Following this initial...
Deer Breeding Season Creates Driving Hazards in Kan.
Oct 12 2006 // Kansas state troopers are urging motorists to watch out as deer breeding season gets under way. The season, which lasts from October to December, causes an increase in car-deer collisions as bucks roam widely in search of...
Ill. Assurance Agency Hosts Educational Seminar on Disability Insurance
Oct 11 2006 // Ill. Assurance Agency Ltd., announced this week that a free educational seminar titled “From Disability to Disaster” is being held at Entourage on American Lane in Schaumburg, Ill., on November 9th, 2006. The...
Kan. Governor Sebelius Touts Rolling Stones; Spars with Opponent on Issues
Oct 6 2006 // Given the chance during a debate this week to say why tourists should choose Kansas, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius mentioned the Kansas Speedway and the Rolling Stones. It was a lighthearted moment in a debate in which the...
Kan. Department Employee Named to Leadership Role for FBI Associates
Oct 2 2006 // Kansas Commissioner Sandy Praeger has announced that Kansas Insurance Department employee, Randy Adair, chief fraud investigator, has been selected as the 2nd vice-president of the Kansas-Western Missouri chapter of the...
Kan. Attorney General Phil Kline’s Advisor Resigns
Oct 1 2006 // Embroiled in a bitter re-election campaign, Attorney General Phill Kline on Friday lost one of his key legal and political advisers when Bob Stephan, a former Kansas attorney general, announced his resignation. Stephan,...
Kan. Candidate’s Health Plan Criticized as Creating New Bureaucracy
Sep 29 2006 // A day after outlining a health reform plan, Republican gubernatorial challenger Jim Barnett faced questions Wednesday from the governor’s office about whether the proposal would create a new bureaucracy without...
Iowa Hawkeye-Security Appoints Blue Valley and Garry & Associates
Sep 27 2006 // Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added Blue Valley Insurance Agency located in Overland Park, Kan., and Garry & Associates Insurance Agency located in North Kansas City, Mo. to its...
Industry Money an Issue in Kansas Race for Insurance Commissioner
Sep 12 2006 // Almost 25 percent of Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger’s campaign funds have come from the industry she regulates, and Democratic challenger Bonnie Sharp hopes voters think it’s a big deal. Seeking a second...
Kansas City-area Physician Groups Settle Price-fixing Complaint
Aug 28 2006 // Two suburban Kansas City physician groups have agreed to settle a price-fixing complaint filed against them by the Federal Trade Commission. The commission had accused New Century Health Quality Alliance Inc. and Prime...
Attorney General: Kan. to Receive $58,065 in Glaxo SmithKline Settlement
Aug 17 2006 // Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline recently announced he had reached a settlement with pharmaceutical giant Glaxo SmithKline to resolve allegations that it improperly inflated the “average wholesale price”...
Answers Still Elusive in 127-year-old Kansas Mystery
Aug 16 2006 // Researchers trying to solve a 127-year-old mystery still don’t have a usable DNA sample to help them. Two University of Colorado professors excavated a grave in Lawrence, Kan. in May supposed to belong to John...
Kan. Commissioner Distributes Firefighters Relief Fund Monies
Aug 2 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced that nearly $9 million is being distributed to Firefighter Relief Associations from the Firefighters Relief Fund this year. This fund is used to assist firefighters and...
Kan. Incumbent Commissioner Seen as Vulnerable in Primary by Some
Jul 31 2006 // Trying to persuade 100 or so fellow Republicans to nominate him for insurance commissioner in Tuesday’s primary, Eric Carter calls to the back of the room and asks his 11-year-old son where the boy’s new...
Kan. Commissioner Warns Medicare Beneficiaries About New Scam
Jul 27 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger wants Kansas seniors to know that the “$299 Ring” scam recently has escalated into a higher priced scam involving, in some cases, a new Medicare card, instead of a...
Kan. Commissioner Praeger Attends Interstate Compact Press Conference
Jun 13 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger was among a gathering of other state regulators today at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. for a news conference which outlined plans for the implementation of the...
South Carolina, Tennessee and Kansas Governors Sign Medical Criteria Bills
Jun 5 2006 // South Carolina, Tennessee and Kansas have joined a growing number of states that have enacted laws that require plaintiffs to meet specific medical criteria in order to bring or pursue an asbestos- or silica-related...
Brooke Corp. Adds Mitch Holthus, Shawn Lowry to Board of Directors
Apr 28 2006 // Brooke Corporation, headquarted in Overland Park, Kansas, recently announced that Mitch Holthus and Shawn Lowry were elected to its board of directors at their annual meeting of shareholders. They become the seventh and...
Kan. Commissioner Praeger Attends Planning Meeting for Insure U Program
Mar 28 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger joined insurance commissioners from several other states in New York City to launch an ambitious national public education program on insurance issues under the banner of Insure...
Insurer Group Says Kan. Workers’ Comp Bill in Senate for Possible Veto Override
Mar 23 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America expressed disappointment with Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ decision to veto comprehensive workers’ compensation reform legislation. “SB 461 made...
