Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kan. Governor Vetos Workers’ Compensation Bill
Mar 23 2006 // Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a workers’ compensation bill, SB 461, this week that would have lowered compensation settlements for workers injured on the job. The bill would have allowed a physician to...
UPDATE: Insurers Tally Storm Damage to Auto, Property in Midwest
Mar 14 2006 // Insurance companies in the Midwest are beginning to tally claims connected to hundreds of tornadoes and severe storms that hit a five state region in the Midwest late Saturday and early Sunday. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,...
Kansas Collects $410,598 in Taxes from American International Group Inc.
Mar 9 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger in a written statement said that Kansas is the recipient of back taxes and interest in the amount of $410,598 from one of the largest insurance groups in the United States,...
Unusual circumstances surround dropped sale of Universal Underwriters
Feb 20 2006 // Most failed company mergers remain a secret, except to a handful of insiders.That was not the case with the collapsed attempt by Zurich Financial Services Group to sell its affiliate, Universal Underwriters Insurance...
SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Auto
Feb 19 2006 // Unusual circumstances surround dropped sale of Universal Underwriters Most failed company mergers remain a secret, except to a handful of insiders. That was not the case with the collapsed attempt by Zurich Financial...
Police Arrest Two People in Large Scale Fake License Scam in Mo.
Feb 17 2006 // Authorities in Grain Valley, Mo. have arrested two people suspected of making illegal license tags. Police believe the large-scale operation has already brought in $10,000 to $20,000 for those involved. The investigation...
Kansas Agent’s Probation Revoked, Judge Reinstates Prison Sentence
Feb 14 2006 // Wichita resident Jeffrey Lopez, a former insurance agent, convicted of two felonies in 2001, had his probation revoked and was ordered to serve a prison sentence. Kansas Securities Commissioner Chris Briggs says that Lopez...
Kansas Commissioner to Push President’s Health Care Agenda
Feb 6 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is supporting President Bush’ health care agenda based on his remarks during his state of the union address. “The rising cost of health care services and the...
Kansas insurance commissioner faces challenge
Feb 6 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is facing a serious challenge to her re-election within the Republican Party–from a legislator who argues she isn’t pro-business enough. Rep. Eric Carter of Overland Park...
Kansas First State to Drop Age Restrictions on Life/Annuities Sales
Feb 2 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has announced that Kansas is providing enhanced consumer protections by calling for an expansion of industry standards for the suitability of the sale of fixed and variable annuity...
Kansas Officials Close State-Approved AAA License Renewal Program
Feb 1 2006 // The Kansas state House panel supported a proposal this week to end a pilot program that allowed motorists to renew drivers licenses at a AAA office in Lawrence. The project began in May 2005 and officials say it allowed...
Black Boxes in Cars Monitor How You Drive, Assist Fraud Investigations
Jan 27 2006 // Most people don’t know it, but there is a little black box in your car that tracks the way you drive. According to a recent account in the Kansas City Star, the metal box, about the size of a carpenter’s tape...
CPCU Society National Leadership Institute Course Comes to Kansas City
Jan 25 2006 // On March 2, the CPCU Society and the Society’s Kansas City Chapter will be hosting a new CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) course, Creative Thinking in Business. Both CPCU Society members and...
News Currents
Jan 22 2006 // Zurich and Hellman & Friedman call off Universal Underwriters sale after regulatory issues surface Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) and affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F), a leading private...
News Currents
Jan 22 2006 // Kansas lawmakers push for tougher penalties for uninsured drivers Two tough bills to keep uninsured motorists off Kansas roadways will be on the agenda for consideration when the Kansas legislature convenes this January....
News Briefs
Jan 22 2006 // Health insurance plan: new option for low-income Kansas residents Low-income Kansas residents, who have not had health insurance for more than a year, may qualify for a new program that promises half-price premiums, Blue...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Faces Challenge to Re-election
Jan 17 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is facing a serious challenge to her re-election within the Republican Party — from a legislator who argues she isn’t pro-business enough. Rep. Eric Carter of Overland Park...
Zurich, Hellman & Friedman Call Off Universal Underwriters Sale
Jan 16 2006 // Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) and affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F), a leading private equity investment firm, jointly announced that they have agreed not to proceed with the sale of...
Buyout of Universal Underwriters Insurance Canceled;Customers to Receive Large Refunds
Jan 16 2006 // The Kansas City Star reported today that the proposed $1.1 billion sale of Universal Underwriters Insurance Co. has fallen through following a regulatory examination that may mandate refunds to customers in the amount of...
Health Insurance Plan: New Option for Low-income Kansas Residents
Jan 13 2006 // Low-income Kansas residents, who have not had health insurance for more than a year, may qualify for a new program that promises half-price premiums, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced this week. Named...
