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People Moves: Johnson Named Assistant Commissioner of Kansas DOI

Jun 23 2025 // Clay Johnson was named assistant commissioner of insurance for the Kansas Department of Insurance. Johnson, who was appointed by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, succeeds Barb Rankin in the role. Rankin retired...

Kansas Insurance Commissioner to Visit Butler County After Widespread Flooding Event

Jun 10 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt and Kansas Department of Insurance staff will be on-site Tuesday, June 10 in El Dorado to assist Kansans affected by widespread flooding in Butler County, the department...

Teenage Basketball Players Among 8 Killed in Kansas Highway Crash

May 8 2025 // Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area who were on their way back from a tournament were among eight people killed in a fiery head-on highway crash in eastern...

Insurers Paid $612M on Kansas Storm Damage Claims in 2024

May 5 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt released data last month on the amount paid by insurance companies for Kansas storm damage claims in 2024. In 2024, reported storm claims totaled 56,778 and the amount paid out...

Kansas’ Key Insurance Placed Into Liquidation

Apr 21 2025 // Key Insurance, a Kansas-based insurer specializing in non-standard auto, was placed into liquidation after a court ruled the company insolvent. The Shawnee County District Court ordered the liquidation of Key on March 31...