Kansas News

Federal Officials Release Data on Drunken Driving Fatalities

Texas led the nation with 1,354 drunken driving fatalities in 2006 and was among the states to record the largest increase in such deaths, federal transportation officials said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday, Aug. 20th released data …

Kan. Law Raises Concerns about Uninsured Drivers

A new Kansas state law that recently went into effect, making it harder for illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses after July 1, has raised concerns that it will increase the number of unlicensed and uninsured drivers in Kansas. An …

Kan. Highway Department Taking Another Look at Safety Barriers

A spate of deadly cross-over crashes has pushed the Kansas Department of Transportation to re-examine its policy for installing safety barriers in highway medians. Highway engineers said Kansas highways were designed with wide enough medians to give drivers who lose …

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Youth recreation programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, directors and officers, child abduction, special events, professional liability, property, key employee replacement, auto, crime, …

My New Markets

Youth recreation programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, directors and officers, child abduction, special events, professional liability, property, key employee replacement, auto, crime, …

Mo. Attorney General Candidate Pushes for Child Product Safety Law

Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly on Wednesday called for Missouri to enact a children’s product safety law that could penalize business that don’t quickly inform consumers of product recalls. Donnelly wants Missouri to model its measure on one in …

IISI Offers Courier/Package Delivery Program

Innovative Insurance Solutions, Inc., an insurance advisor specializing in transportation risks, has launched a new program specifically for couriers/package delivery and others in the expedited local delivery industry. IISI is the exclusive program manager, with the authority to quote, bind …

Former Kan. Agent Sentenced for Insurance Theft and Fraud

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced today that the Kansas Insurance Department, along with Johnson County authorities and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, were involved in the case of a former insurance agent convicted of taking money from a Wyandotte …

Wash. Fines Progressive for Charging Incorrect Premiums

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined an Ohio auto insurer a total of more than $150,000 after it unlawfully calculated and charged incorrect premiums to more than 62,700 Washington policyholders. During a seven month period ending April, 2006, Progressive …

Swiss Re Names Matt Leming Sales Leader for Stop Loss Products

Swiss Re¹s Commercial Insurance recently announced that Matt Leming was named the firm’s sales leader for Stop Loss products. Leming will be located in Swiss Re¹s Kansas City office. > Leming has more than 20 years of experience in the …