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Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings. The Wedding Protector Plan provides coverage, with no deductible, for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. …

Where can the agricultural producer turn for economic relief?

Winter storms force farmers and ranchers to take a close look at how to protect their revenue In the wake of the devastating January 2007 agricultural events, including the citrus freeze in California and the Colorado livestock blizzard, farmers and …

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Three members of the Kansas Insurance Department, Ted Clark, Anti-Fraud director, Larry Bruning, chief actuary, and Neil Woerman, director of Information Technology, have been appointed to leadership positions within the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Ted Clark has been …

Semi-Annual Premium Total Dividend Amount

Indiana 14.4 $41.9 million Iowa 21.8 $25.4 million Kansas 15.1 $19.8 million Michigan 3.4 $18.8 million Minnesota 25.0 $72.0 million Missouri 7.3 $21.8 million Nebraska 16.1 $15.8 million North Dakota 22.8 $5.2 million Ohio 12.6 $57.9 million South Dakota 14.9 …

Fraud Charges Filed Against 5 in 2005 Kansas Fire

Attorney General Paul Morrison announced fraud charges Wednesday against five people accused of fraudulently trying to obtain grant or insurance money for a fire that destroyed a large portion of historic downtown Fort Scott two years ago. Charles Parsons and …

Wis. American Family Pays Record $1.1 Billion in Storm Claims

A string of spring storms across the Midwest caused American Family Insurance Co. to pay a record $1.1 billion in storm losses last year. Other insurers, including the nation’s largest insurer, State Farm Insurance, paid out less in storm claims …

Kan. Insurance Agent Alleges Company Discriminates Against Hispanics

When Paul Bergersen told the Kansas Insurance Department that his company was treating auto policyholders with Hispanic surnames differently than others, investigators had little experience to draw upon. Bergersen, who is white and was Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.’s leading salesman …

Advocates Push for Vehicle Safety Gear to Reduce Backover Accidents

Lawmakers and safety advocates on Capitol Hill called for new auto safety upgrades this week that would require rearview cameras for drivers and power windows that automatically reverse, both as a way to protect children around vehicles. “None of us …

State Farm Announces $1.2 Billion Mutual Auto Policyholder Dividend

Tornadoes Reported in Four States; 27 Injured in Arkansas

Authorities went door to door in search of an unknown number of people who remained unaccounted for after severe storms swept through southern Arkansas, shredding home and businesses and injuring at least 27 people. Residents reported seeing multiple tornadoes Saturday …