Kansas News

Kansas Lawmakers Seek Tougher Penalties for Uninsured Drivers

The Kansas Department of Insurance recently estimated that nearly 10 percent of the state’s two million drivers are on the roads without the required coverage. Kansas lawmakers have taken those numbers seriously and plan to introduce bills to address the …

Kansas Lawmakers Push for Tougher Penalities 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 on Monday.The first proposed bill will help the state keep better track uninsured motorists and the other imposes …

Judge Allows Convicted Criminal to Stay in Reburbished Mansion

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson will allow convicted former utility chief, David Wittig, to stay in his refurbished mansion, saying the the state had failed to provide a direct tie between Wittig’s fraudulent schemes and his purchase of the historic …

WellPoint and WellChoice Complete Major Merger

WellPoint, Inc. and WellChoice, Inc. have completed their merger that they first announced on Sept. 27, 2005. The value of the transaction at that time was estimated to be $6.5 billion. “Our focus as a combined company is to become …

Former Kansas City cop pleads guilty in insurance fraud scheme

Todd Graves, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, reported that a former Kansas City, Mo., police officer pleaded guilty in federal court recently to a scheme to collect insurance on a fraudulent stolen car claim. Michael J. Galley, …

Roundabouts turning intersections into circular drives

Backed up at an intersection? Wary of those tough left-hand turns against oncoming traffic? A new roundabout might solve your traffic headache. Roundabouts, or modern traffic circles, have grown in acceptance in recent years, cropping up across the country as …

People & Places

Brent Jenkins Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at Crump Insurance Services of Houston Inc. …

Former Kansas City cop pleads guilty in insurance fraud scheme

Todd Graves, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, reported that a former Kansas City, Mo., police officer pleaded guilty in federal court recently to a scheme to collect insurance on a fraudulent stolen car claim. Michael J. Galley, …

Roundabouts turning intersections into circular drives

Backed up at an intersection? Wary of those tough left-hand turns against oncoming traffic? A new roundabout might solve your traffic headache. Roundabouts, or modern traffic circles, have grown in acceptance in recent years, cropping up across the country as …

People

Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at Crump Insurance Services of Houston Inc. Jenkins has …