Kansas News

2006 construction forecast: sunny

Construction executives overall are more cautious than in the recent past two years but still generally optimistic about 2006. Builders in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas are the most optimistic while those in New England are the least. These findings …

State Sen. Says Okla.’s Slow Growth Shows Need for Lawsuit Reform

Oklahoma Senate Republican Leader Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, is calling for lawsuit and tax reform, as well as more workers’ compensation reform, to help jumpstart economic growth in the state. Coffee noted that Oklahoma’s population grew at a paltry 0.7 …

MED-MAL MERGER:

ProAssurance Corporation and Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Inc. have agreed to merge PIC Wisconsin into ProAssurance through a proposed stock-for-stock transaction. The companies said that the merger will expand ProAssurance’s presence in the upper Midwest and provide access to …

State Commissioners Elect Maine’s Iuppa as President

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president. They also elected regulators from Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico to key positions at the organization’s 2006 officers during the Association’s Winter National …

In Chicago, State Commissioners Elect Maine’s Iuppa as President

In Chicago, State Commissioners Elect Maine’s Iuppa as President Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president at their winter meeting in Chicago. In other business, the NAIC awarded the insurance departments …

INSURER TO PAY $8 MILLION:

State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to a tow truck driver and his sister-in-law who were acquitted of insurance fraud after being accused of faking the theft of a vehicle. Jackson County Circuit Judge …

State Commissioners Elect Maine’s Iuppa as President

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president. They also elected regulators from Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico to key positions at the organization’s 2006 officers during the Association’s Winter National …

In Chicago, State Commissioners Elect Maine’s Iuppa as President

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president at their winter meeting in Chicago. In other business, the NAIC awarded the insurance departments of Indiana, Michigan and the District of Columbia with …

News Briefs

MISSOURI Insurer to Pay $8 Million: State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to a tow truck driver and his sister-in-law who were acquitted of insurance fraud after being accused of faking the theft of …

Former Kansas City Cop Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Collect Insurance

Todd Graves, United States 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. …