Kansas News

NAMIC APPLAUDS ASSOCIATIONS’ ROLE IN SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY

The importance of state insurance associations in shaping public policy was acknowledged by Charles M. Chamness, president of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies in an address in Savannah, Ga., to the State Insurance Trade Associations, a large group …

Kan. Employees Getting Break on Health Premiums

A new health insurance contract will reduce premiums for thousands of state employees, a savings state officials attribute to better plan management and workers’ more efficient use of insurance. All told, 90,000 government workers and their dependents are covered by …

News Briefs

ALABAMA Vesta Reinsurance To Cover Wilma Vesta Insurance of Birmingham, issued a statement saying it has complete reinsurance coverage for Hur-ricane Wilma claims in Florida. “As previously disclosed, Vesta’s losses from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita did not reach the company’s …

PIAA: Murky Stats Enter Wash. Med-Mal Debate

Repeating failed efforts in other states such as Rhode Island, Maryland, Illinois and the District of Columbia, trial lawyer and former Missouri Insurance Commissioner Jay Angoff has reportedly issued another intentionally misleading report – this time in Washington State, according …

SILA Names Kan. DOI Employee Regulator of the Year

The Society of Insurance Licensing Administrators (SILA) has named Kansas Insurance Department employee LeRoy Brungardt the Warren E. Spurill Regulator of the Year-2005. “Naming Leroy as this year’s recipient is not only a reflection on the caliber of his leadership, …

Acuity Expands to Kansas

Acuity said Friday that it will begin writing insurance in Kansas effective Jan. 1. The Sheboygan, Wis.-based insurer said consumers may receive policy premium quotes from independent agents who represent Acuity starting Dec. 1. With 800 employees and $1.6 billion …

Castle Inspection Service and MS/B Form Strategic Alliance

Partnership Means Superior Service for Combined Customer Base Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles – Castle Inspection Service (Castle) and Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MS/B), an MDA company, are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance. …

ACE Makes Appointments in Midwest

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced that Kelley Kinsella has been named senior vice president and regional business development manager for ACE USA’s Midwest region. Based in Chicago, Kinsella will manage …

Burns & Wilcox Expands Its Atlanta Office Due to Increased Business

Burns & Wilcox has announced that due to an increasing volume of business it has expanded and moved its Atlanta office. “Due to our increasing volume, we literally grew out of our office in under three years,” Jim Epting, Atlanta …

NAMIC President Applauds State Insurance Association’s Role in Shaping Public Policy

The importance of state insurance associations in shaping public policy has been acknowledged by Charles M. Chamness, president of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies in an address in Savannah, Ga. to the State Insurance Trade Associations, a large …