Kansas News

In Developing Producers, a Little Help From One’s Friends Goes a Long Way

As John Lennon and Paul McCartney could tell you, sometimes you just need a little help from your friends. And in the insurance agency business – where building relationships are key to success – that friend often is more than …

Kansas Commissioner Revokes Agents’ Licenses

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger recently revoked the licenses of three Crawford County insurance agents and warned area citizens who may have been customers of the agents to check with their insurance companies regarding coverage. Praeger revoked the licenses …

New Markets

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King Joins Lockton San Antonio Benefits Practice

Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker, Lockton Companies, has expanded its employee benefits practice in San Antonio, Texas, with the addition of registered dietitian and well known television personality Heather King. Heather’s broad experience and background in nutrition, healthcare and wellness …

Recent Oklahoma Earthquake Among Strongest in State

One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma rattled parts of five states on October 13 and left two people with minor injuries. The earthquake struck at 9:06 a.m. about six miles east of Norman in Cleveland County, sharply shaking …

Earthquake Rattles Parts of Oklahoma

An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma and was felt as far away as southern Kansas. There are no reports of damage or injury. Geophysicist Don Blakeman with the National Earthquake Information Center said the earthquake struck at 9:06 …

Enforcement Issues Complicate Mississippi’s Efforts on Texting Drivers

Undoubtedly bills will be filed to strengthen Mississippi’s texting-while-driving ban during the 2011 legislative session, and questions about enforcement are sure to be raised. A law enacted in 2009 banned beginning teenage drivers from sending text messages from behind the …

States Hosting International Insurance Regulators

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) welcomed 13 regulators from China, India, Korea, Lebanon, Republic of Srpska and Thailand to its International Internship Program for Education and Regulatory Cooperation. The fall program kicks off in Kansas City, Missouri this …

Oklahoma Turnpike Deaths Case Settled for $62.7M

Attorneys for both sides say a civil lawsuit over a collision on Oklahoma’s Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people has been settled for $62.7 million. Attorneys for family members of eight of the victims say the settlement was reached …

University of Kansas Student Receives Insurance Settlement Scholarship

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a University of Kansas minority student as part of a program established by an insurance company’s discrimination suit settlement. Danyel L. Bell, a senior accounting major at the KU …