Kansas News

Mid-America Business Conditions Index at Highest Level in Four Years

The May Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region advanced for a sixth straight month, pointing to a growing economy in the months ahead, according to the May Business Conditions survey of supply managers in the nine-state region. The index …

New Oversized Baseball Helmets Big On Safety, Not Style

One ballplayer says he can’t even stand to see his own reflection. Another says he feels like some creature wandering outer space. “Gazoo” is the term of choice for this latest sports look. Minor league baseball is bulking up on …

Smart Choice Agency Market Program Expands to 6 More States

The North Carolina-based Smart Choice Agents Program, which says it currently provides personal and commercial lines markets for some 3,000 independent agencies in 32 states, is expanding into six additional states. The program is moving into Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New …

Road Hazard: 20% of U.S. Drivers Would Flunk If Given Driving Test

The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California. That’s according to results from the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test, which found that …

New Flood Maps Put More Kansas Residents in Flood Plain

Officials Harvey County, Iowa, say some residents may need to buy flood insurance under new federal maps of the area’s flood plain. Scott Davies, director of the Harvey County Planning and Zoning, says 270 residents of unincorporated areas may be …

Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Decrease by 10% in Kansas

Kansas workplaces are getting safer according to the 2009 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, which shows a nearly 10 percent decrease in nonfatal accidents in private industries in the state from 2007 to 2008, according to the Kansas Department …

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Alternative market insurance provider, Safety National in St. Louis, Mo., promoted Senior Vice President John Csik to the position of chief financial officer and treasurer. Csik takes over these positions from Duane Hercules, who will continue in his position of …

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New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has hired Robert H. Easton as deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer. Easton most recently served as deputy superintendent and general counsel for the New York State Department of Insurance. …

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Alternative market insurance provider, Safety National in St. Louis, Mo., promoted Senior Vice President John Csik to the position of chief financial officer and treasurer. Csik takes over these positions from Duane Hercules, who will continue in his position of …

Insurer Group Deems Kansas 2010 Legislative Session ‘Successful’

The Kansas Legislature’s 2010 session has been a successful one for property/casualty insurers, according to the insurer trade group, the American Insurance Association (AIA). Among the issues that had concerned P/C insurers were proposals to limit or eliminate the insurer …