Federal authorities this week delayed implementation of a new flood plain map for Garden City, Kan., just days before local officials planned to ask a federal judge to block it. A hearing scheduled for Thursday in U.S. District Court in …
Changes to state and federal law over the past few years may prove to be no gimme for golf and country clubs. In fact, since many club owners and managers are unaware of the potential impact of these laws, a …
Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has added Hill County Insurance Agency Inc. in Hillsboro, Texas, as a member, bringing the group’s agency membership total to 42. CAA has agency members in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, and plans further expansion …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services of Minnesota Inc. named Gina Samland managing director for its Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas City, Kan. operations. She is based in the Omaha, Neb., office. In her new role, Samland is responsible for operations, carrier relationships, …
At an event today kicking off a nationwide anti-drunk driving enforcement campaign, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that shows an increasing trend among women driving under the influence …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing bankrupt Brooke Corp. and its financing arm of racketeering and fraud, saying the claims are not specific enough. Scores of insurance agents sued Overland Park, Kan.-based Aleritas Capital Corp. in April, claiming …
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia do the best job handling workers’ compensation injuries, while Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming perform the worst. That’s according to the latest report card from the California-based Work …
Bill Strout has joined Westrope’s home office in Kansas City, Mo., as vice president of its workers’ compensation unit, the wholesale insurance broker announced. Strout began his career with Zurich and Hartford and then progressed to handling large risk management …
The IMA Financial Group, Inc., a diversified financial services company specializing in insurance, asset and risk management, announced that Rodney Paddock and Scott Reeder have joined IMA in the Kansas City office as part of the company’s expanded focus on …
UMB Financial Corporation affiliate UMB Scout Insurance Services Inc. is acquiring Chapman-Sander, an independently-owned insurance agency in St. Louis, Mo., in an all-cash deal, UMB announced. Details of the transaction are not disclosed. The agency will operate as an office …
