Latest Kansas Headlines
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Agnello Named President of Lockton’s Kansas City P/C Operation
Jun 18 2014 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton named Joe Agnello president of the insurance broker’s Kansas City property/casualty insurance operation. Joe Agnello Agnello, a 20-year Lockton veteran, succeeds Ron Lockton who will...
Kansas Man Sentenced for Defrauding Missouri Insurance Fund
Jun 5 2014 // A Kansas man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a $1.3 million fraud involving a Missouri fund for cleaning up leaking petroleum tanks. Robert Fine II was sentenced on June 3 after pleading guilty last...
Banks Named Comptroller at Kansas Insurance Department
Jun 3 2014 // Joyce R. Banks, assistant comptroller for the Kansas Insurance Department (KID), has been appointed as the agency’s new comptroller. Banks is replacing Kathy Bohnhoff, who is retiring from the department after 13...
Another GOP Candidate Files for Kansas Insurance Post
Jun 2 2014 // A veteran Republican legislator has filed to run for Kansas insurance commissioner and joined an already crowded field of candidates. Sen. Clark Shultz of Lindsborg filed the necessary paperwork on May 30 for a spot on the...
One More Candidate Joins Kansas Insurance Commissioner Race
May 22 2014 // Another Republican candidate has filed for the August primary to be the next Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer, of Leawood, filed his paperwork with the secretary of state on May 20. Selzer is an accountant and a...
National Weather Service Says Oklahoma/Kansas Tornado Was EF2
Apr 30 2014 // The National Weather Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma says the EF2 tornado that killed one person in Quapaw earlier this week started at 5:29 p.m. Sunday, April 27 about 3 miles southwest of Quapaw. The tornado packing maximum...
Model House in Kansas Stripped of Everything – Even the Kitchen Sink
Apr 30 2014 // Everything has been stolen – including the kitchen sink – from the kitchen of a model house in Kansas. Police say thieves stripped the kitchen of the Clayton Homes unit in south Wichita, taking all the upscale...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Others Urge Veto of Multistate Health Compact
Apr 16 2014 // Republican Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and several health care organizations are urging Gov. Sam Brownback to veto legislation that would allow Kansas to join a multistate health care compact. Praeger, who is not...
Nearly $3M Awarded in Kansas Malpractice Case
Apr 8 2014 // The parents of a Missouri man awarded nearly $3 million by a Kansas jury say they hope the case helps raise awareness of the risks and possible complications from pain injections. A Johnson County, Kan., jury awarded the...
People – Midwest
Apr 7 2014 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies announced several promotions in March. Todd Simpson was promoted to assistant vice president of claims. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, Simpson has been...
Discrimination Lawsuits Plaguing Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 1 2014 // Kansas City, Mo., has settled four discrimination lawsuits filed by former part-time municipal prosecutors at a cost of more than $1 million since last July, and four similar lawsuits are still pending. The...
Union Alleges Kansas Aerospace Firm Used Medical Records in Layoffs
Mar 28 2014 // The union representing engineers at Spirit AeroSystems Inc. accused the aerospace company of terminating hundreds of workers last year because they were too old and a burden on health insurance costs, claims that the...
Kansas Parents Want Stricter Day Care Regulations, Insurance Requirement
Mar 26 2014 // A Wichita, Kan., couple whose son died while at day care is using their tragedy to push for stronger regulations of day care providers. Brock and Christina Mosier won a $950,000 judgment against day care provider Karin...
Kansas House Rejects Change in Personal Injury Evidence Rules
Mar 24 2014 // A business-backed proposal to change court evidence rules failed on March 21 in the Kansas House before members gave first-round approval to a bill increasing the damages allowed in personal injury lawsuits. The measure...
Michigan’s J.M. Wilson Names Terry Branch Manager in Kansas City Office
Mar 21 2014 // Managing general agency and surplus lines insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, added Michele Terry, as branch manager of its Kansas City, Mo., location. Terry will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Kansas City office and...
Bill to Raise Limits on Lawsuit Damages Passes Kansas House Committee
Mar 20 2014 // A Kansas House committee has endorsed legislation allowing higher monetary damages in personal injury lawsuits while revising the rules of evidence in such cases. The March 18 voice vote by the Commerce, Labor and Economic...
Kansas Researcher Seeks Clue to Some Tornadoes’ Paths
Mar 10 2014 // Weather officials in Kansas will be watching major thunderstorms this year for a clue about wind speeds that may help indicate the path of potential tornadoes. The research stems from tornadoes last year in Kansas and...
Former Insurance Company Secretary Leaves $226K to Kansas Animal Shelter
Mar 6 2014 // A 93-year-old Hutchinson woman who died in May left a lasting legacy to her city’s animal shelter. Hutchinson city officials say they were caught off guard by the $226,000 donation from Eula Fray. KAKE-TV reports...
Kansas Senate Passes Bill Raising Limits on Lawsuit Damages
Feb 28 2014 // Kansas Senate has approved a bill that increases the state’s limits on some damages in lawsuits but makes other changes in evidence rules. The Senate’s 32-8 vote sends the measure to the House. The bill is...
Anderson Launches Campaign for Kansas Insurance Commissioner Post
Feb 19 2014 // A Kansas City-area businessman has launched his campaign for Kansas insurance commissioner, with the state’s previous first lady serving as honorary chairwoman. Dennis Anderson of Overland Park is the first announced...
