Latest Kansas Headlines
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Thieves Take More than $100K in Wire, Equipment from Kansas Plant
Feb 13 2014 // Police say thieves cost a south Wichita, Kan., pavement recycling center more than $100,000. The Cornejo plant crushes old highway pavement into small rock for new pavement. Plant supervisor Jon Lewman says the thieves cut...
Kansas Insurance Department Seeking to Raise Insurer Fees
Feb 10 2014 // The Kansas Insurance Department is asking the Legislature for permission to raise fees paid by insurance companies because the state has diverted millions of dollars from its regulatory fund for other purposes. Zachary...
Kansas Insurance Department Seeking to Raise Insurer Fees
Feb 4 2014 // The Kansas Insurance Department is asking the Legislature for permission to raise fees paid by insurance companies because the state has diverted millions of dollars from its regulatory fund for other purposes. Zachary...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Opposes Re-Election of Governor
Jan 30 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is opposing fellow Republican Sam Brownback’s re-election as governor this year and has helped form a new, anti-Brownback group that includes his Democratic...
More than 500 Roofers Certified Under New Kansas Law
Jan 27 2014 // Since a law was enacted in July 2013 requiring roofing contractors to obtain a registration certificate from the Kansas Attorney General’s office, more than 500 roofers have complied. Kansas Attorney General Derek...
Agency Models: What Defines Today’s True Independent Agency
Jan 27 2014 // The conventional definition of an independent agent is an entrepreneur who owns his or her book of business and offers multiple carriers to service their clients. That is the simplified version, and it falls short of...
Wichita, Kansas Denies Insurer’s Claim from Apartment Standoff
Jan 24 2014 // The city of Wichita, Kan., has denied a claim of more than $400,000 from the insurer of an apartment complex that was damaged during a long standoff last summer. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. is seeking $411,411 for damages to...
Top 2013 Jury Awards: Price-Fixing, Nursing Home Liability, Defamation
Jan 14 2014 // U.S. juries awarded three verdicts of $1 billion or more for the third straight year in 2013, topped by a $1.2 billion award against Dow Chemical Co., the largest ever in a price-fixing case. Second was $1.1 billion...
People – Midwest
Jan 13 2014 // Waukesha, Wis.-based R&R Insurance Services Inc. has welcomed Josh Timm as account executive. Timm has more than 10 years of insurance industry experience. He has held multiple sales, marketing and service positions...
Pim Aviation Insurance Becomes Newest Division of Kansas-Based IMA
Jan 7 2014 // Wichita, Kan.-based retail insurance broker, IMA Inc., announced it has created a new aviation practice in partnership with PIM Aviation Insurance. PIM Aviation Insurance, a division of IMA, will be led by Timothy K....
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Isolated Within GOP
Dec 24 2013 // Sandy Praeger is approaching her final year as Kansas insurance commissioner with a national reputation for expertise on health care issues and a lengthy, unbroken string of election victories as a Republican in a...
Rail Car Services Cited for Safety, Health Violations in Kansas City
Dec 23 2013 // Rail Car Services LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations, including eight repeat, at its Kansas City rail car...
Geological Society: Kansas Earthquake, Oil Production Might Be Related
Dec 23 2013 // The Kansas Geological Society is investigating whether a recent earthquake in southern Kansas might have been caused by oil production practices in the area. But KGS interim director Rex Buchanan said it might be difficult...
Another Missouri Appeals Court Questions Red Light Cameras
Dec 19 2013 // For the third time in a month, a Missouri appeals court ruling has raised concerns about red light cameras. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 reversed an earlier ruling that favored the red...
Tyson Foods Fined $147K for Safety Violations at Kansas Plant
Dec 18 2013 // Tyson Foods Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for four workplace safety violations at the Hutchinson, Kan., prepared foods manufacturing plant after a...
Quake Reported in South-Central Kansas
Dec 18 2013 // A magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit south-central Kansas on Dec. 16, rattling windows and doors, but causing no reported damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the earthquake that hit about 9 a.m. to...
How Agents and Brokers Help Communities Nationwide
Dec 16 2013 // IMA Dallas employees James Dark and Sharon Sanford paint walls at a child care center. IMA Big on Volunteerism In addition to giving back with volunteerism, one of the key financial goals of employee-owned IMA is to...
Audit Finds Issues with Data Protection at Kansas State Agencies
Dec 11 2013 // Weak computer passwords and vulnerable software have left some Kansas state agencies vulnerable to hackers gaining access to confidential data or internal breaches, according to a new information technology audit. Some of...
ACE USA Appoints Springer as Kansas City Branch Manager
Dec 10 2013 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail insurance operations of ACE Group, has appointed Kimberly Springer as branch manager of its Kansas City branch office. Springer will work closely with insurance brokers and clients in the...
Some Flood Insurance Rates to Rise in Kansas’ Douglas County
Dec 6 2013 // Some property owners in Douglas County, Kansas, could soon pay more for federal insurance. The federal government’s decision to phase out subsidized insurance in special flood hazard areas will increase costs for 168...
