Latest Kansas Headlines
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Tornado Kills Man, Destroys 20 Homes in Kansas
May 23 2011 // A tornado swept through a small eastern Kansas town, killing one person and destroying at least 20 homes, as severe thunderstorms pelted the region with hail that some residents said was the size of baseballs, authorities...
Kansas Governor Signs ‘Crash Tax’ Bill
May 16 2011 // Kansas has joined Arizona and Utah as the third state this year to ban or place restrictions on local governments charging accident response fees. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed House Bill 2119, which places restrictions on...
Brooke Corp. Fines Pale Next to Pain Caused by Franchise Scheme
May 16 2011 // The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp and two of its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud, according to a...
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May 16 2011 // Rich Poirier, a 20-year insurance industry veteran, was named vice president of claims at Church Mutual Insurance Co. Poirier previously served in senior staff roles at Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Corp. and Wausau...
Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges
May 16 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Charges against a...
Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges
May 16 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Charges against a...
Newins Named Property Casualty Division Director in Kansas
May 6 2011 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger named department veteran Jim Newins as the new Property and Casualty Division Director at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID). Newins began working for KID in 1988 as an...
Vickers Jr. Joins IMA of Kansas City
May 5 2011 // IMA Inc., an independently owned retail insurance broker, has added Bobby Vickers Jr. as a sales executive in the company’s Kansas City, Kan., office. Vickers is responsible for business development. He has expertise...
Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges
May 4 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Charges against a...
Garrison Joins J.M. Wilson as Underwriter
May 4 2011 // J.M. Wilson, a managing general agency based in Kansas City, Mo., has added Ariynna Garrison in Kansas City as property and casualty underwriter. Garrison is responsible for quoting new and renewal accounts for a wide...
Kansas Legislature Passes Crash Tax Ban
May 4 2011 // The Kansas Legislature has passed legislation that prevents local governments from charging fees for routine accident response services, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). House Bill...
Kansas Passes No Pay/No Play Bill; Insurer Group Urges Governor to Sign
May 3 2011 // The Kansas Legislature has now passed legislation, Senate Bill 136, designed to encourage more drivers to purchase auto insurance as required by law and reduce the number of uninsured motorists on the road, according to...
Kansas Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Reform Bill
May 2 2011 // Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a workers’ compensation reform bill backed by both business and labor groups. Among other things, House Bill 2134: ends payment of unwarranted claims by raising the threshold...
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May 2 2011 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder selected Kevin Clinton to oversee the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation. He replaces former Commissioner Ken Ross who resigned his post effective April 15. Ross was appointed by former...
Kansas Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Reform Bill
Apr 19 2011 // Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a workers’ compensation reform bill backed by both business and labor groups. Leaders from business and labor groups worked nearly a year to reach an agreement on House bill 2134,...
$5.7M Awarded to Kansas Crash Victims’ Family
Apr 11 2011 // A southeast Kansas man whose wife and daughter were killed when a fleeing driver hit their car has been awarded $5.7 million in damages. The Joplin Globe reported that assistant Pittsburg State University football coach...
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Apr 4 2011 // Ohio-based Westfield Insurance promoted Joseph C. Kohmann to group finance leader (CFO) and treasurer. He replaces Robert Krisowaty, who retires with more than 10 years of service. In July 2010 Kohmann assumed the position...
Whalen Named Producers Division Director at Kansas Insurance Dept.
Mar 31 2011 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger named Tom Whalen as the Kansas Insurance Department’s new Producers Division director. The division qualifies and supervises Kansas insurance agents and agencies. It...
Whipps Named President of IMA’s Kansas City Office
Mar 30 2011 // IMA Inc., a retail insurance brokerage, announced that Michael Whipps has joined as president of the company’s Kansas City, Kan., office. IMA of Kansas City is part of the IMA Financial Group Inc., a financial...
Judge in Kansas Upholds Ruling in Boeing Age Discrimination Suit
Mar 30 2011 // A federal judge in Wichita, Kan., has refused to reconsider his earlier ruling siding with The Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems in an age discrimination lawsuit brought by former workers in the wake of Boeing’s 2005...
