Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HRH Purchases Doherty Inc.
Jun 7 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, an insurance and risk management intermediary, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Doherty Inc., an employee benefits brokerage operation in Fort Scott, Kansas. Terms of the...
People & Places
Apr 4 2005 // Michael D. Pierce Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group recently announced three promotions in its Schaumburg, Ill.-based executive liability division. Bruce R. Smith Jr. Michael D. Pierce was promoted to...
Q&A With Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger
Apr 4 2005 // Interviewed by Kevin B. O’Reilly When Insurance Journal last spoke with Sandy Praeger, she was only months into the job. Kansans elected the Republican as insurance commissioner in November 2002. Back then she was...
Regulators Name Consumer Liaison Reps for 2005
Mar 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named its funded consumer liaison representatives for 2005. Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer representation and interaction with NAIC members,...
Kan. DOI Names Levi Public Affairs Director
Mar 10 2005 // The Kansas Insurance Department announced that Kelly Levi has been named director of the government and public affairs division. Levi comes to the insurance department from Kansas State University, where she was associate...
Burns & Wilcox Names Felber Assistant Manager of Kansas City Branch
Feb 16 2005 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based wholesaler Burns & Wilcox named Howard Felber assistant branch manager of the newly established Kansas City, Kan., service center. Felber is responsible for managing underwriting,...
People & Places
Jan 24 2005 // Tony Casabat Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services hired Tony Casabat as senior vice president/sales executive for the company’s Employee Benefits practice. Casabat, a longtime lead sales...
People & Places
Jan 3 2005 // Charles Cushner Kathleen Lawler The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. recently announced the addition of three new staff members. Kathleen A. Lawler is IIABNY’s new director of education,...
People & Places
Jan 3 2005 // Stephen D'Arcy Stephen D’Arcy, professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, began his term as president of the Casualty Actuarial Society at the organization’s annual meeting....
NAIC Elects 2005 Officers
Dec 6 2004 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected four officers for 2005 during the NAIC Winter meeting in New Orleans, including a newly created position of president-elect to effectively serve a two-year...
Pa. AG Sues 16 Including Attorneys Over Alleged Widespread ‘Living Trust’ Sales Scam
Oct 29 2004 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert has filed a civil lawsuit in Commonwealth Court accusing 16 defendants of engaging in an elaborate statewide living trust sales scheme, that deceived older Pennsylvanians into...
Mistakes Cost Farmers Millions in Lost Insurance Pay
Sep 29 2004 // Farmers may lose millions of dollars in insurance payments for their sprout-damaged wheat because of widespread mistakes in sampling their crop at Kansas grain elevators, state officials said. Kansas Agriculture Secretary...
Kansas Bulletin on Credit Scoring’s ‘Sole Use’ Meets With Industry Resistance
Sep 20 2004 // The current Kansas Insurance Department regulation as well as a proposed bulletin on the use of credit-based insurance scores significantly alters the Kansas Insurance Score Act, one of 20 state laws based on the NCOIL...
Kan. Home and Auto Insurance Guides Available From Insurance Department
Sep 15 2004 // Two new handbooks and shoppers’ guides designed to assist consumers with questions about homeowners and auto insurance are now available from the Kansas Insurance Department. The handbooks outline coverage...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 22 2004 // Suzanne Sahakian Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 19 2004 // Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and casualty insurance...
GE ERC Opens New Headquarters in Kansas City
Jun 14 2004 // GE’s Employers Reinsurance Corp. (GE ERC) dedicated its new global headquarters building in Kansas City, Mo., last week. The company had been headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City. Missouri...
Some 1,800 Kansas Small Businesses Surveyed About Health Insurance
Jun 3 2004 // About 1,800 small business employers across Kansas recently received a survey in the mail that could help policymakers find ways to make health insurance more accessible and affordable, according to a statement released by...
Kansas Commissioner Praeger Expands Anti-Fraud Effort
Jun 2 2004 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced the expansion of the department’s movement to investigate insurance fraud and educate Kansas consumers about protecting themselves from illegal activity. Jerry...
Tornadoes Rip Through Storm-Weary Midwest
Jun 1 2004 // Powerful storms again swept across the Midwest, downing trees and power lines and spawning twisters that leveled houses and barns and sent mobile homes hurtling through the air. In Marengo, Ind., a town of 800 about 35...
