Latest Kansas Headlines
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Report: 31% of Kansas Foreclosed Homes Are Vacant but Total Still Small
Nov 7 2014 // A company says a report that Kansas has one of the highest rates of vacant foreclosures in the country reflects the small number of foreclosures in the state, not problems in the housing market. RealtyTrac says Kansas has...
4 Dead as Plane Crashes into Flight Training Center in Kansas
Nov 7 2014 // The fatal crash of a small plane into a flight safety training center at the Wichita Airport has disrupted pilot training on some Cessna models, but efforts are being made to provide alternatives, company officials said. A...
Industry Exec Elected Insurance Commissioner in Kansas
Nov 5 2014 // Kansas voters have elected Republican Ken Selzer, an executive managing director at reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, as the state’s new insurance commissioner. He defeated Democrat Dennis Anderson by a vote of 62...
Outlook for Kansas’ Upland Mutual Insurance Revised to Stable
Nov 3 2014 // A.M. Best reported it has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb-“ofUpland Mutual Insurance Inc. (Upland) in...
Kansas Contractors Struggle to Find Skilled Workers
Oct 24 2014 // A survey finds that many Kansas contractors are having trouble filling skilled jobs in the construction industry. Ninety percent of the 20 Kansas firms that responded to an Associated General Contractors survey said...
Lyft Agrees to Temporary Halt of Rideshare Service in Kansas City
Oct 24 2014 // Ridesharing company Lyft will temporarily stop operating in Kansas City, Mo. while it negotiates with the city over ways to allow it to permanently conduct business in the city. Lyft officials said that the drivers will...
Former Claims Adjuster Must Repay Farm Bureau $20K in Kansas Fraud Case
Oct 23 2014 // A former insurance adjuster was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution for insurance fraud involving wrecked vehicles, according to an announcement by the Kansas Insurance Department. The Ford...
8 CAA Members Elected to Board of Kansas Agents Group
Oct 23 2014 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that eight of its members and agents were elected to the 2015 Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA) board of directors. Four will serve on the association’s...
Report: Kansas Job Growth Lagging but There’s Hope for Next Year
Oct 10 2014 // A new report shows Kansas job growth is lagging well behind the nation but predicts the employment outlook will be better next year. Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research on...
Judge Rules for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, Whistleblower Lawsuit
Oct 10 2014 // Three former workers at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kan., who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the aircraft maker and one of its suppliers failed to show Boeing defrauded the U.S. government in a $1.6 billion...
New National Search Firm Specializing in P/C Insurance Opens in Kansas
Oct 7 2014 // A new executive search and recruiting firm exclusively dedicated to the property/casualty insurance industry has opened its doors in Prairie Village, Kan. Cohn Search Group provides a full-service recruiting experience to...
Kansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post
Oct 6 2014 // The candidates for Kansas insurance commissioner are scheduled to speak at an Oct. 17 forum being held by the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents at the Wichita Marriott hotel. Republican nominee Ken Selzer and...
Kansas Court Ruling on Drivers Applies to Old Practice, FedEx Says
Oct 5 2014 // FedEx Corp. said a ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court that, under state law, its drivers are employees rather than independent contractors applies to a business practice it hasn’t been using since 2011. The company...
Agents Group to Hold Forum for Kansas Insurance Post Candidates
Sep 28 2014 // The candidates for Kansas insurance commissioner are having a forum in October in Wichita. The event is Oct. 17 at the Wichita Marriott hotel and is sponsored by the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents. The forum is...
Willis North America Adds Bur as Producer, VP in Kansas
Sep 25 2014 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Kevin Bur as producer and vice president at Willis of Greater Kansas Inc. Bur will be...
Kansas Company Hit with $134K in Penalties for Safety Violations
Sep 24 2014 // Federal safety officials have proposed fining a Kansas-based company nearly $134,000 for what the officials say were welding safety violations in Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...
Kansas City Medical Center to Stop Refusing Health Insurance for Crash Injuries
Sep 22 2014 // Truman Medical Center in Kansas City has agreed to stop rejecting health insurance for some patients injured in auto accidents in order to collect more money from other sources, according to court records. The agreement,...
Texas-Based CAA Welcomes New Agency Member in Kansas
Sep 17 2014 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, added Strong’s Insurance Inc. in Nashville, Kan., as its 52nd member. Specializing in agriculture and oil, the agency was established in 1921 by Earl W....
Earthquakes Increase in Kansas Task Force Can’t Pinpoint Why
Sep 9 2014 // There’s not enough data to make any determinations about why there has been an increase in the number of earthquakes in Kansas, a three-member task force appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback has concluded. The state has...
AIG’s Expanded Operations Will Create 300 Jobs in Kansas
Sep 9 2014 // American International Group Inc. held a grand opening Tuesday to celebrate its expansion in Olathe, Kan., which will bring 300 new jobs to the state by the end of 2015. Gov. Sam Brownback and AIG President and CEI Peter...
