Latest Kansas Headlines
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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...
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....
