Latest Kansas Headlines
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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...
Kansas Workplace Injuries Drop by 12% in 2009
Mar 22 2011 // Kansas labor officials say nonfatal workplace injuries in Kansas fell by 12 percent in 2009, the most recent year the statistics are available. The Department of Labor says the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses...
Signature Select Promotes Elgas to VP in Kansas City
Mar 14 2011 // Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc., has promoted Chad Elgas to vice president of the Kansas City, Kan., market. Elgas will manage strategic growth in Kansas City and...
Insurer Group Testifies in Support of Kansas Bill Banning ‘Crash’ Taxes
Mar 10 2011 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced it testified in favor of legislation in Kansas — House Bill 2119 — that would prohibit municipalities from adopting accident response fees or “crash...
Marsh Appoints Kern to Lead Kansas City Office
Mar 7 2011 // Insurance broker and risk advisor, Marsh, has appointed Mike Kern as its new Kansas City, Mo., office head. Kern brings to Marsh more than 20 years of insurance brokerage and underwriting experience. In his new role, he...
Kansas Studying Impact of Health Insurance Act on Agents, Insurers
Mar 3 2011 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger will conduct a public fact-finding hearing March 14 regarding the impact on Kansas insurance companies and agents of a medical loss ratio (MLR) provision in the federal...
Signature Select Hires Three in Kansas City
Mar 1 2011 // Denver-based Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc., has expanded its commercial lines insurance practice in Kansas City, Kan., by adding vice presidents Larry Laubach...
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Feb 21 2011 // Ryan Brown Kansas City-based insurance broker Lockton Companies expanded its St. Louis, Mo., office with the addition of Ryan W. Brown as producer. Brown, a mining and energy expert, comes to Lockton from Peabody Energy,...
Agriculture, Energy Help Bolster Mid-America States Economy
Feb 2 2011 // The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a new survey released Feb....
Model Boasts Good Track Record Predicting Political Hotspots
Feb 1 2011 // The forecast for predicting the next political hotspots could be much more accurate because of a model developed by two Kansas State University professors and a colleague in New York. The model, named the Predictive...
