All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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,...
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....
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...
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...
Sep 8 2014 // San Francisco-based NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is expanding its coverage area to include Kansas and Missouri, offering a new enhanced medical professional liability insurance policy for healthcare professionals. The...
Sep 8 2014 // When it comes to car crashes there’s a link to one’s gender – at least if you’re young.Gender is often related to what type of severe or fatal crash a young male or young female driver will be involved...
Sep 3 2014 // Manufacturing companies in Kansas and Missouri say there are plenty of high-paying jobs available for people qualified to run sophisticated factory equipment, but there doesn’t seem to be enough local talent to fill...
Aug 28 2014 // Young female drivers have more crashes at intersections and collisions with pedestrians than do young male drivers, who have more off-road and nighttime accidents than young female drivers.Gender is often related to what...
Aug 12 2014 // One of the worst wheat harvests in decades followed by an abundant corn and soybean crop that’s driving down prices have Kansas farmers preparing for a sharp income decline after several good years.The agricultural...
Aug 8 2014 // A new Gallup poll shows Kansas is the only state in the nation to see a significant increase in its uninsured rate for health coverage this year, while states that adopted parts of the Affordable Care Act have seen the...
Aug 8 2014 // Wichita, Kan., police say thieves have stripped $100,000 worth of copper wire and piping from a former grocery store. Police said the theft was discovered Aug. 5 at a now-closed Dillons store in the southern part of the...
Aug 7 2014 // A former Wichita insurance agent accused of defrauding policyholders has struck a deal with prosecutors for a 42-month prison sentence.Jason Matthew Pennington pleaded guilty on Aug. 5 to two counts of wire fraud and one...
Aug 7 2014 // An accountant and industry executive has won the Republican nomination for Kansas insurance commissioner.Ken Selzer, of Leawood, emerged from a field of five candidates in the Aug. 5 primary. His nearest rival was Eudora...
Aug 4 2014 // Five Republicans are running for Kansas insurance commissioner and seeking to replace retiring three-term GOP Commissioner Sandy Praeger.The GOP field in the Aug. 5 primary includes state Sen. Clark Shultz, of Lindsborg....
Jul 21 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger currently is making the annual funds distribution to state and local firefighter relief organizations.Nearly $12 million will be distributed among 569 local Firefighters Relief...
Jul 17 2014 // A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to dismiss the bulk of a wide-ranging indictment accusing a former Kansas insurance agent with stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders.U.S. District Judge J. Thomas...
Jul 14 2014 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that through organic and membership growth the insurance agency aggregator grew by 21 percent in 2013.CAA wrote more than $707.8 million in...
Jul 7 2014 // Kansas’ highest court reversed a state appeals court finding that an oil field worker was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was injured while riding home from his workplace.The nature of...
Jul 7 2014 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton named Joe Agnello president of the insurance broker’s Kansas City property/casualty business unit.Agnello, a 20-year Lockton veteran, succeeds Ron Lockton, who will devote more time to...
Jun 30 2014 // The attorney for a former Kansas insurance agent accused of stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders says the case is expected to go to trial.Kari Schmidt said her client, Jason Matthew Pennington, has not reached a...