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Business Moves – South Central

Feb 25 2013 // Monster Insurance, OneBeacon InsuranceMarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, announced that MarketScout subsidiary, Monster Insurance, entered into an agreement...

Rain and Snow Help Ease Plains/Midwest Drought

Feb 20 2013 // Crop-friendly rain and snow is blanketing much of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region and the dry western Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.“Widespread coverage of the...

Kansas Securities Commissioner Resigns; Eyes Insurance Regulator Post

Feb 14 2013 // The Kansas securities commissioner has resigned and announced plans to pursue opportunities in the private sector.Aaron Jack is seeking the 2014 Republican nomination for state insurance commissioner. He previously served...

Kansas Bill Would Limit Employer Access to Applicants’ Social Media Accounts

Jan 31 2013 // Two Kansas lawmakers are seeking support for a measure that would limit employers’ access to job applicants’ social media accounts.Rep. Gail Finney and Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, both Democrats, back measures...

Consulting Firm Director Seeks Kansas Insurance Post

Jan 30 2013 // The director of a northeast Kansas health insurance consulting company is running for next year’s Republican nomination for state insurance commissioner.Beverly Gossage, of Eudora, announced her candidacy in a...

Combined Agents of America Adds 5 New Kansas-Based Members

Jan 30 2013 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has expanded further into Kansas with the addition of five new agency members: Fuqua Ruth Typer Insurance; SBS Insurance Agency; Keller-Leopold Insurance Inc.; Wood-Dulohery Insurance;...

Lockton Companies Forms Kansas City Benefits Analytics Team

Jan 29 2013 // Lockton Companies Kansas City is pleased to announce its new benefits analytics team, which specializes in data driven solutions and strategic planning for Lockton’s health and welfare clients. The benefits analytics...

Drought Seen Worsening in Plains, Midwest States

Jan 28 2013 // Dry weather continues to plague the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and western Midwest with only light showers and snowfall expected this week, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday.“The Plains and the northwest...

Missouri Judge Says Hospital Corp. Owes Foundation $162M

Jan 28 2013 // Hospital Corp. of America, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, has been ordered to pay a charitable foundation $162 million for failing to spend enough money on capital improvements at the Kansas...

Kansas Commissioner Names Sourk Director of Consumer Assistance

Jan 22 2013 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has named Jennifer R. Sourk as the director of the Kansas Insurance Department’s Consumer Assistance Division. Sourk has been with the department since 2007. She was...

Kansas, Missouri Could Be Hit by Disaster Aid Fight

Jan 18 2013 // Midwesterners accustomed to generous government aid after ice storms, floods and tornadoes may soon have to look somewhere else for help when disaster strikes.Even as the U.S. House on Jan. 15 passed a $50.7 billion aid...

People – Midwest

Jan 14 2013 // John M. Anderson has been promoted to president and chief operating officer at Founders Insurance Co., a Des Plaines, Ill.-based member company of the Utica National Insurance Group.Anderson joined Utica National in April...

Drought-Ridden Wheat Belt Declared Disaster; Record Crop Insurance Claims Seen

Jan 10 2013 // The government declared much of the central and southern U.S. Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year’s winter wheat harvest.In its first disaster declaration...

Aviation Risk Management Expert Joins Lockton in Kansas City

Jan 10 2013 // Ty Carter, an experienced aviation risk management executive and pilot has joined the Lockton Global Aviation Group in the insurance broker’s Kansas City office as producer.Carter will be responsible for advising...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Hardman & Howell in Kansas

Jan 2 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Hardman & Howell Benefits in Wichita, Kan.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hardman & Howell Benefits provides a range of employee benefit program consulting services for...

Insurance Firm in Missouri Changes Benefit Plan After Charges

Dec 27 2012 // An insurance company in Missouri that provides coverage to Kansas City and Jackson County employees has changed its wellness incentives after seven people were indicted on charges of abusing the program.Blue Cross and Blue...

Kansas Ranked At Bottom For Health, Disaster Prep

Dec 26 2012 // A national survey ranks Kansas at the bottom among states in being prepared for public health emergencies, terrorism incidents and natural disasters.But state officials took issue Wednesday with the latest, annual...

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Names New Top Staffers

Dec 11 2012 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has appointed a new assistant commissioner and general counsel, shuffling her staff after the departure of her top deputy.Praeger promoted Zachary Anshutz from general counsel to...

Missouri Insurance Firm Gets $5M to Move 1 Mile, Into Kansas

Dec 7 2012 // An insurance marketing company is receiving $5 million in incentives to move one mile from Kansas City, Mo., across the border to Lenexa, Kan., the latest in a series of business moves that has raised questions about the...

Midwest Economic Index Rises Slightly

Dec 4 2012 // A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states.The Mid-America Business Conditions index rose slightly in November to a weak...