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Erger and Miller Join Lockton in Kansas City

Jun 22 2011 // Kansas City, Mo.-based independent insurance broker Lockton Companies LLC has expanded its construction and design team with the addition of Karen Erger and Tom Miller.Erger joins Lockton’s Design and Construction...

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Jun 6 2011 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. promoted three in the company’s employee benefits division to vice presidents.Gregg Kamas was promoted to vice president of IMA Financial Group and national practice leader of health risk...

Brooke Fines Don’t Match Pain Franchiser Caused

Jun 6 2011 // The Securities and Exchange Commission last month charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp. and its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud. The SEC says five...

14 Killed as Tornadoes Carve Path Through Midwest

May 26 2011 // A violent storm system rumbled through the central U.S. on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes that turned homes into splintered wreckage, killing at least 14 people over two days and hampering rescue efforts in a city slammed...

Kansas City Chiefs Gathering Aid for Missouri Tornado Victims

May 26 2011 // Hundreds of cars lined up all day on May 24 in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot as the Kansas City Chiefs filled two semitrailer trucks with bottled water for tornado victims in Kansas and Missouri.Chiefs spokesman Brad...

Tornado Kills Man, Destroys 20 Homes in Kansas

May 23 2011 // A tornado swept through a small eastern Kansas town, killing one person and destroying at least 20 homes, as severe thunderstorms pelted the region with hail that some residents said was the size of baseballs, authorities...

Kansas Governor Signs ‘Crash Tax’ Bill

May 16 2011 // Kansas has joined Arizona and Utah as the third state this year to ban or place restrictions on local governments charging accident response fees. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed House Bill 2119, which places restrictions on...

Brooke Corp. Fines Pale Next to Pain Caused by Franchise Scheme

May 16 2011 // The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp and two of its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud, according to a...

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May 16 2011 // Rich Poirier, a 20-year insurance industry veteran, was named vice president of claims at Church Mutual Insurance Co. Poirier previously served in senior staff roles at Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Corp. and Wausau...

Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges

May 16 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Charges against a...

Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges

May 16 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Charges against a...

Newins Named Property Casualty Division Director in Kansas

May 6 2011 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger named department veteran Jim Newins as the new Property and Casualty Division Director at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID). Newins began working for KID in 1988 as an...

Vickers Jr. Joins IMA of Kansas City

May 5 2011 // IMA Inc., an independently owned retail insurance broker, has added Bobby Vickers Jr. as a sales executive in the company’s Kansas City, Kan., office. Vickers is responsible for business development. He has expertise...

Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges

May 4 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Charges against a...

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,...