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CAA Expanding to Oklahoma, Kansas

Dec 10 2008 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced plans to expand outside of Texas with potential new members from Oklahoma and Kansas. “With 4 new members so far in 2008 and the potential of more in...

Kansas Insurance Regulator Honored with Dineen National Award

Dec 10 2008 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) honored a Kansas Insurance Department official with a national award at the NAIC’s winter meeting this month.Larry Bruning, chief actuary at department, was...

Agents Speak Out on ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ after Brooke

Dec 4 2008 // “Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” said Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and agent/owner of RKC Financial in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas,...

Agents Speak Out on ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ After Brooke

Nov 30 2008 // Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” said Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and agent/owner of RKC Financial in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas,...

Agents ‘Putting Back the Pieces’ After Brooke

Nov 30 2008 // Technically, Brooke Franchise owes me $7 million, but who knows if I will ever see it,” says Roger Cunningham, former Brooke franchisee and agent/owner of RKC Financial in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas, area....

Kansas University Research Center Sues National Institutes of Health

Nov 25 2008 // The University of Kansas Center for Research has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two of its researchers should be listed on patents for a cancer drug.The research center sued the National Institutes of Health because...

Kan. Highway Patrol to Place Red Ribbons on Vehicles During Holidays

Nov 25 2008 // Kansas Highway Patrol troopers will begin placing red ribbons on their vehicles this week to encourage motorists to be careful during the holiday season. Starting Thanksgiving, Highway Patrol vehicles will have ribbons...

Iroquois Expands Managing Partner’s Region to Kansas and Missouri

Nov 17 2008 // The Iroquois Group recently announced that Managing Partner Philip Dawson’s management responsibilities have been expanded to incorporate the states of Kansas and Missouri. He currently handles Iroquois’ Great...

Brooke Corp. Troubles Continue as Stock is Sold

Nov 16 2008 // Amid the flurry of lawsuits leveled by franchisees, now an Illinois company connected to a bank involved in the lawsuit of the parent company of Brooke Corp. has taken control of 44.3 percent of Brooke’s stock.Trim...

Storms Blamed for Increase in Kansas Homeowner Insurance Premiums

Nov 14 2008 // Kansas appears to be seeing the effects of tornadoes in June in its insurance rates and not even Dorothy’s red shoes can click this bad news away.The Kansas Insurance Department says that since July 1, premiums for...

California Warns Consumers of Brooke Policies

Nov 7 2008 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner encouraged consumers who have purchased insurance policies through Brooke franchises to verify their coverage, in light of recent closures at Brooke. It is unlikely that an...

Kansas Lawsuit Over Fatal Team Bus Accident Remains Uncertain

Nov 6 2008 // The last time Kansas hosted Kansas State in football, the 2006 game was marred by a fatal accident involving the Cat Tracker bus, a modified Kansas State football fan bus.A negligence lawsuit was filed last year in Douglas...

Kan. Insurers That Cover Drivers With Foreign Licenses Spark Debate

Nov 4 2008 // While some immigrants may not be able to get a driver’s license in Kansas, they can get car insurance.The Wichita Eagle reported on Nov. 2 that at least two insurance companies in the state offer policies to...

Brooke Corp. Troubles Continue as Stock is Sold

Nov 2 2008 // Amid the flurry of lawsuits leveled by franchisees, now an Illinois company connected to a bank involved in the lawsuit of the parent company of Brooke Corp. has taken control of 44.3 percent of Brooke’s stock.Trim...

It Figures

Nov 2 2008 // $23 MillionIowa is set to receive another $23 million in federal money to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. The funds are part of $690 million being divided up among 28 states by the U.S. Department of Transportation...

Kansas Businessmen Offer to Purchase Brooke Corp. Assets

Oct 28 2008 // Two Kansas businessmen, one in banking and the other in insurance, have made an offer to purchase the assets of the troubled Brooke Insurance Corp.In an interview with Insurance Journal, Albert Riederer, who is the Special...

Kansas Insurance Department Reports Increase in Deer-Auto Collisions

Oct 21 2008 // Steadily rising numbers in Kansas vehicle accidents involving deer have prompted a need for constant defensive driving this fall, according to Sandy Praeger, Commissioner of Insurance.More than 200 additional deer-vehicle...

Illinois Company Involved in Lawsuit Against Brooke Buys 44.3% of Stock

Oct 21 2008 // An Illinois company connected to a bank involved in the lawsuit of the parent company of Brooke Corp. has taken control of 44.3 percent of Brooke’s stock.Trim Creek LLC of Crete, Ill., now owns 6.43 million shares of...

Brooke Corp. Faces Lawsuits by Illinois and New York Banks

Oct 20 2008 // Overland Park, Kansas-based Brooke Corp. faces a lawsuit by a bank seeking $13 million plus interest and costs for breach of contract. The suit was filed the last week in September 2008 in federal court in Illinois by...

Mo. Docs Move to Kan. Citing Lower Malpractice Costs

Oct 6 2008 // A Missouri physicians’ group plans to build a new medical office building in Galena, Kan., citing lower malpractice insurance costs across the state line. Dr. Christopher Banwart, a member of Orthopedic Specialists...