All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 19 2006 // Unusual circumstances surround dropped sale of Universal UnderwritersMost failed company mergers remain a secret, except to a handful of insiders. That was not the case with the collapsed attempt by Zurich Financial...
Feb 17 2006 // Authorities in Grain Valley, Mo. have arrested two people suspected of making illegal license tags.Police believe the large-scale operation has already brought in $10,000 to $20,000 for those involved. The investigation...
Feb 14 2006 // Wichita resident Jeffrey Lopez, a former insurance agent, convicted of two felonies in 2001, had his probation revoked and was ordered to serve a prison sentence.Kansas Securities Commissioner Chris Briggs says that Lopez...
Feb 6 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is supporting President Bush’ health care agenda based on his remarks during his state of the union address.“The rising cost of health care services and the...
Feb 6 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is facing a serious challenge to her re-election within the Republican Party–from a legislator who argues she isn’t pro-business enough.Rep. Eric Carter of Overland Park...
Feb 2 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has announced that Kansas is providing enhanced consumer protections by calling for an expansion of industry standards for the suitability of the sale of fixed and variable annuity...
Feb 1 2006 // The Kansas state House panel supported a proposal this week to end a pilot program that allowed motorists to renew drivers licenses at a AAA office in Lawrence.The project began in May 2005 and officials say it allowed...
Jan 27 2006 // Most people don’t know it, but there is a little black box in your car that tracks the way you drive.According to a recent account in the Kansas City Star, the metal box, about the size of a carpenter’s tape...
Jan 25 2006 // On March 2, the CPCU Society and the Society’s Kansas City Chapter will be hosting a new CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) course, Creative Thinking in Business.Both CPCU Society members and nonmembers...
Jan 22 2006 // Zurich and Hellman & Friedman call off Universal Underwriters sale after regulatory issues surfaceZurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) and affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F), a leading private...
Jan 22 2006 // Kansas lawmakers push for tougher penalties for uninsured driversTwo tough bills to keep uninsured motorists off Kansas roadways will be on the agenda for consideration when the Kansas legislature convenes this January....
Jan 22 2006 // Health insurance plan: new option for low-income Kansas residentsLow-income Kansas residents, who have not had health insurance for more than a year, may qualify for a new program that promises half-price premiums, Blue...
Jan 17 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is facing a serious challenge to her re-election within the Republican Party — from a legislator who argues she isn’t pro-business enough.Rep. Eric Carter of Overland Park began...
Jan 16 2006 // Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) and affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F), a leading private equity investment firm, jointly announced that they have agreed not to proceed with the sale of...
Jan 16 2006 // The Kansas City Star reported today that the proposed $1.1 billion sale of Universal Underwriters Insurance Co. has fallen through following a regulatory examination that may mandate refunds to customers in the amount of...
Jan 13 2006 // Low-income Kansas residents, who have not had health insurance for more than a year, may qualify for a new program that promises half-price premiums, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced this week.Named...
Jan 10 2006 // The Kansas Department of Insurance recently estimated that nearly 10 percent of the state’s two million drivers are on the roads without the required coverage. Kansas lawmakers have taken those numbers seriously and...
Jan 5 2006 // Two tough bills to keep uninsured motorists off Kansas roadways will be on the agenda for consideration when the Kansas legislature convenes on Monday.The first proposed bill will help the state keep better track uninsured...
Jan 2 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at...
Jan 1 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at...