KANSAS INSURERS OPPOSE DRIVERS’ LICENSE RENEWALS AT AAA OFFICES

Kansas members of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) are mobilizing opposition to a state program permitting drivers’ license renewals at local AAA offices.

The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDR) recently announced plans to expand the pilot program, which began in May in Lawrence. The expanded program will allow for the renewal of drivers’ licenses in Lawrence as well as Topeka, Manhattan, Hutchison, Pittsburg and Wichita.

Because AAA also sells auto and homeowners insurance, this program provides an unfair competitive advantage in the marketing and sale of insurance products. NAMIC estimates that expansion of this program could increase walk-in traffic at AAA offices by 30,000 people each year.