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KID Shares Licensing Statistics
KID Shares Licensing Statistics On March 29th, the Kansas Insurance Department (“KID”) held an Agent Advisory Committee where Chief of Producer Licensing, Monicka Richmeier, provided the group with an update on licensing activity. There was a total of 147 new resident agency licenses issued in 2021 bringing the total resident agencies on record with KID…
Read MoreKansas Insurance Department Reorganization
Kansas Insurance Department Reorganization Commissioner Vicki Schmidt recently reorganized a portion of the Kansas Insurance Department, combining the Health and Life and Property and Casualty divisions. This allows the Department the opportunity to cross train employees on all lines of business and allow them to specialize in either rates or forms. Julie Holmes, a 20+…
Read MoreAssurance Partners/Keller-Leopold Insurance Merger Becomes Iron Insurance Partners
Assurance Partners/Keller-Leopold Insurance Merger Becomes Iron Insurance Partners The merger of Assurance Partners and Keller-Leopold Insurance now has a new name: Iron Insurance Partners. “In uniting our companies together, our goal was not just to bring together the top agencies around, but to provide strength, confidence, and robust services to our clients,” said Shawn Myers,…
Read MoreStep-by-Step Guide to Kansas Insurance Agent Licensing
Step-by-Step Guide to Kansas Insurance Agent Licensing Several licensing changes occurred on January 1, 2022, and we want to ensure you know how to renew your license and your agency’s licenses in the future. (Read More: Kansas Insurance Department Migrates Licensing) Producer Desktop, available through the Kansas Insurance Department, is no longer used for agent…
Read MoreKansas Association of Insurance Agents Elected New Board Members
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents Elected New Board Members Topeka, Kansas – Feb. 2, 2022 – The Kansas Association of Independent Agents (KAIA) installed its 2022 Officers and Board of Directors at its annual membership meeting held at its annual convention, Jan. 25, 2022. Membership approved KAIA’s 2022 leaders, and Big “I” National Chairman Bob…
Read MoreInsurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt toured communities impacted by rare December Derecho.
Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt toured communities impacted by rare December Derecho. Topeka, Kan. – Recently, Kansas experienced a meteorological first. Multiple counties across the state were impacted by the first recorded December derecho in U.S. history. Instead of rolling prairie lands covered in snow, Kansans recently watched footage of farmland set ablaze by windswept wildfires.…
Read MoreStonetrust Enters New States Kansas and Alabama
Stonetrust Enters New States Kansas and Alabama Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation President and CEO Michael G. Dileo announced that the company is now writing workers’ compensation coverage in Kansas and Alabama effective January 1, 2022. “I’m excited to announce that we’re now offering workers’ compensation coverage and services in Kansas and Alabama as part of our…
Read MoreAM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Kansas Mutual Insurance Company
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Kansas Mutual Insurance Company OLDWICK, N.J., November 9, 2021—AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Kansas Mutual Insurance Company (KMIC) (Topeka, KS). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings)…
Read MoreBig ‘I’ Installs New Leadership
Kansas’ Bob Fee leads national association as chairman. October 5, 2021— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) installed Kansas’ Bob Fee, president of Fee Insurance Group Inc. in Hutchinson, as 2021-22 Big “I” chairman at the recent Big “I” Fall Leadership Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Fee has held numerous…
Read MoreKansas Association of Insurance Agents Adds Shelby Doty to Board of Directors
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents Adds Shelby Doty to Board of Directors September 28, 2021 – Topeka, Kansas – Shelby Doty has been named to the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA) Board of Directors. Doty, commercial lines account executive at Insurance Planning, Inc., Hays, Kansas, will serve as a director-at-large. “As an independent agent…
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