Kansas moves to modernize children’s health insurance eligibility rules
Kansas lawmakers approved legislation updating income eligibility rules for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, ending a formula tied to federal poverty levels from 2008
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Kansas Insurance Commissioner weighs ending cost-sharing for follow-up breast cancer exams
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt backs SB 409 to remove out-of-pocket costs for follow-up breast cancer testing after abnormal mammograms
Kansas bill backs tax-free insurance savings accounts for premiums
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt supports legislation creating tax-free insurance savings accounts to help cover property and casualty costs
Kansas insurance regulator recovers $56.7 mn for consumers in 2025
Kansas Department of Insurance says consumer assistance and life policy searches returned $56.7m to residents in 2025, driven by complaints and claim disputes
eMaxx launches Arkansas-domiciled reciprocal to expand alternative risk platform
New policyholder-owned exchange backs captive strategy, targets rising loss costs and social inflation through shared governance and strict risk controls
Commercial property rates fall double digits as capacity floods back
Buyers closed year-end renewals with sharp reductions as reinsurers cut pricing, catastrophe losses stayed muted, and insurers pushed for growth
Whistleblowers accuse Farm Bureau P&C Insurance of fraud concealment and retaliation
Two ex-investigators sue Farm Bureau, alleging fraud cover ups, retaliation, and long running pressure to hide cases from state regulators
Kansas City Life Insurance $45 mn COI fee settlement consolidates three class actions
A Missouri judge approved consolidation of class suits in Kansas City Life’s $45 mn settlement over alleged overcharges on cost-of-insurance fees
Jencap’s $5 mn motel fire payout stands after Appeals Court closes door
he Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ended a long-running battle over who should bear responsibility for a $5mn payout tied to a motel fire in Brinkley, Arkansas
Cincinnati Specialty seeks ruling on liability in Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally shooting case
A federal court in Missouri will now determine whether Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company must provide coverage in connection with the deadly shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally
Severe storms in U.S. and Europe cause hundreds of millions in insured losses: Aon
Aon reported that severe storms in both the United States and Europe in late May and early June 2025 caused insured losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars across both regions
Mid-May storms drive up U.S. insured losses to $4-7 bn
Severe convective storms across central U.S. states in mid-May, including destructive tornadoes and hail, likely caused insured losses between $4 bn and $7 bn
April severe weather brings widespread hail and tornado damage – Aon
Severe weather in the second half of April caused significant property damage across several U.S. states, with insured losses expected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars
Kansas approves law establishing rules for protected cell captive insurers
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly approved legislation permitting one or more sponsors to establish a protected cell captive insurance company
U.S. insurers face losses between $1 bn and $3 bn from a severe weather outbreak in March
Insurers face losses between $1 bn and $3 bn from a severe weather outbreak in mid-March, according to Gallagher Re
Winter storms affected the U.S., potentially causing insured losses in the tens of mn
Winter storms from Jan. 9-11 affected the southern U.S., potentially causing insured losses in the tens of mn, Aon reported
Moody’s estimates U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Beryl to $2.5-4.5 bn
Moody’s RMS Event Response estimates U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Beryl to be between $2.5 billion and $4.5 billion. This includes damage from wind, storm surge
Average U.S. homeowners insurance premiums increased – IRC report
Average U.S. homeowners insurance premiums have increased at a rate that has outpaced household income from 2001 to 2021
Insured loss from Severe Convective Storm outbreak will be $5.5 bn
KCC estimates that the insured loss from this Severe Convective Storm (SCS) outbreak will be close to $5.5 billion. The KCC loss estimate includesthe privately insured damage
Finding affordable health insurance in California can be overwhelming. You’re faced with dozens of plan options, unfamiliar terms and questions about whether you qualify for subsidies through Covered California
Insurers enter 2026 with longer settlement cycles, rising volumes, and slow AI adoption, increasing costs and operational risk, AutoRek finds
Global insurance M&A stabilised, as insurers and brokers took a more strategic approach to acquisitions amid falling interest rates and a realignment of strategic priorities
U.S. life insurers posted modest Prism score gains, with resilient capital strength despite rising annuity volumes and investment risk pressures