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Insurance news from Kansas unveils Commissioner’s new team

December 12, 2012December 10, 2012 H. Cutner

The new top staffers for the state’s industry regulator have now been named. The latest insurance news from Kansas has announced that the commissioner for the state, Sandy Praeger, has just appointed a new assistant commissioner, as well as a general counsel, with a staff shuffle. These decisions followed the departure of the commissioner’s top deputy. The promotion from Praeger was given to Zachary Anshutz, who had previously been the general counsel and who is now assistant commissioner. Anshutz will be replacing the former assistant commissioner who has since left,…

Insurance news from Oklahoma has state Insurance Department buying guns

December 4, 2012December 4, 2012 Julie Campbell

The state Insurance Department is spending $180,000 on guns and police vehicles for anti-fraud efforts. The latest insurance news from Oklahoma has revealed that the state’s insurance officials have spent over $180,000 on bulletproof vests, high-tech shotguns, and seven police package vehicles which the Insurance Department claims are necessary for the expansion of its anti-fraud crackdown. The department’s effort to fight criminal fraud has drawn the attention of the entire country. Questions and concerns are being directed at the department, as some lawmakers wonder why it would require the nine…