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KS SB28

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Financial Institutions and Insurance

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds failure to respond to an inquiry from the Insurance Commissioner within 15 business days as grounds for license denial, suspension, revocation, or non-renewal for both insurance agents and public adjusters

  • Establishes new criteria the Commissioner must consider when evaluating applicants with criminal convictions, including age at time of conduct, recency, rehabilitation evidence, and social contributions since the offense

  • Requires the Commissioner to consider specific factors when reinstating revoked licenses, including present moral fitness, consciousness of wrongful conduct, and current competence in the insurance industry

  • Prohibits individuals with suspended or revoked public adjuster licenses from being employed by any insurance company in Kansas to negotiate contracts or solicit insurance business during the suspension/revocation period

  • Sets reapplication waiting periods of one year after license denial and two years after license revocation for both insurance agents and public adjusters

Legislative Description

Updating public adjuster and insurance agent statutes pertaining to suspension, revocation, denial of licensure and licensure renewal.

Last Action

House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Sutton, Representative Bergkamp and Representative Neighbor appointed as conferees

3/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Insurance2/25/2025
Financial Institutions and Insurance1/17/2025

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