It’s official
Selzer sworn in as state’s
25th Insurance Commissioner
en Selzer, a former insurance industry
executive and Certified Public Accountant, was
sworn in Jan. 12 as the state’s 25th Insurance
Commissioner. KAIA members attended the
ceremony. Commissioner Selzer, a 61-year-old Republican
from Leawood, succeeds Sandy Praeger who retired from
office. He was elected in November 2014 to a four-year
term as the state’s insurance regulator.
Selzer previously worked more than 30 years in the
reinsurance industry, most recently as an Executive
Managing Director for Aon, a worldwide brokerage and
insurance services firm. In addition to earning the CPA
designation, Selzer has earned a number of industry
designations, including Chartered Property and Casualty
Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)
and Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI).
“From the very beginning, Ken Selzer has created a seat
at the table for agents,” said Kerri Spielman, executive
director of KAIA. “We have appreciated his open door
policy as Commissioner and look forward to being a part
of his efforts to drive competition in the marketplace.”
Earlier this year, Selzer hired Clark Shultz, a former
legislator and former chairman of the House Insurance
Committee, to serve as the department’s Director of
Government Affairs. Shultz ran against Selzer in the
August Primary Election for Insurance Commissioner.
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New commissioner aims to recruit more insurers
Kansas has a new Insurance
Commissioner, and he wants to ensure
that consumers have access to a more
robust insurance market than they did
in the past. Ken Selzer has taken office
as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner
and he has promised to begin enticing
more insurance companies to come
to the state. As more insurers come to
Kansas, the options that consumers
have for coverage will grow. This will
also introduce more competition in
the state’s insurance market, which
may lead to rate reductions and make
coverage more accessible to a wider
range of consumers.
Commissioner wants to
bring insurers to the state
Commissioner Selzer notes that
finding ways to make the insur