Know the Issues Affecting Your Agency
Kansas Agents Legislative Day
coming up on March 4
Kansas Agents
Legislative Day
When:
Wednesday, March 4
Where:
KAIA Office
815 SW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, Kansas
Featured Sessions
9 a.m. to Noon
Up Close & Personal at the Capitol
See the Legislature and newly-restored Capitol up close and personal – observe the committee process
firsthand; listen to a legislative hearing; hear remarks from Governor Sam Brownback (invited); and
observe the floor process from the House gallery.
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Chairmen’s Lunch: Sen. Jeff Longbine and Rep. Scott Schwab
Have lunch with the state’s top insurance decision-makers. Get an overview of the Session and hear
about key insurance bills being considered from House Insurance Committee Chairman Scott Schwab
(R-Olathe) and Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee Chairman Jeff Longbine (R-Emporia).
What:
9 a.m. to Noon
Capitol Visits
12:45 to 1:15 p.m.
Noon to 5 p.m.
Lunch & Program
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
Reception & Steak Dinner
with Legislators
CE Hours:
2 ETH/3 GEN
Registration Fee:
$55 per agency
Bring as many agency
personnel as you want for
this price. Everyone earns
CE and gets a steak dinner!
Q&A with the Commissioner: The First 60 Days
Get an update from Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer on his first 60 days in office, learn about his new
efforts to recruit additional carriers to the state, and ask the new Commissioner your questions.
The D.C. Perspective from the Big I
Get an update straight from D.C. on federal insurance law. John Pringle of the Big I will fly in to
provide the latest inside information on the recent passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA),
implementation of NARAB II, crop insurance and The Farm Bill, and the newly-introduced MLR bill that
would retain consumer access to agents by clarifying that agent commissions should not be counted
toward the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) formula enacted by the Affordable Care Act.
2:45 to 3:30 p.m.
Insuring Kansas Schools
Find out from Mark Tallman of the Kansas Association of School Boards which school finance bills are
gaining traction in the Legislature, what the Governor’s proposed block grant funding entails, and what
the bottom line looks like for each of your local school districts. Plus, learn about ways you can utilize
EMC