KIA&B 2015 Volume 20, Issue 1 | Page 22

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