| FROM THE COMMISSIONER |
Streamlining
Staffing, division changes aimed at streamlining
services for agents and consumers
KEN SELZER
Kansas Insurance Commissioner
D
uring my first six months as Kansas Insurance
Commissioner, I have met many KAIA members
at my speaking engagements. We at the Kansas
Insurance Department have also worked closely
with KAIA staff on legislative and regulatory issues, and I
value the input we have received from all of you.
Also, so far during my tenure, we have undertaken
changes in the department’s leadership and division
structures. Retirements and changes over the past eight
months necessitated staff members stepping into interim
director roles. It also meant some re-evaluation on how
KID can function better to serve agents, companies and
consumers.
As of June 1 we eliminated the interim titles from those
who have been directing the different divisions, and we
made some changes in division structure as well.
new directors named
Moving into directors’ positions at KID (and their
divisions) are: John Wine, Assistant Commissioner;
Clark Shultz, Government & Public Affairs; Randy Adair,
Antifraud; LeAnn Crow, Consumer Assistance; Charlotte
Humburg, Comptroller; Julie Holmes, Health and Life
(formerly Accident and Health); Linda Scott, IT; Diane
Minear, General Counsel; Jason Lapham, Licensing and
Market Regulation (formerly Producers and Market
Conduct); and Heather Steinkamp, Property and Casualty.
All of these directors, except for Jason, have been working
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