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BY THE NUMBERS Kansas Insurance Department reports year-end company, agent growth The industry experienced steady growth last year, according to annual report numbers released by the Kansas Insurance Department for 2016. Kansas has seen a growth in the number of licensed agents operating in the state. AGENT COUNT Resident Agents Nonresident Agents Total Agents TOTAL 23,145 103,392 126,537 AGENCY COUNT Resident Agencies Nonresident Agencies Total Agencies TOTAL 4,382 7,670 12,052 WORK COMP ASSIGNED RISK PLAN Number of Risks New Plan Applications Written Premium Incurred Losses Loss Ratio for 2013 INSURANCE FRAUD Investigated in 2016 8,927 2,629 $20.9 million $24.0 million 60.2.% 843 cases KANSAS AGENT COUNT BY LINE Nonresident (tan) vs. resident (red) agents by line Kansas Mutual Insurance Company Serving Kansans for Over 120 Years A- Crop Agents Agency contracts available in many areas of Kansas with Attractive Commissions Health Agents Kansas Mutual offers: Life Agents Excellent Rating from the A.M. Best Company -Direct access to Underwriting, Billing and Claims staff -Online fast and easy Quoting of all policy lines of coverage -Agency Downloads to your Agency Management System -Farm Protector, Homeowners, Mobile Home & Dwelling Fire Policies 37,406 Casualty Agents 10,362 37,082 10,829 53,143 14,520 48,252 16,301 Personal Lines Agents 50,397 10,399 36,954 Property Agents 10,358 0 www.kansasmutual.net Contact us at: (800) 873-5642 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 For more information on year-end statistics, download the Kansas Insurance Department’s 2016 Annual Report at http://www.ksinsurance.org/documents/department/ publications/annual-report.pdf | May - June 2017 | KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & BROKER 15