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IN THIS ISSUE

PUBLISHER’ S NOTE by Dave Hulcher
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YOUR RESOURCES FOR INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Kansas Marketplace Headlines
HOW YAK PROFESSIONALS ARE APPROACHING PROF. DEVELOPMENT
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You Have Access as a KAIA Member
WHERE YOU START DOESN ' T DEFINE WHERE YOU FINISH
by Misty Carson for Risk & Insurance
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WHAT ' S NEXT FOR INDUSTRY EDUCATION?
An Interview with Will Hold...
KANSAS MARKETPLACE REPORT INSIGHTS
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COMMISSIONER’ S LETTER by Comm. Vicki Schmidt
From KID to KDOI
PRESIDENT’ S LETTER by Bryan Schmitz
An Investment in... Our Future
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BUILDING A HIGH- PERFORMING REMOTE INSURANCE TEAM...
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FILING REPORT
AM Best Filings
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by David Carothers, Killing Commercial
SUCCESS – ON YOUR TERMS
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by Meg McKeen, Adjunct Advisors
EMPOWERING YOUR SQUAD
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Crafting a Winning Insurance Team by Kelly Donahue-Piro, Agency Perf. Partners
KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & Agent POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kansas Insurance Agent & Agent, c / o Kansas Association of Insurance Agents, 815 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612.( 785) 232-0561.
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Kansas Insurance Agent & Agent( ISSN # 1069-1847) is published bimonthly by Agency Services Corporation of Kansas( ASCK), a subsidiary of the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents, 815 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS.( 785) 232-0561.
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JULY / AUGUST 2025
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