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IN THIS ISSUE

PUBLISHER’ S NOTE by Dave Hulcher
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ARE YOU BUSY, OR ARE YOU GETTING BETTER?
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Kansas Marketplace Headlines
INSURANCE AGENT RECRUITING AND RETENTION
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by Roger Sitkins, Sitkins Group
YAK COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
My HeartCheck
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by Diane Wagner + Bryan Lake, MarshBerry
MARKETPLACE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
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INCENTIVE PROGRAMS BUILT TO LAST
by Carey Wallace, AgencyFocus
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by Dave Hulcher, KAIA + Paul Buse, RISC
TIME MANAGEMENT FOR AGENCY TEAMS
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COMMISSIONER’ S LETTER by Comm. Vicki Schmidt
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month
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by Jessica Yarbrough, Agency Ops Adv.
MEMBER FEEDBACK: AGENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
What KAIA Members are Saying
OUR INDUSTRY ' S NEXT LEADERS: WHERE WILL WE FIND THEM?
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PRESIDENT’ S LETTER by David Vogel
Investing in Our Greatest Asset: Our People
FILING REPORT
AM Best Filings
WHAT THE HEROICS TAX IS COSTING YOUR AGENCY
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by Daniel Smith, Market Retrievers
by Katlyn Eggar, Katlyn Eggar Consulting
KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & BROKER POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kansas Insurance Agent & Broker, c / o Kansas Association of Insurance Agents, 815 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612.( 785) 232-0561.
/ THEBIGIOFKANSAS / KANSAS-ASSOCIATION-OF-INSURANCE-AGENTS @ BIGIOFKANSAS @ BIGIOFKANSAS
Kansas Insurance Agent & Broker( 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.
Periodicals postage paid at Topeka, KS 66612, and additional mailing offices.
JULY / AUGUST 2026
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