SB 23 passed the House and the Senate unanimously. The Department gave a full rundown of our legislative agenda in the most recent edition of our newsletter, the Regulator Roundup. Be sure to sign up at insurance. kansas. gov / news. For suggestions on future CE topics, email us at KDOI @ ks. gov. •
1. Actions Against Nonresident Producers Failing to Maintain a Resident License Licensure reciprocity across the nation requires that producers maintain an active resident license in one state to hold a nonresident license elsewhere. When a producer fails to maintain that resident license, revocation must be initiated by the Department.
Because the sole basis for administrative action is the failure to maintain a resident state, no remedy exists in Kansas. Instead, the licensee must resolve the issue in their home state.
SB 23 addresses this issue by creating a suspension status for these cases. Rather than imposing a full revocation for an administrative lapse, the bill allows for a more proportionate response including allowing the Commissioner to waive the two-year moratorium on reapplication. This legislation will streamline the Department’ s operations, enable faster resolution of these cases, and allow resources to be focused on taking actions against producers
who have committed more serious violations of law or professional conduct.
2. Timeframe to Respond to Consumer Complaints, Producers & Public Adjusters Currently, producers and public adjusters must respond to complaints submitted to the Department within 15 business days. SB 23 updates this and requires a uniform 14-calendar-day response timeframe for insurance companies, producers, and public adjusters. The 2025 session already made this change for companies in K. S. A. 40-2404( 10).
This bill aligns the response for producers and adjusters.
SB 23 passed the House and the Senate unanimously. The Department gave a full rundown of our legislative agenda in the most recent edition of our newsletter, the Regulator Roundup. Be sure to sign up at insurance. kansas. gov / news. For suggestions on future CE topics, email us at KDOI @ ks. gov. •
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