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IN THIS ISSUE

PUBLISHER’ S NOTE by Dave Hulcher
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YAK FUNDRAISER CONTINUES
Who ' s Getting Pink Hair?!?!
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Kansas Marketplace Headlines
BEST PRACTICES INSIGHTS FROM KAIA MEMBER AGENCIES
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THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FUNDING REFORM
excerpts by Raaed Haddad, Big I
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Hear from Six KS Best Practices Agencies
2026 LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW
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MANAGING CARRIER RISKS IN YOUR BOOK OF BUSINESS
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What to Know as They Reconvene...
by Dan Murray, KAIA Lobbyist
by Carey Wallace, AgencyFocus
MAJOR CHANGES TO ISO BOP
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ANNUAL AUDIT INFO FOR THE KANSAS SELF-INSURED POOLS
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by Edgar Martinez, IRMI
AGENCY COMPENSATION 360 STUDY INSIGHTS
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COMMISSIONER’ S LETTER by Comm. Vicki Schmidt
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THE CONTINUING SAGA OF THE 180-DAY ACV MYTH
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Real-Time Insurance Verification...
PRESIDENT’ S LETTER by Bryan Schmitz
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by Chris Boggs, Convention Speaker
The Next Chapter for Independent Agents
INSURTECH ON THE PRAIRIE EVENT RECAP
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FILING REPORT
AM Best Filings
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excerpts by Lev Gringauz, Silicon Prairie News
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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NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
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