FROM THE COMMISH
COMMISSIONER ' S LETTER
DEPARTMENT LICENSING UPDATES: BY-THE-NUMBERS written by Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, Kansas Department of Insurance
Licensing is one of the core functions of the Kansas Department of Insurance. As fall arrives, it’ s a good time to provide an update on the number of producer licensees currently active in Kansas.
Individual Licenses
• Resident: 22,507
• Non-Resident: 203,936
• Total: 226,443
Business Entities( including agencies and other licensed entities)
• Resident: 2,203
• Non-Resident: 13,542
• Total: 15,745
“ As Commissioner, I have always strived to make
Kansas one of the easiest places to do business, and I am pleased as we continue to see our licensing numbers increase year over year.”
Since 2019, the total number of active producer licenses has increased from 162,545 to 242,188. As Commissioner, I have always strived to make Kansas one of the easiest places to do business, and I am pleased as we continue to see our licensing numbers increase year over year.
In other news, our webinar series continued with the next Know Your Regulator continuing education event with our partners at the KAIA. Here are the details from that session:
Excess & Surplus Lines Deb Dalton, Public Service Administrator, and Monicka Richmeier, Director of Licensing, from the Kansas Department of Insurance led an informative overview of excess and surplus lines insurance. This session explored the fundamentals of surplus lines, producer responsibilities, and key regulatory requirements. Attendees also received a walkthrough of the new SLIP + system, including how it worksincluding how it works, recent updates,
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