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Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder

Name:	Sandy Praeger
Officeholder Party:	Republican
Assumed office:	2003
Compensation:	$86,003
Elections
Next election:	November 4, 2014
Last election:	November 2, 2010
Other Kansas Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission

Contents

1 Current officeholder
2 Elections
3 Compensation
4 Recent news
5 Contact information
6 See also
7 External links
8 References

The Kansas Insurance Commissioner is an elected state executive position in the Kansas state government. The commissioner serves as the head of the Kansas Department of Insurance, which regulates and reviews companies for financial solvency and regulatory compliance, educates consumers, and helps license agents selling insurance products in the state. ^[1]

Current officeholder

The current officeholder is Sandy Praeger.^[2]

Elections

As with Kansas' other executive officers, the Insurance Commissioner is elected to serve for a term of four years of length, which runs concurrently with the term of the governor. The election is held in November and the statewide official takes office the following January.^[3]

Compensation

In 2011, Commissioner of Insurance received compensation in the amount of $86,003.^[4]

Recent news

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Kansas Commissioner of Insurance News Feed

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Contact information

Kansas Insurance Department
420 SW 9th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1678

Email: commissioner@ksinsurance.org
Phone: 785-296-3071
Toll-free: 800-432-2484 (in Kansas only)
Fax: 785-296-7805

See also

External links

Suggest a link

Kansas Insurance Department

References

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