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In early 2024, Schmidt introduced legislation to protect Kansas investors, including the Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act, which was signed into law. As of July 1, 2024, the new law strengthened the ability of Kansas Department of Insurance and financial advisers to protect
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In the Kansas Senate, Schmidt served as chairwoman of the Public Health and Welfare Committee, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations, and the State Employee Pay Plan Oversight Committee. She also served as a member of the Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee, and the
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The department has staff who regularly assists Kansans answer insurance-related questions and resolve insurance issues. This includes assisting individuals with previously denied claims. During 2023, the department assisted with recovering $ 16 million for Kansas policyholders with disputes with
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their insurance companies. 2023 marks the largest single-year recovery in the history of the department. Since the beginning of Schmidt's tenure as commissioner in 2019, the department has recovered $ 35 million in total.
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In October 2023, Schmidt announced a reduction of producer licensing fees for 2024. It is estimated that these reductions will be reduced by a total of $ 1.2 million.
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seniors and vulnerable adults from financial abuse and fraud. Various organizations, including financial adviser firms and
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Schmidt was elected Kansas Insurance Commissioner in 2018, and reelected in 2022.
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education, financial institutions and insurance, transportation committees.
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where she met her future husband. After high school, she attended the
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Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent
Laura Kelly
Ken Selzer
Kansas Senate
20th
Bill Bunten
Eric Rucker
Wichita, Kansas
Republican
University of Kansas
BS
www.VickiSchmidt.org
Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Republican
Kansas Senate
20th district
Wichita South High School
Wichita, Kansas
University of Kansas
AARP
breast cancer
mammogram
"KanFocus -- Error"
"2022 General Election Bios"
"Profile from the Kansas Legislature"
"Kansas Insurance Commissioner reduces producer licensing fees by $ 1.2 million"
"Kansas Producer License Fees to be Reduced by $ 1.2 Million in 2024"
"$ 16 million recovered for insurance policy holders in Kansas after 2023 disputes"

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