Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 40-102 (2026)

Kansas department of insurance, established; commissioner of insurance, duties

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40-102. Kansas department of insurance, established; commissioner of insurance, duties. There is hereby established the Kansas department of insurance. The chief officer of the department shall be the commissioner of insurance. The commissioner of insurance shall be charged with the administration of all laws relating to insurance, insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies doing business in this state and all other duties that are or may be imposed upon such officer by law.

History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-102; L. 1945, ch. 322, § 4; L. 1949, ch. 431, § 4; L. 1953, ch. 383, § 9; L. 1959, ch. 337, § 11; L. 1961, ch. 413, § 9; L. 1965, ch. 458, § 29; L. 1967, ch. 443, § 20; L. 1968, ch. 325, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 49; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 67; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 59; L. 1976, ch. 380, § 17; L. 1978, ch. 308, § 48; L. 1978, ch. 350, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 354, § 19; L. 1985, ch. 278, § 12; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 27; L. 1992, ch. 296, § 10; L. 1995, ch. 256, § 10; L. 1998, ch. 196, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 159, § 12; L. 2023, ch. 69, § 7; L. 2025, ch. 87, § 4; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: Am. Trust Administrators, Inc. v. Kansas Ins. Dept., 44 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2002).

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Am. Trust Administrators, Inc. v. Kansas Ins. Dept., 44 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 4× “The Commissioner relies on K.S.A. 40-102 and K.S.A. 40-103 to argue the legislature has generally conferred the authority necessary to regulate stop-loss insurance.”

Amundson & Assocs. Art Studio, Ltd. v. Nat'l Council on Comp. Ins., 988 P.2d 1208 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “The Kansas Workers Compensation Act, K.S.A. 44-501 et seq., contains a comprehensive regulatory scheme for insurance companies, including provisions for punishing violators of the act.”

Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Kansas Comm'r of Ins., 21 P.3d 505 (N.D. 2001). “The Commissioner has regulatory jurisdiction over ERC and its insurance activities under K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 40-102, K.S.A. 40-103, and K.”

Ogles v. Sec. Benefit Life Ins. Co. (D. Kan. 2019). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. § 40-102; K.S.A. § 40-103; see also Steele v.”

Downard v. Schmidt (D. Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “27, 2004) (finding that the Court lacked jurisdiction over an official capacity suit against the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance due to Eleventh Amendment immunity).”

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