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The Legal Division provides advice and counsel to the Commissioner and the operating divisions of the Department, including handling litigation, enforcement of penalties for violations of all Kansas insurance laws and regulations and complying with Kansas Open Records Act requests.

Resources

Kansas Statutes

Find statutes by number or keyword on the Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes page.

Regulations and Public Hearings

Regulations dealing with insurance in Kansas and public hearings on changes.

Legal Orders

Legal Orders issued by the Insurance Commissioner.

Bulletins

Bulletins issued by the Insurance Commissioner.

Kansas Register Notices

All registered notices can be found here. The most current notice from the Kansas Department of Insurance was posted February 17, 2022.

Service of Process

The Commissioner of Insurance is appointed as the agent to receive service on behalf of all licensed domestic and foreign insurance companies admitted in Kansas for any action filed in any Kansas court. The Kansas Insurance Commissioner will forward to admitted companies Summons and Petitions, Orders of Garnishment, Subpoenas, and Complaints pursuant to K.S.A. 40-218.

Papers may also be served on listed Excess & Surplus Lines companies or unauthorized insurers if the addresses are provided and the service is specifically requested pursuant to K.S.A. 40-2002, et seq., with the request prominently displayed on the Summons. You may search for companies admitted and listed by going to the Kansas Department of Insurance Company Search page.

Service of process requests may be sent to:

Commissioner of Insurance
Attn: Legal Division
Kansas Department of Insurance
1300 SW Arrowhead
Topeka, KS 66604

The fee is $12 per set of papers/defendant served. Make check payable to
Kansas Department of Insurance.