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KANSAS Vicki Schmidt Commissioner KANSAS Vicki Schmidt is a lifelong Kansan & Republican, born and raised in Wichita. She and her high school sweetheart, Dr. Michael Schmidt, MD, have been married 46 years. Vicki graduated from KU’s School of Pharmacy and has worked more than 40 years as a local pharmacist. They made their home in Topeka, where they raised their two sons. They are also proud grandparents of three. It was her experience as a pharmacist that drew her to run for the Kansas Legislature, where she served 14 years, including 12 as a member of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee and six as chair of the Public Health and Welfare Committee. On November 6, 2018, she was elected as Kansas Insurance Commissioner, with the largest vote total statewide. When she was sworn-in on January 14, 2019, she became the first pharmacist to serve as Kansas Insurance Commissioner and is the only pharmacist in America to hold a statewide office. Since joining the NAIC, she has served as a member of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee, Health Insurance and Managed Care (B) Committee, Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee and currently chairs the Property and Casualty Insurance (C) Committee. She also serves as a member of the National Insurance Producer Registry Board, System for Electronic Rate and Vicki Schmidt Form Filing Advisory Board and as a member of the Insurance Compact Management Committee. Commissioner Term of Office: Four years Elected: November 6, 2018 Mailing Address Street Address Kansas Insurance Department Same as mailing address 1300 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, Kansas 66604 Email Address [email protected] Phone Numbers Fax Numbers Main (785) 296-3071 GPA/Admin/Anti-Fraud (785) 296-7805 Toll-Free (In-State Only) (800) 432-2484 Legal/Fin. Surveillance (785) 291-3190 Commissioner's Office (785) 291-3299 Consumer Assistance (785) 296-5806 Comptroller, IT, Health & Life (785) 296-2537 Property and Casualty (785) 291-3673 Human Resources (785) 296-8848 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT, Monday-Friday Website: www.ksinsurance.org Make Checks Payable to: Commissioner of Insurance Barbara Rankin (785) 296-2752 Assistant Commissioner [email protected] Dan Klucas (785) 296-2607 Securities Commissioner [email protected] © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 10/2/2021 1 KANSAS Justin McFarland (785) 296-7847 General Counsel [email protected] Mandy Roe (785) 296-7807 Chief of Staff [email protected] Karen Perez (785) 291-3299 Executive Assistant to Commissioner [email protected] CONTACT PERSONS NAIC Liaison Mandy Roe (785) 296-7807 Chief of Staff [email protected] Actuarial Services Nicole Boyd (785) 296-6253 Chief of Actuarial Services [email protected] Anti-Fraud Division John Eichkorn (785) 296-5203 Director, Compliance, Enforcement & Anti-Fraud [email protected] Company Admissions Pat Mulvihill (785) 296-5350 Admissions Coordinator [email protected] Consumer Complaints and Inquiries LeAnn Crow (785) 296-7827 Director, Consumer Assistance [email protected] Department Counsel Justin McFarland (785) 296-7847 General Counsel [email protected] Deposits Sarah Smith (785) 296-7819 Financial Surveillance Division [email protected] Fees/Premium Tax Charlotte Daubert (785) 291-3191 Comptroller [email protected] Financial Examinations Levi Nwasoria (785) 296-1014 Chief Examiner [email protected] Financial Surveillance © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 10/2/2021 2 KANSAS Tish Becker (785) 296-7816 Director, Financial Surveillance [email protected] Government Affairs & Communication Lee Modesitt (785) 296-2461 Director, Government Affairs and Communications [email protected] Health and Life Insurance Policy Rule, Rate & Form Filing Julie Holmes (785) 296-6410 Director, Health and Life [email protected] Human Resources Bobbi Mariani (785) 296-2607 Director, Administrative Operations and Human Resources [email protected] Information Technology Linda Scott (785) 368-6527 Director, Information Technology [email protected] Producer Licensing Dan Klucas (785) 296-2607 Producer Licensing [email protected] Property and Casualty-Annual Statements/Policy Rule, Rate & Form Filing, Commercial Multi-Peril & Casualty Lines Heather Droge (785) 296-7839 Director, Property and Casualty [email protected] Property and Casualty-Homeowners, Personal and Commercial Lines Auto Heather Droge (785) 296-7839 Director, Property and Casualty [email protected] Receivership Justin McFarland (785) 296-7847 General Counsel [email protected] © 1991-2021 National Association of Insurance Commissioners 10/2/2021 3 .
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