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2704 NW Topeka Blvd., Suite B Topeka, KS. 66617 |
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| Continue to: Kansas Automobile Insurance Plan | Continue to: Kansas Automobile Assigned Claims Plan |
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***TRANSITION INFORMATION FOR
PRODUCERS***
Important Information about the KAIP and KAACP Transition
Effective January 1, 2024, the KAIP and
KAACP office located at 2704 NW Topeka Blvd Suite B in Topeka,
Kansas will permanently close and all operations will transfer to
AIPSO’s home office in Johnston, RI. Between now and December 31, 2023:
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All KAIP
and KAACP applications should be mailed to 2704 NW Topeka Blvd Suite
B, Topeka, KS
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The latest
KAIP and KAACP content and contact info will be available at
www.kaipins.org
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Use the
current Topeka, KS contact info for phone calls, emails, and fax
correspondence
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Walk-in
service will continue to be available Beginning January 1, 2024:
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All KAIP
and KAACP applications should be mailed to AIPSO’s home office
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AIPSO’s
websites will have the latest KAIP and KAACP content:
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https://www.aipso.com/Plan-Sites/Kansas
for KAIP content o KAACP content coming soon
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Use the
new AIPSO contact info for phone calls, emails, and fax
correspondence
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Walk-in
service will no longer be available Contact info will
be updated on all KAIP and KAACP materials and websites on or about
January 1, 2024. Please note that
KAIP private passenger applications submitted through AIPSO’s EASi
system using electronic payment methods are eligible for electronic
delivery to the Plan via scan and upload or via fax.
While KAIP private passenger applications
can continue to be submitted by postal mail, these electronic
payment and delivery methods continue to be the most efficient way
to submit KAIP private passenger applications for processing by the
Plan. |
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***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
PRODUCERS***
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***KAIA Annual Convention*** Thank you for attending our booth at the KAIA Annual Convention. We would like to congratulate Fletcher Raleigh from Little River, KS, as he was the lucky winner in the drawing for our YETI Cooler! If you have any questions or would like more information about signing up to quote business with KAIP please contact Heather Droge, Plan Manager, at 785-273-6300 or heather@kaipins.org. Thank you!
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***In Memoriam*** The staff and Board Members of the Kansas Auto Insurance Plan (KAIP) and the Kansas Automobile Assigned Claims Plan (KAACP) sadly announce the recent passing of Gary Domer, whose planned retirement as manager of these plans was less than a month away. Gary served as manager of the Kansas auto plans for 16 years. Gary’s leadership helped the state of Kansas maintain a stable market for the plans’ customer bases, and his commitment to insurance consumers in the state of Kansas was unparalleled. Gary also served as a volunteer for programs assisting youth, including many years with the Sunrise Optimist Club of North Topeka. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Operations of KAIP and KAACP will continue without interruption. |
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***IMPORTANT
NOTICE – EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023***
Our new mailing address will be:
2704
NW Topeka Blvd, Suite B, Topeka, KS 66617 |
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***IMPORTANT
NOTICE – EFFECTIVE 9/1/22***
Change in Commercial Automobile Insurance Procedure (CAIP) Servicing Carrier For Policies with an Effective Date on or after September 1, 2022, please direct inquiries to: The Kansas Automobile Insurance Plan 2704 NW Topeka Blvd, Suite B Topeka, KS 66617 Phone 785-273-6300 – Fax 785-273-9065 Email: caip@kaipins.org OR National Specialty Insurance Company Serviced by AIPSO PO BOX 6200 Providence, RI 02940-6200 Phone (855) 224-2247– Fax 866-267-7556 Email: commercialauto@aipso.com In-Force Policies Prior to September 1, 2022 Any policy in-force with National Continental Insurance Company (NCIC) with an effective date of August 31, 2022, or prior will non-renew on the first anniversary following September 1, 2022. As part of the non-renewal process, NCIC will notify the insured and producer that the Plan policy they issued will not be renewed at least 60 days in advance of the renewal date. The insured will be advised to contact their producer to determine if they can obtain coverage in the voluntary market. If the insured is unable to obtain coverage in the voluntary market, the insured may re-apply to the Plan for coverage. For In-Force Policies with an Effective Date of August 31, 2022, or earlier, direct inquiries to: The Kansas Automobile Insurance Plan 2704 NW Topeka Blvd, Suite B Topeka, KS 66617 Phone 785-273-6300 – Fax 785-273-9065 Email: caip@kaipins.org OR National Continental Insurance Company CAIP Underwriting P.O. Box 94762 Cleveland, OH 44101 Phone 800-937-2247 - Fax 877-874-8508 For further information, please visit the Plan site at www.kaipins.org or https://www.aipso.com/Plan-Sites/Kansas. Background CAIP has been the primary pooling mechanism for the Plan's commercial residual market risks since 1982. Historically, a limited number of companies act as servicing carriers for eligible risks on behalf of all insurers writing commercial automobile business in the voluntary market. These carriers record CAIP experience as direct business and then cede 100% to the appropriate state Plan. The Plan's subscriber companies assume their proportionate share of the pool's operating results. The sustained decline in the residual market's volume of commercial auto business saw the number of CAIP servicing carriers reduce to one, NCIC, as of January 2010. Recently, AIPSO was notified that NCIC would not apply to be a CAIP servicing carrier for a new term for any Plan. To address the issue, AIPSO's Board of Directors recommended AIPSO serve as the sole servicing provider for all 44 CAIP state Plans effective September 1, 2022. The transition to AIPSO as the servicing provider has been approved by each state Plans' Board of Governors/Governing Committees and respective Insurance Department Regulators. National Specialty Policies Serviced by AIPSO As the service provider, AIPSO will issue and service Plan commercial auto policies through an arrangement with National Specialty, the servicing carrier of record. Policies will be issued in the name of National Specialty on behalf of each state Plan in order to comply with applicable statutory requirements that only licensed insurance companies may issue policies. In-Force Policies Prior to September 1, 2022 Any policy in-force with NCIC with an effective date of August 31, 2022, or prior will non-renew on the first anniversary following the September 1, 2022, effective date. NCIC will notify the insured and producer that the Plan policy they issued will not be renewed (in accordance with Plan language for each state). The insured will be advised to contact their producer to determine if they can obtain coverage in the voluntary market. If the insured is unable to obtain coverage in the voluntary market, the insured may re-apply to the Plan for coverage. For additional detail and contact information, please visit the specific state Plan's website on AIPSO.com: https://www.aipso.com/Plan-Sites/Kansas |
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***Important
Notice***
Kansas Electronic Payment Process Is Now In Use For Producers: E-Pay Helpful Hints!
The new E-Pay and Paperless process is now in use for Private Passenger applications. As you become more familiar with this new process, you will see the benefit of how quickly the policy can be issued by using electronic payment, Credit/Debit card or Producer Sweep, and an electronic delivery method, either by Fax, or by Scan and Upload. No more waiting days for mail delivery, this process allows you to transmit the application as soon as it has been signed. Plan Rules require that the signed electronic application be transmitted (by using either Fax or Scan and Upload) within 2 working days of submission of the application in EASi. To take best advantage of automatic delivery, producers should not submit the application in the EASi system until the applicant is present to sign it. If they are not present to sign, you can tell the applicant what the deposit premium amount will be by looking at the EASi Summary Information screen. Tell them you cannot Submit the application until they come in to review and sign. Instead of clicking Submit, you should Save and Exit the application in EASi. This will keep all your information for that application saved in EASi until the applicant arrives to sign, at which time you can Submit, enter the payment information, print out the application and have the applicant sign.
To see more detailed instructions, producers can access
the E-Pay Producer Guide and E-Pay application checklist by visiting
https://www.aipso.com/Plan- |
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New Business Private Passenger Application
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If you have not yet provided your updated producer information to the Kansas Plan and would like to be registered for EASi, please contact the Plan office at 785-273-6300. |
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Often referred to as “the assigned risk plan” the Kansas Automobile Insurance Plan is the state’s residual market for individuals or businesses who are unable to obtain coverage through the regular voluntary insurance markets. The KAIP was established by the Kansas Legislature on November 20, 1950 under KSA 40-2102 to provide private passenger auto liability insurance to those unable to find coverage in the voluntary markets. Physical damage coverage was added to the Plan later as the need arose. Today, KAIP provides insurance coverage for private passenger autos, motor homes, motorcycles, non-owners, and many other personal lines risks. The Plan was amended in 1984 to provide coverage for commercial autos. KAIP now insures commercial autos and trucks, long-haul truckers, buses, taxis, limos, garage risks such as auto dealers and service operations, drive-away contractors, pizza delivery and other hired or non-owned risks. Commercial risks are assigned to a servicing carrier under contract with the Plan to process the business, issue the policies, and pay the claims. Costs are then assessed to all Kansas member companies under a pooling arrangement based upon commercial volume written in Kansas. Private passenger auto assignments are direct to the insurance company and become that company’s book of business. The volume of applications assigned to a company and the costs assessed annually to that company for KAIP operations are based upon that company’s voluntary liability writings in Kansas to the state’s total voluntary writings. The Plan accepts applications from any agent licensed to write property and casualty insurance in Kansas. Persons needing personal or commercial insurance should be able to rely on any Kansas agent (also referred to as Producer) for help securing insurance through the Plan. Agents are expected to maintain an up-to-date manual of KAIP rules and rates and KAIP application forms. The producing agent is expected to assist the insured with policy changes, claim reporting, and all normal duties expected of an agent. The Plan is administered by a nine member Governing Board appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance. Five members are representatives of insurance companies admitted and writing in Kansas, two members are licensed independent insurance agents, and two members represent the general public. A Plan manager is employed by the Governing Committee (Board) to manage the daily affairs of the Plan. The Committee meets three times each year with the fall meeting designated as the annual meeting. Member companies are assessed a share of the Plan’s annual operating budget which is prepared by the Plan manager and approved by the Governing Committee during the fall annual meeting. The assessment is determined as a percentage of the member company’s private passenger auto liability writings to the state’s total writings with a minimum fee assessed to all admitted members. HISTORY OF THE PLANKnown initially as the Kansas Automobile Assigned Risk Plan, the Plan officially began business in 1951 under KSA 40-2102. The Act empowered the Kansas Insurance Commissioner to establish a plan of involuntary insurance for persons unable to find coverage in the voluntary markets. The Act required insurers licensed and writing auto liability in Kansas to provide an involuntary plan of insurance for the otherwise uninsurable and that those member companies be assessed for the financial operation of the Plan based upon the volume of voluntary auto liability insurance written compared to the state’s total voluntary writings. All admitted companies were required to subscribe to the Plan through Insurance Commissioner Frank Sullivan’s office by September 8, 1950. Initially, Kansas statutes required liability insurance limits of $5,000/$10,000 bodily injury and $5,000 property damage on all registered autos.
January 1, 1958 July 1, 1965 July 1, 1968 January 1, 1974 Mandatory bodily injury and property damage limits of $25,000/50,000/10,000 became law. July 1, 1981 January 1, 1984
E.S. Vincent Charles Vance James Short Larry
Hochstetler Clarence Hufft Donald Boyd Gary Domer Heather Droge
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