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Insurance commissioner gives final update, highlights recoveries, fraud work and 2026 legislative agenda
Summary
Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt told the Committee on Insurance she has recovered more than $202.7 million for Kansans during her tenure, touted recent fee reductions and fraud-prevention work, and previewed department-backed bills including an insurance savings account, anti-fraud measures and a real-time insurance verification system.
Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt told the Committee on Insurance on the opening day of the session that this would be her last formal update to the panel and summarized the Department of Insurance's recent work and 2026 legislative priorities. "Since I have been insurance commissioner, we have recovered $202,700,000 and returned that back to Kansas families," Schmidt said.
Schmidt said 2025 was a record year for recoveries, with $56,700,000 returned so far, and she credited the department's Consumer Assistance Division for the results. "I am the most proud of this work because this really does provide a direct impact to Kansas families," she said.
The commissioner outlined several operational and policy items the department will pursue this session. She described fee-reduction actions taken since 2023, including elimination of a 1% premium tax retention, and said those steps amount to a…
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