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IIK scored several legislative victories in the 2018 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Bills on IIK’s agenda list that received final passage are as follows: PIP Reform: We succeeded in adding a section to HB 464, a bill dealing with reinsurance, which requires that KY DOI conduct a study of PIP medical bill payments […]

IIK passed five of its agenda bills during the 2017 legislative session in a major victory for the insurance industry and its policyholders. In fact, one of those bills contained three individual items sought by IIK, resulting in a total of seven agenda items achieved. The bills passed during the session were: Landlord Liability for […]

The Kentucky Department of Insurance released Bulletin 2017-03 with summaries of insurance legislation passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in the 2017 legislative session. Bills related to property and casualty or life insurance included in the bulletin are: SB 73– Define autocycles as a type of motorcycle SB 114– Increase the Property Damage Liability minimum […]

IIK sponsored a scholarship completion for Eastern Kentucky University students who submitted a paper on a topic related to property and casualty or life insurance.  The scholarship award winner was announced at EKU on April 27, 2017. In the picture to the right are IIK Executive Director Mark Treesh and 1st place winner Sarah Smith. The […]

IIK sponsored a scholarship completion for Eastern Kentucky University students who submitted a paper on a topic related to property and casualty or life insurance.  The scholarship award winners were announced at the Annual EKU Robert B. Morgan Insurance Conference on April 5, 2016. In the picture to the right are EKU Insurance Program Director […]

IIK sponsored a scholarship completion for Eastern Kentucky University students who submitted a paper on a topic related to property and casualty or life insurance.  The scholarship award winners were announced at the Annual EKU Insurance Day on April 9, 2015. In the picture above are IIK Executive Director Mark Treesh, 2nd place winner Shaun […]

IIK sponsored a scholarship completion for Eastern Kentucky University students who submitted a paper on a topic related to property and casualty insurance.  The scholarship award winners were announced at the Annual EKU Insurance Day on April 22, 2014. In the picture above on the left are Burke Christensen, EKU Risk Management and Insurance Program […]

(Pictured above are IIK Executive Director Mark Treesh, 2nd place winner John Schmidt, 1st place winner Claire Holsapple, and 2013 IIK Chair Bobby Owens.) IIK sponsored a scholarship completion for Eastern Kentucky University students who submitted a paper on a topic related to property and casualty insurance.  The scholarship award winners were announced at the […]

Rep. Gooch receives the Sumner Award, an engraved julep cup. Pictured from left to right are 2010-11 IIK Chair Lorrie Brouse, former IIK Executive Director Carl Sumner, Rep. Jim Gooch, and IIK Executive Director Mark Treesh The Insurance Institute of Kentucky (IIK) announced that it has honored Rep. Jim Gooch (D-Providence) with the Sumner Legislative […]