Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction conferred on commissioner of insurance

40-105. Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction conferred on commissioner of insurance. All laws relating to the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction of the commissioner of insurance of this state not hereby repealed are hereby adopted and the present superintendent of insurance is declared to be the commissioner of insurance for the term for which he was elected as such superintendent. All pending actions brought by or against the superintendent of insurance may be continued without change in title and shall be binding upon the parties to the same extent as though substitution of his new style of office had been made. All insurance companies as defined in section 40-201 of this code and fraternal benefit societies which have been heretofore granted charters by the state charter board and which are now licensed by the superintendent of insurance shall be deemed legally organized and existing and shall be in no way affected by any provision of this act concerning the organization of such companies or fraternal benefit societies. History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-105; June 1. Source or prior law: L. 1898, ch. 23, § 2; R.S. 1923, 40-705. Attorney General's Opinions: Insurance rate filings submitted to Kansas insurance department are open records even though such rates in bid proposal. 2008-3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Incontestability clause; suicide of member; beneficiary entitled to recover. Court of Honor v. Updegraff, 68 Kan. 474, 75 P. 477. 2. Venue; service of process; foreign fraternal benefit association. Mystic Legion v. Brewer, 75 Kan. 729, 90 P. 247. 3. Successor of association liable to holder of benefit certificate, when. Cooley v. Gilliam, 80 Kan. 278, 102 P. 1091. 4. Existing society authorized to continue business upon receiving permit. Dey v. Knights and Ladies of Security, 113 Kan. 86, 93, 213 P. 1066, 1069. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026