A Leavenworth County, Kansas woman has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud, Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced.
Jennifer Walker, aged 48, pleaded guilty on July 29, 2026, in Leavenworth County District Court to one felony count of attempted insurance fraud. Following a collision, Walker misrepresented the date of the event during
her auto claim to obtain coverage of loss that occurred prior to the inception of her new policy. She was sentenced on September 9, 2026, to 12 months of probation.
“Every time someone commits insurance fraud, it causes families and businesses across Kansas to pay more,” said Schmidt. “The Department will continue to hold these individuals accountable.”
The Kansas Department of Insurance investigated this case which was prosecuted by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office.
Beazley shares were suspended this morning from the London Stock Exchange with delisting planned for Oct. 2. Under the terms of the deal (known in the UK as a scheme of arrangement), shareholders will receive 1,310 pence for each share held as of Sept. 30, 2026, with payment expected on Oct. 15, 2026.
As a result of the acquisition, Beazley announced a new board of directors: Patrick Manley, Earl Randall Clouser, Helen Pickford, Kristof Terryn and Claudia Cordioli.
Stepping down from the board are the former Chairman Clive Bannister, along with Rajesh Agrawal, Roy Clark, Pierre-Olivier Desaulle, Nicola Hodson, Fiona Muldoon, Carolyn Johnson, (Anthony) John Reizenstein and Cecilia Reyes Leuzinger.
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Adrian Cox is staying on as CEO of Beazley, according to the company’s website, in a role he has held since 2021.
Beazley’s Lloyd’s of London platform (with six syndicates) will expand Zurich’s specialty market access and expertise, creating a combined business of approximately
US$15 billion in gross written premiums, the company said in a presentation to investors in March.
“Beazley is a market leader for specialty risks in many of its chosen lines, which include cyber, digital, MAP, property and specialty,” the company said in a March
26 scheme document. (Beazley’s MAP risk business includes marine, aviation, political, accident, contingency and portfolio underwriting).
Beazley operates specialist insurance businesses in Europe, North America, Latin America, Bermuda and Asia and underwrote gross premiums worldwide of US$6.1 billion in 2025.
