‘Data nerd’ running for insurance commissioner wants to protect Kansans, make costs more affordable
Kansas Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes is running for insurance commissioner. She aims to use data-driven policy to protect consumers and improve insurance affordability.
TOPEKA — The Kansas insurance commissioner is a regulator who protects consumers but also must be an advocate and use data to shape policy, a candidate for the office said. Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, a Lenexa Democrat, said on the Kansas Reflector podcast that she’s a “data nerd” who, if elected, looks forward to […]
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