A Wichita brokerage says a departing advisor diverted its clients to a rival while still being paid by the firm. Now it’s suing both.
IMA Financial Group filed suit on June 5, 2026, in federal court in Kansas against former employee benefits advisor Ryan Gino Giannini and competitor EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants. The complaint says Giannini quit “effective immediately” on May 5, 2026, and alleges he ignored the 30-day notice period his contract required.
That notice period is the heart of the case. IMA says Giannini signed a non-solicitation agreement on April 1, 2021, promising “at least thirty (30) days advance written notice” before leaving. During those 30 days, the agreement says, he would “continue to owe a fiduciary obligation and a duty of loyalty” to IMA – a duty to put the firm’s interests first…