December 13, 2017
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo has announced the 10 appointees who will serve on the newly formed Department of Financial Services (DFS) State Insurance Advisory Board. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation to create the board earlier this year. …
September 19, 2017
In response to the recent cyberattack that exposed the personal private data of nearly 150 million consumers nationwide, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) to issue new regulation making credit …
August 29, 2017
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo reminded all entities covered by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation that yesterday, August 28, 2017, was the first compliance date of this first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation. “With cyber-attacks on …
July 28, 2017
As part of New York’s continuing response to flooding in the Lake Ontario region, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is reminding property and casualty insurers of their responsibility to work toward fair and speedy resolution of …
July 7, 2017
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has launched an online application to speed up the re-licensing process for agents and brokers whose original licenses have been expired more than two years. The online re-licensing application is available …
March 29, 2017
All insurance companies licensed to conduct business in New York State must submit updated disaster response and recovery plans and responses to online questionnaires to the Department of Financial Services (DFS) by June 16, 2017, Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. …