Latest New York Headlines
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N.Y. Officials Announce Arrest in 9/11 Auto Fraud Case
Jul 22 2003 // New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and New York State Insurance Superintendent Gregory Serio announced the arrest of Peter Perouza, 32, who is charged with insurance fraud and grand larceny stemming from a...
N.Y. Dept. Initiates Return of Unlawful Premiums Charged on Homeowners Policies
Jul 18 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that an investigation has determined that the New Hampshire Insurance Company reportedly illegally collected premiums for terrorism insurance on approximately...
N.Y. Dept. Rejects Filing to Boost Workers’ Comp Rates
Jul 16 2003 // New York State Insurance Superintendent Gregory Serio reportedly rejected this years’ filing by the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) for a workers’ compensation insurance overall rate...
N.Y. Man Arrested for Fraudulent Claim in Home Fire
Jul 14 2003 // New York Superintendent Gregory Serio announced that Samuel Gardner, 41, of Kent, New York, was arrested and charged with Insurance Fraud, Arson and Attempted Grand Larceny. On July 28, 2002 Mr. Gardner’s home was...
N.Y. Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in $1M Scam
Jul 14 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a New York man has plead guilty to conspiracy for his reported role in helping to finance a scheme designed to fraudulently collect on a million-dollar insurance...
Chase to Return to Auto Leasing in R.I.
Jul 9 2003 // Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, announced that it will return to the auto leasing business in Rhode Island immediately after the Governor signs a new bill limiting...
N.Y. Woman Arrested for Prescription Claims Fraud
Jul 9 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that an investigation into a fraudulent prescription drug reimbursement claim has resulted in the arrest of Lynn Blake, 37, of Middletown, New York,...
Insurance Hall of Fame to Induct AIG’s Edmund Tse, Grupo Nacional’s Clemente Cabello
Jul 8 2003 // Edmund Tse, Senior Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer of American International Group, and Clemente Cabello, CEO of Mexico’s Grupo Nacional have been named to the prestigious Insurance Hall of Fame by the...
Honda Set to Stop N.Y. Auto Leasing Due to Liability
Jul 3 2003 // The U.S.-based financing company for Japan’s Honda Motors is reportedly set to end automobile leases in New York at the end of the month due to the State’s third-party liability laws. NY law considers lessors...
Suffolk County N.Y. Sweep Nets 18 on Charges of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 1 2003 // Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota announced the arrest of 18 people on charges of grand larceny, insurance fraud and other crimes related to defrauding New York’s State Workers’ Compensation...
Aon Moves into New NYC Offices, Reaffirms Commitment to City
Jun 30 2003 // Aon Corp. announced the official opening of its new permanent offices in New York City, downtown at 199 Water St. and midtown at 55 E. 52nd St. The two new facilities will permanently replace those lost in the Sept. 11...
NYPIUA Begins Accepting Applications for New Insurance and Renewals
Jun 30 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department announced that the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association (NYPIUA) has begun accepting application for insurance and issuing renewals. The law authorizing the NYPIUA...
AIA Joins in Filing Amicus Brief in Support of Reg 68 Changes
Jun 27 2003 // The American Insurance Association announced that it has joined with other trade associations to file an amicus brief with the New York Court of Appeals in support of the changes in the no-fault auto insurance Regulation...
NAII Calls Recently Ended N.Y. Legislative Session ‘Disappointing’
Jun 25 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers, commenting on the recently concluded session of the New York state legislature, which adjourned last week, said that it had “turned out to be a disappointing session...
NYSID’s Licensing Capability via the Internet Nears 300,000
Jun 25 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that the State’s insurers are successfully utilizing the ability to appoint and terminate licensed agents electronically, as the online...
NYSID to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Jun 24 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department announced that it has scheduled a public hearing on July 3, to consider the application of the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) for a workers’ compensation...
S-5700 Passes N.Y. Assembly – Extends NYPIUA, Restores “2%” Rule
Jun 24 2003 // The New York Assembly followed their colleagues in the State’s Senate by passing legislation, S.5700, which extends the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association’s authority for another year and...
PIANY Notes Passage of N.Y. Insurance Bills as Senate Session Ends
Jun 23 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York has issued a bulletin commenting on the effects of legislation passed by the state’s Senate as it ended its spring session last week. The Assembly remains in session to...
N.Y. Dept. Arrests Liverpool Man for Arson in Syracuse Building Fire
Jun 20 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that David W. Jones of Liverpool, New York, was arrested and charged with Arson in the third degree and Insurance fraud in the second degree. It is alleged that...
International Insurance Society Global Conference to be Held in NYC
Jun 17 2003 // The 39th annual seminar of the International Insurance Society (IIS), hosted by the Insurance Information Institute, is scheduled to be held July 13-16, 2003 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Among the issues to be...
