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N.Y. Arrests Six on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
May 21 2003 // Nassau District Attorney Denis Dillon, the New York State Insurance Department, the State Insurance Fund and the Inspector General of the Workers’ Compensation Board jointly announced the arrest of six individuals...
Kevin Markowski Named Branch Manager of Benfield’s N.Y. Office
May 21 2003 // Benfield [formerly Benfield Blanch], a leading global reinsurance intermediary, announced the appointment of Kevin Markowski as branch manager of its New York office. “Mr. Markowski has been a leading force in the...
N.Y. Dept., Albany County D.A. Announce Sentencing of Owner of State Opticians
May 16 2003 // New York Superintendent Gregory Serio, along with Albany District Attorney Paul Clyne, announced that Dierdre Wolberg, co-owner of State Opticians has been sentenced to six months house arrest and five years felony...
Aon to Sponsor NY Howard University Summer Intern Event
May 15 2003 // Aon announced that it is joining a number of New York area insurance and consulting firms that have teamed up with Howard University to sponsor a special summer intern program designed to encourage highly qualified...
PIANY Urges lawmakers to End NYPIUA Stalemate
May 15 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc., issued a bulletin “imploring lawmakers in Albany to end the stalemate that threatens to deny tens of thousands of New Yorkers access to home and commercial...
N.Y. Man Arrested on Arson Charge
May 13 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that Richard J. Turkow of Binghamton, New York, was arrested last week and charged with Arson in the third degree and Insurance Fraud in the third degree. It is...
PIA Reports Court Applies New Legal Theory to New York Insurers
May 12 2003 // In an unanimous ruling, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court recently applied an apportionment theory of liability that had previously only been used in pollution cases to a case involving lead paint,...
PIANY Says Increased Motor Vehicle Fees are Misdirected
May 1 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. has issued a statement indicating that the state budget proposal to raise the current $1 annual Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee to $5 is misdirected. “If the...
IBANY Briefed on Plans for Lower Manhattan, Captive Insurers
Apr 30 2003 // Representatives of the New York State Insurance Department and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. recently briefed members and guests of the Insurance Brokers’ Association of New on the development of captives to...
PIANY meets with NYSID on Captive Bill
Apr 29 2003 // David Isenberg, the President of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York and President-elect T.J. Derella recently met with the New York State Insurance Department’s Senior Deputy Superintendent Peter Molinaro...
N.Y. Man Arrested for Fraudulently Reporting Auto Theft to Further Scheme
Apr 18 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced the arrest of Ricky DeSantis of Rochester, who was charged with insurance fraud, attempted grand larceny and falsifying business records. It is alleged that on...
IBANY Elects Directors for 2003-2004
Apr 17 2003 // The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York will re-elect five directors and elect two new directors to its board of directors during the association’s annual membership meeting April 24 at...
N.Y. Superintendent to Address Marine Issue Seminar April 28
Apr 14 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio will address “Marine Insurance Issues 2003” seminar sponsored by the American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) on Monday, April 28 at the Marriott...
N.Y. Ind. Agents Push for Swift Leg. Action to Avert Looming Crisis in State’s Property Market
Apr 14 2003 // Time is quickly running out for the New York State Legislature to reportedly avert a disruption in the state’s property insurance market. At the same time, according to the Independent Insurance Agents Association of...
Former N.Y. Opticians Billing Clerk Arrested for Altering Benefit Forms
Apr 11 2003 // New York Superintendent Gregory Serio and Albany County District Attorney Paul Clyne announced the arrest of Caroline Burr-McCann, 35, a former billing clerk for State Opticians who is charged with insurance fraud. An...
PIANY Long Island RAP 2003 Is a Success Despite the Weather
Apr 9 2003 // The early spring chill wasn’t enough to keep nearly 400 agents, company representatives and industry colleagues from showing up at The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.’s Long Island Regional...
NAII Says N.Y. Anti-Spam Bill Could Hinder Insurer E-Mailings
Apr 8 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers expressed concerns that insurers doing business in New York could be adversely affected by a proposed “anti-spam” bill, which could interfere with their ability...
Ford Blames Liability Law for Decision to Stop Leasing Cars in NY
Apr 7 2003 // The Ford Motor company’s finance division announced plans to stop leasing automobiles in New York state as of July, due to the state’s present “vicarious liability” law which holds leasing companies...
IBANY to Hold Annual Meeting/Reception April 24
Apr 2 2003 // The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York announced that its annual meeting and spring reception will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at Bridgewaters in the South Street Seaport, 11 Fulton St.,...
NYSID Announces Arrest of Cooperstown Insurance Agent in Fraud Scheme
Mar 31 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department announced the arrest of Shannon Whiteman of Roseboom, New York, an agent of the Bob Putnam Insurance Agency in Cooperstown, on charges of grand larceny and forgery. Her arrest...
