Latest New York Headlines
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N.Y. Woman Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Nov 19 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced the arrest of Garifalia Christea, 48, of Flushing, New York. She is charged with grand larceny, insurance fraud, falsifying business records and violation of the...
NYC Comptroller, AAI Square off over High Rates
Nov 15 2002 // New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. announced the release of a survey showing drastic increases in commercial insurance premiums since Sept. 11, 2001, “One Year Later: The Effects of 9/11 on Commercial...
Greenberg, Oxley to Speak at 13th Annual Executive Conference
Nov 5 2002 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced a roster of speakers slated to appear at the 13th Annual Executive Conference for the Property/Casualty Industry, an event the company is cosponsoring with Black...
Serio to Form N.Y. State Commission on Terrorism Insurance
Nov 4 2002 // New York State Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced plans to create a state commission to address insurance capacity issues affected by Sept. 11 and potential terrorist attacks during a speech at the...
PIANY Lauds Court’s Upholding of No-Fault Fraud Regulations
Oct 28 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. (PIANY) praised the Appellate Division, First Department Court in Manhattan for its unanimous decision on Wednesday to uphold new rules by the New York State...
IBANY to Honor Chubb & Son, Serio
Oct 22 2002 // The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York (IBANY) announced it would present its inaugural Insurer of the Year award to Chubb & Son Thursday, Oct. 24 at The Down Town Association, New York,...
AIA Warns N.Y. Assembly of Unlimited Terror Risk
Oct 17 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) testified before the New York State Assembly Insurance Committee that terrorism risk is unlimited, and therefore cannot be covered by the private insurance market, arguing for the...
N.Y. CPCUs to Recognize New Designees, Honor Serio
Oct 17 2002 // The New York Chapter of the CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) Society announced it will host a luncheon Friday, Nov. 8 at the New York Marriott Brooklyn, 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, to recognize new...
PIANY President Testifies Before State Assembly
Oct 16 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. (PIANY) President David Isenberg testified before the New York State Assembly Insurance Committee that independent insurance agents face increasing difficulties...
Firm Adds Trio of Senior Transactional, Regulatory Lawyers
Oct 8 2002 // Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP has added three senior insurance transactional and regulatory lawyers to the firm’s New York office. Nancy Corbett has joined Sidley as a partner. Accompanying her as counsel are...
N.Y. Man Charged with Fraudulent Claim on House Fire
Oct 2 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that Larry Dornburgh of Roseboom, N.Y. had been arrested and charged with two counts of insurance fraud. Dornburgh allegedly attempted to defraud both Utica...
N.Y. Governor Signs Spousal Auto Liability into Law
Oct 1 2002 // New York Gov. George Pataki signed a bill into law Sept. 26 that enables the state’s drivers to sue their spouses and collect damages under joint auto liability coverage. The National Association of Independent...
N.Y. Insurance Superintendent to Address IBANY Fall Reception
Oct 1 2002 // New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory Serio will speak at the Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York’s (IBANY) annual fall reception Thursday, Oct. 24 at The Down Town...
CON ED, INSURERS SUE PORT AUTHORITY
Sep 30 2002 // Consolidated Edison Co. of New York and a group of its insurers sued the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently in search of more than $314.5 million for damages to a substation that was demolished in the Sept....
N.Y. Files Auto Fraud Charges Against 25 People
Sep 26 2002 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Insurance Superintendent Gergory Serio announced charges have been filed against 25 people allegedly involved in two auto insurance fraud rings operating in New York...
N.Y. Gov. Signs NAIC Compliance Bill
Sep 26 2002 // New York Gov. George Pataki has signed a bill (A.11821) to bring accounting standards for the state’s domestic insurers into compliance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) standards...
N.Y. Gov. Pataki Signs Sole Proprietor Health Bill into Law
Sep 23 2002 // New York Governor George Pataki signed into law a bill that will make more affordable health insurance available to small businesses run across New York State that are owned and operated by single-person businesses. The...
IIAANY Encourages N.Y. Gov. to Sign Bill on Employment Status
Sep 20 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New York Inc. (IIAANY) says Gov. George Pataki can take a major step in helping licensed insurance agents and brokers from running afoul of state agencies by signing a bill that would...
N.Y. Department Receives Rockefeller Best of Web Award
Sep 20 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that the state insurance department has received the The New York State Forum for Information Resource Management of the Rockefeller Institute of...
NAII Opposes N.Y. Auto Rental Liability Bill
Sep 19 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) has denounced a bill recently approved by the New York Assembly that would shift liability for rental car damage from auto rental agencies to...
