Latest New York Headlines
All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Esurance Extends Auto Insurance to New York, Georgia
Aug 14 2000 // Esurance Inc., a quote-to-claims Internet-based provider of personal insurance, announced the expansion of its auto insurance business to 24 states with the addition of New York, Georgia and Oklahoma. Esurance offers auto...
NY High Court Grants Summary Judgement in
Aug 9 2000 // The Supreme Court of New York recently granted summary judgement in favor of New York Apple Tours Inc. by ruling that the company’s former insurer, TRM International Inc., had wrongfully and unlawfully cancelled NY...
Class Action Filed in New York Against Frontier
Aug 7 2000 // A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all individuals who purchased Frontier Insurance Group Inc. securities during the Class Period, between August...
New York Superintendent Names Donnellan Deputy General Counsel
Jul 25 2000 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Neil D. Levin has appointed Susan Skaling Donnellan as deputy general counsel of the insurance department. Donnellan assumes her duties at the insurance department...
Lying, Cheating and Stealing
Jul 24 2000 // There are a number of sins to which those providing services for money are susceptible: product ignorance, market ignorance, administrative incompetence, disloyalty and betrayal, slothfulness, untruthfulness, and stealing....
Gov. Pataki Announces Workers’ Comp. Rate Reduction
Jul 18 2000 // New York Gov. George E. Pataki has said workers’ compensation rates will be reduced this year by an average of 2.5 percent. The reduction, combined with rate decreases achieved in the past five years, represents an...
Samers Appointed N.Y. Deputy General Counsel
Jul 11 2000 // Audrey Samers has been appointed to the position of first deputy general counsel at the New York Department of Insurance effective immediately. Samers previously served as deputy general counsel and was appointed special...
N.Y. Legislature Leaves Reg. Reform Unfinished, Defeats Trial Lawyer Bills
Jun 26 2000 // The New York Legislature ended its 2000 session leaving important insurance regulatory reform unfinished, but did defeat a number of bills promoted by trial lawyers that would have increased costs for consumers and...
School Rules For the New Millennium
Jun 26 2000 // Today, there are roughly 51.5 million public and private school students and 3 million teachers in the United States, according to the NationalSchool Boards Association. And although these schools are scattered across the...
New York DOI Arrests 18 for Insurance Fraud
Jun 16 2000 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Neil D. Levin announced yesterday that 18 individuals were arrested following an undercover sting investigation involving a garage that functioned as a “chop shop”. The...
New York DOI to Appeal Regulation 68 Ruling
Jun 16 2000 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Neil D. Levin announced yesterday that the Department has filed a notice of intent to appeal a June 9 decision striking down Regulation 68 on a procedural technical basis. The filing of...
Accusations Fly From Former New York Life Exec
Jun 15 2000 // A racketeering lawsuit has been filed by a former New York Life Insurance Co. president on behalf of thousands of employees, alleging their pension and 401(k) plans were used as seed money for the company’s mutual...
N.Y. Judge Overturns Car Insurance Rules
Jun 13 2000 // Stricter no-fault auto insurance regulations in New York state were overturned yesterday by a judge who ruled that state insurance officials had not considered the impact on injured people and the doctors who treat...
N.Y. Insurance Fraud Conviction
Jun 7 2000 // Anthony Callicchio, owner of General Auto Glass Repair in New York, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to make full restitution after pleading guilty for defrauding Cerebral Palsy Transport’s...
N.Y. Insurance Department Investigates Discrimination Among Life Insurers
Jun 7 2000 // The New York State Department of Insurance has begun an investigation into reports that, for decades, some life insurance companies have discriminated against blacks and other minorities by charging them higher premiums...
NY Senate Panel Approves Commercial Lines Bill
Jun 6 2000 // The New York State Senate Insurance Committee has given its approval to a bill that would exempt certain purchasers of commercial insurance from rate and policy form filing requirements. The bill, supported by the American...
N.Y. Insurance Department Expands Electronic Rate and Form Filing
Jun 1 2000 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Neil D. Levin has expanded the department’s acceptance of electronic filings. Insurers can now submit policy forms and rate filings through a new program that eliminates...
SCHOOL RULES FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM: School Districts Face New Risks from the Playground to the Clas
May 29 2000 // With the new millennium comes a complex array of challenges to America’s public schools. Among them are the need to improve academic performance, reduce overcrowded classrooms, meet the needs of a growing number of...
New York Gov. Proposes Insurance Bill
May 24 2000 // New York Gov. George Pataki has proposed an insurance bill that would allow insurers to sell business policies covering losses caused by governmental closures of roads. Pataki’s “civil authority” bill...
AIA Urges Action on Cost Drivers
May 18 2000 // Rising liability costs are driving up New York City auto insurance rates, according to testimony by the American Insurance Association before the Assembly Insurance Committee. New York City bodily injury claims are much...
