Latest New York Headlines
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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...
Oneida Financial to Acquire New York Insurance Agency
Apr 26 2000 // Oneida Financial Corp., the parent company of The Oneida Savings Bank, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bailey and Haskell Associates, an insurance agency located in central New York. Bailey and Haskell Associates...
New York State Joins IRIN Producer Database
Apr 17 2000 // The New York Department of Insurance has become the 29th state to join the Insurance Regulatory Information Network’s (IRIN) producer database. IRIN is an electronic database consisting of information relating to...
Munich Re Under Fire in New York
Apr 10 2000 // New York state is considering possible action against German reinsurer Munich Re’s U.S. unit American Re over Holocaust-era insurance policies. The company had been issued an April 7 deadline to submit a list of...
