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New York Regulator Signs Cooperation Agreement with Thailand
Aug 3 2009 // The New York State Insurance Department recently signed an agreement with regulators in Thailand that calls for increased cooperation between the two in investigating insurance matters. The agreement formalizes...
New York Agents Plead Case for ‘Common Sense’ Disclosure Rules
Aug 3 2009 // Trade Groups Worry about Logistics and Fairness Independent agent groups in New York State pleaded with regulators during a meeting last month to take a more “common sense” approach to proposed rules requiring...
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Aug 3 2009 // Will Weston, vice president and principal of Blanchard & Calhoun Insurance Agency in Augusta, was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia, Inc. (IIAG) during the association’s recent...
Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies
Aug 3 2009 // Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies Ranked by Total 2008 P/C Premium Written 2008 Rank Agency Name, Main Office 2008 P/C Premium Written 2007 P/C Premium % Premium Change 2008 Other than P/C Premium 2008 P/C...
New York Regulator Signs Cooperation Agreement with China
Jul 28 2009 // The New York State Insurance Department has signed a cooperation agreement with regulators in China calling for closer cooperation between the two agencies in overseeing insurance issues. Acting Superintendent Kermitt...
Chartis: Other Firms Share AIG’s New Name; Is It a Name to Remember?
Jul 28 2009 // A U.S. health care advisory group and a London-based risk technology research firm share something in common with American International Group’s (AIG) new brand Chartis Insurance: a name. But it’s doubtful they...
Chartis’ Moor Maps Out 20% Sale, Other Steps in Separating from AIG
Jul 27 2009 // Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. rebranded its property/ casualty business under the name Chartis Monday and said it would put the equity for the division into a separate company — key steps...
New York Judge Awards $250K to Wrongly Imprisoned Woman
Jul 24 2009 // A woman falsely implicated by New York police in a gruesome 1989 multiple murder is entitled to more than $250,000 in compensation for the nearly 2 1/2 years she spent behind bars, a New York Court of Claims judge has...
New York Agents Plead Case for “Common Sense” Disclosure Rules
Jul 22 2009 // Independent agent groups in New York State pleaded with regulators during a meeting yesterday to take a more “common sense” approach to proposed rules requiring agents to tell clients how they get paid. The...
Weekend Arson Fires Keep Upstate New York Firefighters Busy
Jul 22 2009 // Authorities are investigating a spate of weekend arson fires in Buffalo, including five set in vacant homes. Six fires occurred early Sunday morning on the city’s east side, with the first reported around midnight in...
New York Regulator Signs Cooperation Agreement with Thailand
Jul 21 2009 // The New York State Insurance Department signed an agreement yesterday with regulators in Thailand that calls for increased cooperation between the two in investigating insurance matters. The agreement formalizes...
New York Eases Compensation Disclosure Mandate for Producers
Jul 20 2009 // Agents Still Say Cumbersome Changes Will Create Problems The New York State Insurance Department this month released a new draft of a rule governing when and how insurance producers must disclose their compensation and...
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Jul 20 2009 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has named John Cleary as vice president and casualty broker. Cleary will be physically located in New Jersey, but he will be working as part of the Hartford, Connecticut office. He brings over 25...
New York Fan Distributor Agrees to Pay $587K Settlement
Jul 20 2009 // A New York City distributor has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle a complaint that it was slow in reporting a defect and fire hazard linked to oscillating fans. The $587,500 penalty is part of a settlement Haier...
New York Sees Increase in Insurance Fraud Convictions
Jul 17 2009 // The number of insurance fraud arrests in New York was down very slightly in the first half of the year, but conviction are up, according to a newly updated fraud report by the state’s insurance department. The New...
Beloten to Head New York Workers’ Comp Board
Jul 17 2009 // Robert E. Beloten has been named chairman of the New York Workers’ Compensation Board. He replaces Zachary Weiss, who announced his resignation last month. Beloten was named to the board in May after having been a...
New York Insurer Targets Worker-SafetyTraining Programs
Jul 16 2009 // The New York State Insurance Fund is reaching out to winners of federal, youth-training grants by offering free workplace safety services to those organizations. Ten organizations in the state — including United Way...
New York’s Dutchess County Bans Texting while Driving
Jul 14 2009 // New York’s Dutchess County is sending drivers a message: No more text messaging behind the wheel. County Executive William Steinhaus said Friday he wouldn’t veto a law against sending text messages while...
Argo Appoints 3 Executives
Jul 13 2009 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. Has announced three executive appointments: — Kevin D. Silva as senior vice president of human resources, — Bernhard H. Scheifele as chief risk officer,...
New York Drivers Can Save on Insurance By Taking Online Courses
Jul 10 2009 // New Yorkers who want to take advantage of accident prevention courses to increase their chances of avoiding accidents while reducing the cost of their automobile or motorcycle insurance now can do so over the Internet. The...
