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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...
‘God Bless America’: Red Sox Fan Settles Lawsuit with Yankees
Jul 10 2009 // A baseball fan has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer because he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of “God Bless America.” Boston Red Sox...
New York Eases Compensation Disclosure Mandate for Producers
Jul 10 2009 // The New York State Insurance Department this week released a new draft of a rule governing when and how insurance producers must disclose their compensation and competing quotes to customers. The latest draft appears to be...
New York Charges Doctors, Hospital Employees with No-Fault Fraud
Jul 9 2009 // New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced the indictment of 12 people and 9 corporations across New York City for their roles in an alleged criminal enterprise that paid hospital employees for confidential...
Accident Victims To Appeal GM Bankruptcy Plan Over Pending Lawsuits
Jul 8 2009 // Groups representing plaintiffs in car accidents are opposing General Motors’ attempt to quickly exit bankruptcy protection, arguing that hundreds of victims could be hurt by the government-led plan. U.S. Judge Robert...
New York Delays Medical Malpractice Rates Pending Lawmakers’ Action
Jul 8 2009 // Acting New York State Insurance Superintendent Kermitt Brooks announced today that he is delaying the setting of new medical malpractice insurance rates. He said the delay is to allow time for the Senate to respond to the...
Blackstone, Goldman, Credit Suisse Back New Insurance Brokerage
Jul 7 2009 // A group of private equity investors, including affiliates of The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, is launching a new life insurance and benefits brokerage serving the middle market and small businesses,...
New York May Check Insurance Firms’ Compliance with Global Money Rules
Jul 6 2009 // New York State Insurance Department licensees should protect their businesses by ensuring that they comply with federal requirements designed to prevent such practices as money laundering and other illegal international...
Brooks Steps In As Acting New York Insurance Chief As Dinallo Departs
Jul 6 2009 // First Deputy Superintendent Kermitt Brooks is overseeing the New York State Insurance Department following the departure of Eric Dinallo. Dinallo announced in May that he would be resigning as insurance superintendent to...
New York Warns Agents on Identity Theft Scam
Jul 6 2009 // New York State licensed insurance agents and brokers should be aware of an identity theft scam involving telephone calls used to target insurance professionals in at least a half dozen states. Acting New York Insurance...
Click and Save: Online Class Cuts Insurance Rates
Jul 6 2009 // New Yorkers Can Now Tap Internet for Personal Auto Discounts New Yorkers who shell out about $50 to take a leisurely trip down a cartoon road with just a few clicks of the mouse can end up shaving hundreds of dollars off...
Head of New York Workers’ Compensation Board Stepping Down
Jul 6 2009 // No Replacement Named Zachary Weiss, chairman of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, will resign from his post later this month to become a federal administrative law judge. Weiss became chairman of the...
States Seek to Join Federal Probe Into AIG Bonuses, Alleged ‘Half Truths’
Jun 22 2009 // U.S. states probing employee bonuses paid by American International Group Inc. using taxpayer money plan to join federal investigators in the matter, while leaving open the possibility of pursuing the case...
