Latest New York Headlines
All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vermont Mutual Promotes McCarthy in N.Y.
Aug 28 2007 // Luanne V. McCarthy has been promoted to commercial lines underwriting supervisor in the state of New York for Vermont Mutual. McCarthy has been employed with Vermont Mutual Insurance Group in Montpelier, Vt. since July...
N.Y. Charitable Foundation Names Exec Committee
Aug 22 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation – New York Division announced the formation of its Executive Committee and first Board of Directors. The Executive Committee and industry board will guide the strategies...
N.Y. AG Cuomo Takes Issue with Health Insurers’ Physician Rankings
Aug 17 2007 // New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has warned two major health insurers, Aetna and Cigna Healthcare, that their physician ranking programs, as currently designed, “are likely to confuse or even deceive...
N.Y. Woman Pays Steep Price for Workers Comp Fraud
Aug 16 2007 // A 37 year old Ronkonkoma, New York woman has paid $41,160 in restitution and faces five years probation after pleading guilty in a case of workers’ compensation fraud against the New York State Insurance...
Former N.Y. Mail Carrier Lied to Get Workers’ Comp Benefits
Aug 15 2007 // A former New York postal worker who said he suffered a back injury on the job 16 years ago has admitted to bilking the government out of nearly $400,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. David VanDeusen, 56, of...
N.Y. Extends Workers’ Comp Eligibility Deadline for 9/11 Responders
Aug 15 2007 // World Trade Center responders now have another year — until August 14, 2008 — to file the paperwork needed to claim workers’ compensation benefits if they become ill in the future. The registration deadline would...
Truck Driver Burned in N.Y. Steam Pipe Blast Sues Con Ed
Aug 9 2007 // A tow-truck driver and his passenger burned in last month’s massive steam-pipe explosion in New York City have filed lawsuits against Consolidated Edison, accusing the utility of misconduct. Gregory McCullough, 21,...
N.Y. Regulator Expects All Insurers at Pandemic Flu Exercise in Sept.
Aug 9 2007 // The New York State Insurance Department today said that it expects all insurance companies in the state to participate in an exercise next month to evaluate the readiness of the nation’s financial services to survive...
Marsh Cleared to Accept Insurer Fees
Aug 8 2007 // New York insurance officials and the attorney general’s office have agreed to let big insurance broker Marsh accept some fees from insurance companies for work on processing and servicing of accounts. The approval...
N.Y. GOV. SPITZER PUT ON DEFENSIVE BY AIDES
Aug 6 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer made his name as a corruption fighting attorney general who forced reforms on Wall Street and the insurance industry. As governor, he promised to take that campaign to Albany and end the...
The Hartford settlement ends agents’ contingent commissions
Aug 6 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced it has reached a settlement with the New York, Connecticut and Illinois attorneys general resolving matters relating to their investigations of the compensation...
Commercial clients should know who’s behind the wheel
Aug 6 2007 // Every insurance agent dreads the call from a business owner reporting a major claim. In many of these situations, the business failed to take the steps that could have prevented a loss. Unfortunately, even astute business...
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer put on defensive by aides
Aug 6 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer made his name as a corruption fighting attorney general who forced reforms on Wall Street and the insurance industry. As governor, he promised to take that campaign to Albany and end the...
Commercial Lines Leaders
Aug 6 2007 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only...
The Hartford settlement with attorneys general ends agents’ contingent
Aug 6 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced it has reached a settlement with the New York, Connecticut and Illinois attorneys general resolving matters relating to their investigations of the compensation...
N.Y. Firms, Residents Hurt by Steam Blast Eligible for Federal Loans
Aug 3 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a physical and economic injury disaster declaration for the Boroughs of...
N.Y. City Rules Would Require Permits, Insurance of Photographers
Aug 2 2007 // Filmmakers, photographers and civil liberties advocates are protesting proposed rules for New York City that would require permits and $1 million insurance policies for people trying to film or take pictures in one of the...
N.Y. Insurance Department Names Four to Key Posts
Aug 2 2007 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Eric Dinallo has named four individuals to new leadership positions within the New York State Insurance Department. Dr. Hampton Finer has been named Deputy Superintendent for Rates and...
Two N.Y. Firms Shut Down for Failure to Buy Workers’ Comp
Jul 31 2007 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board reports it has ordered two businesses to close immediately for failing to comply with workers’ compensation laws. This is the second set of closures ordered under...
Merchants Preferred Opens for Business in N.Y.
Jul 30 2007 // Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. reports that its recently formed subsidiary, Merchants Preferred Insurance Co., is now accepting business in New York, effective Aug. 1. Merchants Preferred is a wholly-owned subsidiary of...
