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New Shield Law Could Erase Current Lawsuits Against Gun Makers

Oct 21 2005 // President George W. Bush is expected to sign into law a bill to shield the gun industry from most lawsuits filed by victims of gun crimes. The House approved the bill by a bipartisan vote of 283 to 144, with 59 Democrats...

N.Y. Gov. Hopeful Weld ‘s Insurance Chief in Massachusetts Stirred Controversy

Oct 19 2005 // As governor of Massachusetts, William Weld, a Republican who has said he wants to be governor of New York, helped turn around the state’s workers’ compensation system and introduce some competition into the...

N.Y. Supt. Mills Calls for Tougher No-Fault Auto Fraud Laws

Oct 18 2005 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills joined with Assemblyman Jeff Brown (R-Manlius) to call on the New York State Assembly to pass tougher no-fault auto insurance fraud legislation. The two called for...

People & Places

Oct 17 2005 // Vincent Liotta Willis Group Holdings has appointed Vincent D. Liotta as executive vice president and production director of the Willis Re U.S. Specialty Practice. Earlier this year Willis Re merged its Global Marine,...

Gubernatorial Hopefuls in New York: Spitzer vs. Weld

Oct 17 2005 // Part 2: Spitzer Stresses Enforcement as Key to Fair Competition New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has made a name for himself exposing fraudulent and anti-competitive business practices in the securities, mutual fund...

Gubernatorial Hopefuls in New York: Spitzer vs. Weld

Oct 17 2005 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has made a name for himself exposing fraudulent and anti-competitive business practices in the securities, mutual fund and insurance industries. Now he is running for governor in New...

Oct 17 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Vincent D. Liotta as executive vice president and production director of the Willis Re U.S. Specialty Practice. Earlier this year Willis Re merged its Global Marine, Aviation, Retro and...

News Briefs

Oct 17 2005 // OHIO Hospital Group Sues WC Bureau: The Ohio Hospital Association and a member hospital sued the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in September on claims the state did not follow legal processes for a $50 million...

Willis Builds Up N.Y. Construction Unit on Long Island

Oct 14 2005 // Willis Group Holdings, Ltd., continuing to strengthen its construction insurance practice has appointed two new people its Long Island, New York operations. Joining Willis from Select Contractors Coverage Corporation are...

Bollinger Adds Payne as VP in Commercial Unit in N.Y.

Oct 14 2005 // Carolyn Payne has joined Bollinger Insurance in Short Hills, N.J. as vice president in the commercial insurance division. She is based in the firm’s Wall Street New York City office which includes among its...

Integro Adds Principals to N.Y. Office

Oct 13 2005 // Integro has named two new principals to serve in the company’s New York offices. Robert E. Terracciano has been named principal, for casualty insurance, and Ryan A. Barber will serve as principal as property practice...

N.Y. Group Wants State to Post Comparative Auto Rates for Drivers

Oct 13 2005 // In an effort to reduce expenses for consumers, The New York Public Interest Research Group is calling on the state Insurance Department to compile rate information and post it online so state residents can more easily shop...

Gay Partner Can’t Sue Hospital for Malpractice, N.Y. Appeals Court Rules

Oct 13 2005 // A New York Appeals Court has ruled that the same sex partner of a man who died after surgery related to injuries suffered in a car accident does not have standing to sue the hospital for malpractice under state law. The...

N.Y. Agents Elect Viana as President

Oct 12 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. has elected officers for the 2005-2006 administrative year. J. Carlos “Shawn” Viana of Latham, N.Y. was elected president. He is senior vice president of...

SAN Group Network Added 8 N.E. and N.Y. Agencies in Third Quarter

Oct 12 2005 // The SAN Group, the network of independent insurance agencies in the New England and New York, grew by eight members during the third quarter. SAN is now comprised of over 180 independent agencies writing more than $275...

USAA Cuts Auto Rates in N.Y.

Oct 12 2005 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills today announced that the USAA Group will reduce its automobile insurance rates an average of 7.6 percent in 2006, saving its private passenger members more than $14 million...

Lake George Tour Boat Being Tested as Capsizing Probe Continues

Oct 8 2005 // A tour boat that capsized, killing 20 elderly tourists, is being sent back out on Lake George for testing as federal investigators continue their probe into the cause. Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the National...

Officials Assessing N.Y. Subway Threat Amid Tightened Security

Oct 8 2005 // U.S. officials have retained three suspects in the terrorist threat to New York’s subway system, The New York Times reported. American intelligence and law enforcement officials are continuing to assess what New York...

N.Y. Medical Society Opposes HIP, WellPoint Mergers

Oct 6 2005 // The Medical Society of the State of New York has expressed serious concerns of the physician community regarding the recent announcement that HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP) and Group Health Incorporated plan to merge,...

People & Places

Oct 3 2005 // Leslie Mallonee Seattle-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Leslie Mallonee has been named senior vice president and chief information officer. Mallonee’s history in information technology...