Latest New York Headlines
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WellPoint Seeks to Buy WellChoice of N.Y., N.J.
Sep 28 2005 // WellPoint Inc., the country’s largest health insurer, is in talks to buy WellChoice Inc., an insurer with about 5 million customers in New York and New Jersey, according to a published report. The New York Times...
Greater N.Y. Brokers to Honor Utica First’s Zick as Man of the Year
Sep 27 2005 // The Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York will present its 2005 Man of the Year award to Richard Zick, president and chief executive officer of Utica First Insurance Co., at its 28th Annual Dinner Dance. The...
N.Y. ‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarette Law Credited with Saving Lives
Sep 26 2005 // Annual deaths from fires blamed on cigarettes have fallen by a third in New York, which was the first state that required tobacco companies to sell self-extinguishing cigarettes, a state official said recently. Last year...
Trial Over Liability for 1993 WTC Bombings Begins In N.Y. Court
Sep 25 2005 // Families of the six who were killed and the more than 1,000 injured in the first World Trade Center bombing will see their lawsuits against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey go to trial on Monday, Sept. 26,...
Panelists to Discuss ‘The New Ethics of Insurance,’ Sept. 28 in New York City
Sep 21 2005 // The Eastern Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society announced it will be hosting an educational seminar, The New Ethics of Insurance, at The Union League Club on Sept. 28, 2005, in New York City....
Former FEMA Director Witt to Lead N.Y. Catastrophe Coalition
Sep 19 2005 // James Lee Witt, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, today announced the formation of a state coalition to better prepare and protect New Yorkers from the consequences of a catastrophic storm,...
DAMAGES ALLOWED DESPITE LATE NOTICE:
Sep 19 2005 // A New York trial judge has dealt a blow to New York State’s insurance no-fault auto insurance notice requirement, under which insurers can deny coverage if a claim is not filed within a set period. Following a trial...
People & Places
Sep 19 2005 // David W. Tralka InsurBanc, the financial services provider to independent insurance agents, has named David W. Tralka as its new president and chief executive officer. Tralka is replacing Michael Herlihy, who served as...
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, named Carl Bach executive vice presiden
Sep 19 2005 // InsurBanc, the financial services provider to independent insurance agents, has named David W. Tralka as its new president and chief executive officer. Tralka is replacing Michael Herlihy, who served as president since the...
N.Y. AG Spitzer Indicts Former Marsh Execs for Roles in Bid Rigging, Fraud
Sep 15 2005 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills on Thursday announced the indictment of eight former executives of insurance brokerage giant Marsh Inc. for their roles in a bid rigging...
N.Y. Insurance Community Mourns Passing of Agent Leader Demetriou
Sep 13 2005 // Peter T. Demetriou, president of New Windsor Insurance Agency and first vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. died Sunday of a heart attack. He was 55. Demetriou was slated to be...
Ala. Big ‘I’ Chapter Honored: McCarley Receives National Education Award
Sep 12 2005 // Victor McCarley Sr. executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has been presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the...
First Niagara Financial Group Acquires Burke Group
Sep 12 2005 // First Niagara Financial Group Inc., the parent of First Niagara Bank, has acquired Burke Group Inc., an employee benefits administration and compensation consulting firm that has offices in Rochester and Syracuse and...
Big ‘I’ CEO Panel Addresses Disaster Preparedness, Future of TRIA
Sep 12 2005 // The insurance industry is hoping that a federal case will be made out of disaster preparedness and response following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. As their claims adjusters and agents scurried to handle the record...
N.Y. Court Awards No-Fault Damages Despite Late Notice to Insurer
Sep 7 2005 // A New York trial judge has dealt a blow to New York State’s timely insurance no-fault auto insurance notice requirement, under which insurers can deny coverage if a claim is not filed within a set period. Following a...
Two More from Marsh Join Integro
Sep 7 2005 // Integro has hired two more former Marsh executives for its New York headquarters. Stephen Lundin will serve as managing principal, Client Development and Michael Klaschka has signed on as principal, Management Risk...
N.Y. AG Spitzer Urges Improved Lead Testing of Children
Sep 6 2005 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has released a report urging improved testing of infants for lead poisoning. The report includes 10 recommendations to increase childhood lead testing in New York. One of the key...
Celebrating 75 Years, Quirk & Company Looks to 100 and Beyond
Sep 5 2005 // As we celebrate our 75th anniversary year, reflections on the past seem to be in order. We have a long and rich history in the insurance industry, particularly in Texas. I believe that Quirk & Company is one oldest...
Celebrating 75 Years, Quirk & Company Looks to 100 and Beyond
Sep 5 2005 // As we celebrate our 75th anniversary year, reflections on the past seem to be in order. We have a long and rich history in the insurance industry, a particularly in Texas. I believe that Quirk & Company is one oldest...
News Briefs
Sep 5 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Fed Probe Firing of MassMutual CEO: Federal prosecutors are investigating the conduct that led to the firing of former MassMutual Insurance Comany chief executive Robert J. O’Connell, the company...
