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Big Yellow Taxis and Long Black Cars
Feb 10 2003 // According to the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA), in the U.S. alone there are approximately 6,300 companies operating 171,000 taxicabs. The TLPA, a non-profit trade association representing the...
PIANY Endorses Sen. Bruno’s Support for Tort Reform
Feb 7 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. praised Sen. Majority Leader Joseph Bruno for his comments at the Crain’s Breakfast Forum, urging comprehensive tort reform for New York state. The New York...
YIP Network Changes Name to include “New York” Designation
Feb 6 2003 // The Young Insurance Professionals Network announced that it has changed its name to the “New York Young Insurance Professionals,” adding the geographic designation of the organization, which was established in...
Warsaw NY Woman Receives Prison Sentence for Arson Insurance Fraud
Feb 6 2003 // The NYSID announced that Victoria Walczak, of Warsaw, New York, has received a 2 to 6 year prison sentence from the Genesee County Court for arson. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $32,943.57 to two...
Silverstein Spokesman Replies to Swiss Re Comments; Calls them ‘Cynical, Manipulative’
Feb 5 2003 // Howard Rubenstein, a spokesman for Larry Silverstein, responded to Swiss Re’s press release of Feb. 4, that criticized Silverstein in his attempt to collect insurance money from the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World...
Rochester Man Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud
Feb 4 2003 // Anthony Allen was sentenced to serve a term of two to four years in New York State Prison by Judge Patricia Marks in Monroe County Court, as a second felony offender, following his guilty plea on November 6, 2002 to...
Alliance Urges NY Legislators to Delay Action on Implementing Terrorist Risk Act
Feb 3 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers urged New York legislators to “resist the temptation” to implement state-specific legislative or regulatory measures involving the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)...
PIANY President Points to Producers Role in Implementing Federal Terrorism Risk Act
Feb 3 2003 // David Isenberg, president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc., also testified at hearings considering the implementation of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, telling the Assembly...
IIANY February 4 Legislative Day Presents “Window of Opportunity”
Jan 31 2003 // More than 200 members of the Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York are set to meet with the state’s legislators in Albany at the Empire State Plaza next Monday, February 4, to seek solutions to...
PIANY to Expand “NumberONE” Workers Comp Program for Members
Jan 30 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State announced that it has obtained approval to expand its NumberONE Comp program, “a monoline workers’ compensation market available to members, for their clients...
Big Turnout at PIANY’s MetroRAP 2003; Keynoter Warren Heck Addresses Terrorist Coverage Concerns
Jan 28 2003 // The recent Professional Insurance Agents of New York’s Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program (MetroRAP) broke previous attendance records. Nearly 500 agents, company representatives, exhibitors and other New York...
PIANY Announces Four Achievement Awards at MetroRAP Meeting
Jan 27 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State recognized the achievements of four insurance professionals at its recent Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program (MetroRAP), held last Thursday at the New York Marriot...
NYSID Announces Licensing of Town Sports Captive Insurer
Jan 24 2003 // The New York State insurance Department announced that a license has been issued to TSI Insurance Incorporated as a captive insurance company in the state. The new captive, previously incorporated by the Department, will...
AIA Says NY Senate Has Opportunity for Real No-fault Reform
Jan 24 2003 // A recent bulletin from the American Insurance Association indicates that the New York State Senate’s consideration of a proposed auto insurance reform package “presents a real opportunity to fix a broken...
NAII Supports Passage of New N.Y. Bill to Extend Flex Rating and 2% Non-renewal
Jan 22 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin supporting a new Bill (S.B. 632), introduced by New York State Senators William J. Larkin (R, 39th district) and James L. Steward (R, 51st district),...
NY Launches “Fast-track Captive Formation” Initiative
Jan 21 2003 // N’ew York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Empire State Development Chairman Charles A. Gargano announced the creation of a newly dedicated “captive group” and the launch of a new...
PIANY Tells NY Legislators of Need for Auto and Labor Law Reform
Jan 14 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York held its first legislative meeting of the year last Thursday, and addressed two major issues on which they want members of the Senate and Assembly to take action during the...
Fraud, Leaving its Prints on the Industry
Jan 13 2003 // Fraud, in all forms, is as old as the industry itself. Given a struggling economy, the temptation to create fraud against or within the industry has been on the upswing recently. According to Jim Quiggle, director of...
Fraud, Leaving its Prints on the Industry
Jan 13 2003 // Fraud, in all forms, is as old as the industry itself. Given a struggling economy, the temptation to create fraud against or within the industry has been on the upswing recently. According to Jim Quiggle, director of...
Northfield to Provide Coverage for N.Y. Snowmobile Clubs
Jan 10 2003 // New York Gov. George Pataki announced that the state insurance department has secured comprehensive insurance coverage for New York’s snowmobile clubs through Northfield Insurance Company. The new agreement with...
