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N.Y. Insurance Dept. Completes First Full Year of Online Agent Licensing
Dec 20 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that the state insurance department has finished its first full year of online licensing for agents and brokers for license renewals and new applicants. The...
N.Y. Man Sentenced for Running Auto Chop Shop
Dec 20 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that Ernest Varacalli, 58, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison and 3 years probation and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution to insurance...
PIANY Urges Legislative Action on Auto Insurance Fraud
Dec 19 2002 // The the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. (PIANY) has issued a statement urging the New York State Legislature and Gov. George Pataki to pass legislation to address auto insurance fraud. Both the...
IIAANY Provides Online Terrorism Insurance Kit to Members
Dec 19 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York Inc. (IIAANY) announced it will offer an electronic kit to member agents explaining how the recently passed Terrorism Risk Insurance Act would affect them. Available...
AIA Names Northeast VP, Lauds New Vt. Commissioner
Dec 17 2002 // AIA Names Northeast VP, Lauds New Vt. Commissioner The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced the appointment of a new assistant vice president, northeast region and welcomed the commissioner-designate of the the...
Alleged N. Y. Fraud Ring Sued by The Hartford
Dec 13 2002 // The Hartford filed suit against seven New York State residents and eleven New York businesses for their role in an alleged scheme to fraudulently purchase insurance coverage and avoid paying hundreds of thousands of...
NAII Members Map N.Y. Strategy for 2003
Dec 12 2002 // New York area members of the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) recently convened to devise their focus for the 2003 legislative session. Major issues they planned to target include reducing no-fault...
NAII Files Brief Against N.Y. No-Fault Rule Modifications
Dec 12 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) has filed an amicus brief opposing a recent appeal by the New York Medical Society of the most recent court decision affirming the State Insurance Department’s...
N.Y. Woman Arrested on Charges of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 12 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced the arrest of Linda Ellis of Elmira, N.Y. on a charges of violating the Workers’ Compensation Law, committing fraudulent practice, offering a false...
PIANY Sets Date for MetroRAP 2003
Dec 10 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will host its annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at the New York Marriott Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y., starting at 8 a.m. This is...
IIAANY Survey Shows Shrinking Commercial, Personal Capacity
Dec 9 2002 // Results of a recent survey conducted by the Independent Insurance Agent Association of New York Inc. (IIAANY) indicate a continuing decrease in availability of both personal and commercial insurance coverages in the state,...
PIACT, PIANY Unveil Company Performance Surveys
Dec 3 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. and the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced plans to conduct member surveys to determine agents’ views of companies in Connecticut and...
PIANY Continues Education Program for Downstate Agents and Brokers
Dec 2 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced it will continue offering its education program geared for agents and brokers in downstate New York. PIANY began the Top of the Month education series in...
Talking on Phone Getting Expensive in N.Y.
Nov 25 2002 // According to a USA Today report, less than one year after it was implemented, a New York law has netted the state at least $4.6 million in additional revenues as police have ticketed 45,781 motorists for DWT, that is,...
N.Y. Fraud Investigation Results in 71 Arrests
Nov 22 2002 // Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and New York State Insurance Superintendent Gregory V. Serio, announced today that 28 car owners and 43 other individuals have been arrested...
PIANY, Progressive Meet as Part of Company Outreach Program
Nov 22 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. (PIANY)held a meeting with Progressive Insurance Co., continuing its company outreach program. The program was established by PIANY Immediate Past President John W....
N.Y. Woman Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Nov 19 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced the arrest of Garifalia Christea, 48, of Flushing, New York. She is charged with grand larceny, insurance fraud, falsifying business records and violation of the...
NYC Comptroller, AAI Square off over High Rates
Nov 15 2002 // New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. announced the release of a survey showing drastic increases in commercial insurance premiums since Sept. 11, 2001, “One Year Later: The Effects of 9/11 on Commercial...
Greenberg, Oxley to Speak at 13th Annual Executive Conference
Nov 5 2002 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced a roster of speakers slated to appear at the 13th Annual Executive Conference for the Property/Casualty Industry, an event the company is cosponsoring with Black...
Serio to Form N.Y. State Commission on Terrorism Insurance
Nov 4 2002 // New York State Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced plans to create a state commission to address insurance capacity issues affected by Sept. 11 and potential terrorist attacks during a speech at the...
