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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...
N.Y. Dept. Issues Guidance on Federal Terrorism Bill
Jan 1 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio has issued guidance to the industry on the Federal Terrorism Bill. Circular Letter 25 of 2002 lays out the applicability, guidelines, and compliance procedures for the...
ACE Contributes $1M to The Salvation Army to Aid N.Y., N.J. Families
Dec 31 2002 // ACE Limited announced that, as a part of their five-year commitment to aid the families of victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy in the United States, the company has chosen The Salvation Army to be the second recipient of...
Blizzard Batters Midwest, then Northeast – A Real White Christmas
Dec 27 2002 // A powerful blizzard roared through the Midwest and moved on into Pennsylvania, New York and New England over Christmas bringing record snowfalls for this time of year and blanketing a wide swath of the U.S. with a real...
N.Y. Men Face Insurance Fraud, Other Charges
Dec 23 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that Michael McGuire, Mark Marrelli, and Glen Marelli of Erie, N.Y. have been charged with arson, insurance fraud, attempted grand larceny, and criminal...
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...
