The spirited vitality of industry icon Maurice “Hank” Greenberg comes through quite clearly in his new book, The AIG Story, a “must read” if you are in the insurance, banking, political, legislative or regulatory sphere….or simply on the planet “business.” Greenberg is pleasantly direct. I know this first hand. Some years back, I attended a […]
In this issue of the Insurance Advocate we congratulate Michael Loguercio who will lead the PIANY MetroRap Session this year. Mike is a dynamic guy who adds a lot to everything he does, including these pages. We look forward to seeing everyone at the PIANY Rap Session… We have gotten an incredible response to our […]
This issue of Insurance Advocate leads with a cover story by Peter Bickford, one of our prized columnists and a respected longtime industry observer. Peter expresses a well-reasoned opinion that we hear over and over again; that is, that the New York Liquidation Bureau might best be itself liquidated. Peter hastens to point out that […]
It has been difficult to speak with John Filice these days. John is showing great strength together with his staff at U.S. Surety in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. That’s right, it’s January 30th and he is still climbing the stairs, struggling with electronics and having each day be that much more of a challenge, […]
Governor Cuomo has started off 2013 with the swift passage of the SAFE Act in a whirl wind of activity in Albany. We hope that the same kind of attention will find its way down to the mid-section of the State of the State address, in which he proposed great reforms for workers’ compensation programs […]
Hope all of our readers had a pleasant New Year’s break and start 2013 on an optimistic note… In this issue we report on the September 30th industry results which should be encouraging inasmuch as the industry’s strength will allow it to weather, pardon the expression, the efforts of Super Storm Sandy. Again, in shaky […]
I think the best way to conclude Insurance Advocate’s 123rd consecutive year of serving the industry is to run the article that appears on page 3, describing the industry’s generosity and service. We presented a similar message last issue in the IFNY story on the new charitable initiative the Federation has undertaken. It’s a story […]
Given the destructive power and resulting disaster that followed our recent hurricane, I believe that some systems need to come together a little better than in the past. In speaking with a friend who is very close to the adjusting process, I inferred from him that, had insurers been involved in FEMA and in other […]
There is no better image maker for the insurance industry than its performance in the wake of a catastrophic event. Hurricane Sandy was just such an event here in the Northeast. Interestingly, on the very day the storm attacked the tri-state area, there were at least two major insurance agent events scheduled: the Down State […]
Response to Ed Higgins’s article in the last issue of the Insurance Advocate was swift, sharp and abundant. The majority of e-mails came from insurance agents who expressed their admiration for Ed and for his work. We have not yet heard from any of the other protagonists whose opinions and positions we have invited and […]
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