In the last issue of the Insurance Advocate, we were pleased to report that former Superintendent James Wrynn had landed-happily-in a new position where the opportunities seem to be extraordinary, placing him on an international stage in the insurance law sphere. Wrynn left the Department in good standing and in good report, according to what […]
We are always surprised where copies of the Insurance Advocate turn up. Typically you will find one on the front table in most insurance offices in New York and New Jersey, having been read and placed there among other industry publications. Such is the case with a recent issue which greeted us pleasantly in the […]
In this issue of the Insurance Advocate, you will notice some typical features and one new topic that may spark some interest. First we cover PIANY’s Metro Rep, an event that has grown beautifully over the past several years. PIANY has now three local meetings, large in size, attractive to agents and generally quite accessible, […]
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ad the opportunity recently to speak to the partners at Prestige, Inc., one of the largest PEO’s in New York, to learn how they have been gaining adoption among independent insurance agents across the tri-state area. Brian Lehmann, who is the top executive at the company, formerly of Motorola, explains it this way: “More and […]
Fast on the heels of our Agency of the Year issue, another of New York’s great agencies,Rose & Kiernan, announced a transaction which demonstrates handsomely why this agency is among the top 50 independent insurance brokerages in the U.S. According to our dear friend of longstanding, David Fazioli. Rose & Kiernan has just announced that it […]
More than 400 gathered at New York’s Cipriani’s on Wall Street as the Insurance Federation of New York presented its Free Enterprise award to Joseph Plumeri, Chairman of Willis. Plumeri joins an illustrious line of industry leaders in receiving the award, since IFNY’s inception nearly 100 years ago. The full story appears in this issue. […]
In this issue of the Insurance Advocate we salute Sterling & Sterling as our “Agency of the Year.” There are so many outstanding institutions like Sterling & Sterling in the tri state region that the choice was not easy to make. Yet, on balance, Sterling & Sterling proved itself to be a true champion, defining just how […]
You read that right …and it’s serious. The Geneva Association is co-hosting and organizing a conference with Sun Life on insurance and dementia in Toronto, on 14 and 15 November. The conference will focus on dementia, its current and future costs and the role of insurance in covering this risk. Speakers will touch upon the […]
Crooks are amazing! Just last week a group of thieves taking advantage of New York’s no-fault policies (which pays drivers up to $50,000.00 per person for injuries suffered in car accidents was busted by an antifraud team. Operating in east Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Rosedale Queens, these fraudsters recruited doctors to front as owners of clinics […]
October 3rd marks the date of consolidation of the New York State Insurance Department and the New York State Banking Department into the Department of Financial Services, under the leadership of Benjamin Lawsky. The Insurance Advocate has applauded this consolidation, brainchild of the Cuomo administration, as a cost savings and effectiveness — increasing measure. Nonetheless, as with any […]
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