May 13
First Rehab Adds Davis Vision
First Rehab Life (The First Rehabilitation Life Insurance Company of America) has introduced Group Vision Insurance with Davis Vision effective May 2011. The updated product launches first in the company’s home state of New York and will be available in a growing number of states by the end of 2011. First Rehab Life partnered with […]
A Tip of The Hat…
Congratulations to Adam Friedlander on his soon–to –be–published landmark book on WC…..to Frank and Ellen Mastowski, founders of Jimcor Agencies, on 25 years of service as an MGA/Wholesale operation with 7 branch offices throughout the Northeast and 150 employees, including the Mastowskis’ agency partnerships and two children–Coryn and James—currently Co-CEO’s—of the Montvale, NJ based enterprise…to […]
Osama Sleeps With the Fishes
Did you hear the one that Osama Bin Laden is now a TV star? He’s starring in the next Shark Week! What was the last thing Osama said when the United States showed up at his door? “I need a Navy Seal like I need a hole in the head!” Da Dum Dum! “What was […]
PIANY LI RAP Features Award Presentations
More than 350 attended the PIANY’s LI RAP session on May 5th and were treated to a large trade show, educational offerings and an important awards luncheon. Trish Dean, marketing director for Morstan General Agency, won the Louis A. Morelli Memorial award. The award recognizes an individual in the insurance industry who has demonstrated those […]
Where The Rubber Meets The Road
Ijust finished my weekly IIABNY Live! webcast where we talked about this same subject – claims handling. Unfortunately I am very familiar with this subject as I just had both a homeowners and an auto claim in a month’s span. Before you jump to conclusions and assume I am a bad client I want to […]
Cuomo Spurs Investigation: 46 Arrested for Fraudulent Multiple Licenses
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that 46 commercial drivers, including bus drivers, were arrested in and around New York City for fraudulently obtaining multiple driver licenses using an alias. The arrests, made possible through the state’s use of facial recognition technology, were part of the Governor’s ongoing crackdown on bus safety that began March 17. […]
City Court Has Jurisdiction to Hear Suits Over Property Insurance Where Defense is Based on Exclusion
Royal Housing LLC v Allegany Co-op Ins. Co. Do the lower courts (such as City Court, in this instance) have jurisdiction to hear suits for insurance benefits where the defense is an exclusion? Yes, holds the City Court of Jamestown in this case. Allegany Co-op Insurance Company moved for an order dismissing plaintiff ’s complaint […]
Crummell v Avis Rent A Car Sys., Inc.
Does “additional coverage” — insurance over and above the statutory minimum — purchased by someone who rents a car, extend to other drivers not authorized by the rental agreement? This court holds “no.” In this action, plaintiff Clarence Crummell (“Plaintiff”) seeks to recover for personal injuries allegedly sustained in a motor vehicle accident on June […]
