2012

2012/ March 5/ Past Issues

FNA Announces Partnership to Distribute Assura Group’s IncomeAssure : Supplemental Unemployment Insurance Coverage to be Available Through FNA’s New York and New Jersey Network

Insurance Advocate March 5, 2012

NEW HYDE PARK, LI—First National Administrators (FNA) has announced an agreement with Assura Group of N.Y., Ltd., for the marketing and distribution of one of the newest and most innovative products in the financial marketplace, IncomeAssure. IncomeAssure enables policyholders to insure against loss of income if their job is lost. The policy provides substantial income […]

2012/ March 5/ Past Issues

Amalgamated Life Now Licensed in All 50 States and D.C.

Insurance Advocate life March 5, 2012

White Plains, NY based Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, a leading provider of life and health insurance, announced that it recently became licensed in Florida and is now licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to market its comprehensive suite of insurance products. For this well-respected provider of choice, this means the ability […]

2012/ March 5/ Past Issues

E&O: Professional Underwriting Group, Inc. Provides Insolvency Carve Back for Demotech Rated Carriers

Insurance Advocate Agents' E&O March 5, 2012

Professional Underwriting Group, Inc. (PUG) and Demotech, Inc. have announced that insurers earning a Financial Stability Rating® (FSR) of A or better from Demotech are eligible for reasonably priced, comprehensive insurance agents & brokers professional liability insurance (E&O) that includes coverage for insolvency to the producer when the market is rated A or better by […]

2012/ March 5/ Past Issues

Scaffold Law Does Not Apply When Worker Falls From Ladder While Cleaning A Product Made By His Employer

Lawrence Rogak Courtside March 5, 2012

Plaintiff was injured when he fell from a ladder in a factory while cleaning a product manufactured by his employer. We hold that his activity was not protected by Labor Law § 240 (1). I The product in question was a steel “wall module” made by third party defendant West Metal Works, Inc. at its […]

2012/ March 5/ Past Issues

A.G. Schneiderman Sets “Bold Plan” For New York’s Nonprofit Sector

Insurance Advocate March 5, 2012

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has introduced a bold plan to reform and revitalize New York’s nonprofit sector, including legislation to eliminate outdated and costly burdens on nonprofits, strengthen oversight and accountability, and reaffirm his office’s commitment to policing fraud and abuse. Acknowledging that organizations throughout New York State face historic financial […]

2012/ February 20

February 20, 2012 Cover

Insurance Advocate Covers February 20, 2012

2012/ February 20/ Past Issues

So Long as Petition to Stay ARBis Brought Timely, It Can Be Amended Later

Lawrence Rogak Courtside February 20, 2012

Matter of Government Employees Ins. Co. V Albino In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to permanently stay arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim, Juan R. Albino appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rios, J.), dated May 12, 2011, which, after a framedissue hearing, granted the amended petition. ORDERED that […]

2012/ February 20/ Past Issues

The Time is Now – The Game Changer is Here!

Jamie Deapo On the Level February 20, 2012

Anyone who has read my articles or heard me speak knows I have been advocating for a major shift in the way Independent agents and brokers operate in the marketplace. Competition is coming from everywhere and through an increasing number of sources. Most of the competition is using digital marketing and the internet to grab […]

2012/ February 20

Metro RAP Up

Michael Loguercio Face to Face February 20, 2012

Welcome Back RAP! In a true New York sort of style, and for the second year since its return to Manhattan, insurance professionals from all around the greater New York City area gathered at the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.’s 2012 Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program, held Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at the […]

2012/ February 20/ Past Issues

In this Issue

Steve Acunto Foreword February 20, 2012

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 […]