By Richard Amerling It’s been a horrible year for individual liberty. First, John Roberts re-writes the Obamacare legislation in order to side with the four liberals on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the individual mandate. Then Mitt Romney, a moderate technocrat, failed to make the case to change course with the […]
Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) marked its 30th Anniversary on Thursday, September 27, 2012, during a gala event held at the de Seversky Mansion on Long Island’s north shore. More than 100 guests were in attendance to celebrate the benchmark anniversary of the physician centered insurer, founded by medical doctors for the insuring of their colleagues […]
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 […]
Arbitration has been the preferred method of dispute resolution in the reinsurance arena for decades and has grown into quite its own industry, including the development and standardization of forms and procedures, and a proliferation of law firms, consultants and other service providers specializing in reinsurance arbitrations, and of “certified” or “qualified” arbitrators (I confess […]
Note from Steve Ruchman: Readers of this column know its purpose is to voice the professional independent agents’ perspective on our industry. The following was written by PIA National President Andrew C. Harris. It’s absolutely salient and appropriate and I couldn’t have said it better myself, so I’m using this space to share his message […]
Once again I am sitting on a US Airways flight, travelling to Dallas, TX for our annual EZLynx sales meetings. It’s always an enjoyable time, getting to visit with “our gang”, learning about new products, and sharing ways to improve the technological experience for all those involved in this thing of ours that enjoy the […]
Otero V Houston St. Owners Corp. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs sue to recover damages for invasion of privacy from defendants’ installation of cameras on premises where plaintiffs were tenants. Defendants Chaim Babad and Houston Street Owners Corp. owned and defendants Babad Management Co. and Houston Street Management Co. managed the premises. Defendants move to dismiss the […]
Deer-Vehicle Collisions Rise as Claims Near 8 Percent in Four Years The expanding urban sprawl finds more roads being built through wildlife habitats displacing deer from their natural habitat, leading to a rise in deer-vehicle collisions, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Deer migration and mating season generally runs from October through December, and […]
The Twelfth Annual LICONY Legislative & Regulatory Conference Nearly 140 conferees from the life insurance industry, leading professional firms that serve the industry, and prominent insurance regulators and legislators took part. The meetings were substantive, the social events were enjoyable, and the weather was perfect. Proof that there is Life in Cooperstown after the summer […]
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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