By Betty Flood and Katlin Nash, Cuyler News Service New York Assembly hearings examine consumer info, response of industry, and risk management issues ALBANY, N.Y.—The Assembly Insurance Committee started the Albany dialogue in earnest in recent hearings aimed to determine if policy holders are properly informed of their coverage needs and options following Superstorm Sandy. […]
In this issue of the Insurance Advocate, I have taken the liberty of publishing an editorial that has gained quite a bit of attention with respect to the long-term implication of Ultimate Fighting in New York State. The long-term implications range from the further dumbing down of civility in our society to the power of […]
How do we want young people to view our industry? Are we happy with their learning about us from the Hollywood version of greedy, heartless, old men denying desperate people from just compensation? Do we want tomorrow’s hopes to view us as surrounded by legions of high-paid, well-dressed lawyers overwhelming the helpless? Or how about […]
The two topics this month concern employees. The first examines aspects of coverage for employment practices discrimination claims by employees and the second deals with employee theft. Employment Practices Liability Insurance: Coverage for Discrimination Claims Alleging Disparate Treatment “I’m being sued for discrimination.” That’s the astounding message I received from my daughter. She and all […]
After 123 years, the Insurance Advocate publishes its first PG-13 Rated article, sans photos, and hopefully our last! – Editor He gently took her hand, his fingers slowly interlocking with hers, and gradually they emerged from the tunnel that leads to the uninhabited beach. Sunset fell an hour or so earlier, leaving them romantically guided […]
At a recent board meeting of PIA Management Services, the umbrella corporation that manages the Glenmont, N.Y.-based Professional Insurance Agents associations of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire, I learned that the organization is about to be honored as one of the “Top Workplaces” in New York’s Capital Region by its primary newspaper, […]
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr., J.), entered December 6, 2011, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted the branch of plaintiffs’ cross motion for summary judgment that sought reformation of an insurance policy with defendant Lancer Insurance Company, denied the branch of plaintiffs’ cross motion that […]
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