Those of you who have been reading my column for the past five years have witnessed an overall shift in my philosophy from the spring of 2008 when I “came out” and announced that I converted from being a NIMBY (that I have affectionately called so many of you over the years) and took the […]
Do you find yourself completely drained at the end of the work day but frustrated because you didn’t have time to think about what you were doing? Were there projects you worked on that you didn’t have the time to complete as well as you wanted? You just needed to get them done. If you […]
By Katlin Nash ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York State Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments in the case of Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. The lawsuit filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Reverend James Smith in 2003, the daughter of a church […]
Allen Roberts on Top 5 Issues Facing Businesses Allen Roberts, member of the law firm Epstein, Becker and its former managing partner, provides the Insurance Advocate’s readers with a rundown of five topics which will impact employers in 2013 and beyond. In the article that follows, Allen offers an alternative, even contrarian view of each […]
The spirited vitality of industry icon Maurice “Hank” Greenberg comes through quite clearly in his new book, The AIG Story, a “must read” if you are in the insurance, banking, political, legislative or regulatory sphere….or simply on the planet “business.” Greenberg is pleasantly direct. I know this first hand. Some years back, I attended a […]
Time Out! “Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.” – Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson Spring is here, and with it a new baseball season. As a new season begins, the past is history, optimism abounds […]
By Jerome Trupin, CPCU and Arthur L. Flitner, CPCU, ARM, AIC Sandy propelled insurance issues front and center. One issue was increased wind deductibles. In coastal areas exposed to hurricane-force winds, insurers have pushed for higher deductibles, ranging up to 5 percent for homeowners wind claims. In a storm like Sandy, a 5 percent deductible […]
As many of you know, I have long been involved with some wonderful insurance industry organizations, and ACT/AUGIE/AIMS is certainly in a class of its own, high class that is, of which myself and many others are proud to be active members. Known for gathering some of the country’s top insurance carrier, agency, and service […]
Benjamin Franklin is credited with many things: For example, we all learn in grammar school that Franklin demonstrated lightning in a form of electricity and that, as an inventor, he created one of the first electricity generators. Another thing most people in our industry recognize is that he helped conceive and form the first mutual […]
Nicolette Ferrieri by f/n/g Luigi Ferrieri vs Paul Sigler and Francine Sigler Note: This is a dog bite suit in which the Rogak firm represented the defendants. Plaintiffs sued defendants after defendant’s dog bit the 9 year old girl on her face. The plaintiff, Luigi Ferrieri, and his family were guests at the defendants’ Shelter […]
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