NYPIAA Hails Cuomo Signature of New Law The New York Public Insurance Adjusters Association has applauded Governor Cuomo for enacting into law legislation which it says “promises to help consumers make better choices when hiring a public adjuster and contractor in the event of a fire, flood or other catastrophe.” The new law will prohibit […]
Insured Must Pay Premium to Effect Insurance If Judge Doesn’t Believe You – You Lose Mark Brooks appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) following a jury-waived trial. At trial, Brooks asserted that MassMutual made misrepresentations to him regarding his obligation to make premium payments […]
We Need Doctors Who Are Out of Control By Alieta Eck, M.D. We constantly are told that “while ObamaCare might not be perfect, the right has not come up with a better plan.” Is it possible that we do not need a “plan” at all? Think about it. Has the federal government set up a […]
Eugene Wollan By Steve Acunto The sad news of Gene Wollan’s passing reached this office on the wintry morning of February 3rd. The Times obituary reported in simple terms that he died at home after a long illness, with his family at his side. We hope it was peaceful for him, a great friend of […]
Insurance Industry Leaders See a Yes, a No and an Appetite for Regulation Ahead Outlook for personal and commercial lines not optimistic. Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry believe Congress will delay implementation of the Biggert-Waters (BW) 2012 NFIP reforms, according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) at its 18th annual […]
$4M to Fight Fraud Over the past few years we have tried to assess the impact of Governor Andrew Cuomo on the insurance business and on the environment that affects the insurance business in New York State. This has not been simple. On the one hand we have what we find to be a tendency […]
Click on the Dotted Line! So tell me if this has ever happened to you in your office: you get a telephone call from a prospect, or perhaps it was an email lead that you obtained via your “Get an auto or homeowners quote” button on your agency website or Facebook fan page, and immediately […]
By Betty Flood and Katlin Nash Herzl Regins v. Hospitals Insurance Company Albany, N.Y.—New York State Court of Appeals Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott, Rivera, and Abdus-Salaam decided the case of Herzl Ragins v. Hospitals Insurance Company in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff brought this action for breach of an insurance […]
Insurance Advocate’s Enterprise of the Year 2013 MSO Sets Expansion, Member Services Goals “Fresh” is the best word to describe MSO today. Fresh can mean a lot of things, but the Insurance Advocate’s Enterprise of the Year has taken this word to a new level. MSO, Inc., formerly known as Mutual Service Office, started life […]
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