[ THE SOCIAL NOTEBOOK] By Chris Paradiso Dipping Your Toe Into the Social Media as an Agent One of the biggest questions I am asked on a regular basis is, “what can I do to kick start my agency’s marketing plan into the social media arena.” An excellent question and I would imagine if you […]
[ON MY RADAR] By Barry Zalma Must Insured First Prove Prima Facie Case? An LLC is not an Employee When an insured acquires an insurance policy the insured promises, among other things, to first prove that when presenting a claim for indemnity the insured will establish a prima facie (on its face) case that coverage […]
[COURTSIDE] By Lawrence Rogak Unless Auto Policy Specifically Excludes Temporary Substitutes, They are Covered for Sum Mechanic Driving Customer’s Loaner Car Covered Under Customer’s Auto Policy Matter of State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v O’Brien In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to permanently stay arbitration of a claim for underinsured motorist […]
[GUEST OPINION] By G. Keith Smith, M.D. Obamacare, Goebbels and Ginsburg Afriend recently opined to me about his increasing frustration with those who are unable to distinguish between politics and religion, particularly those for whom politics is their religion. This describes statists of all stripes, I think. Folks either want to use the power of […]
[COVER] ShelterPoint Life New York’s First Rehab Life Unfolds Fresh Brand, Bright Plan for National Expansion New York’s familiar First Rehab Life Insurance Company (First Rehab) has adopted a fresh, new banner as it sets sail on a full scale effort to attract a national audience. The venerable Long Island-based resource that has served agents […]
FOREWORD Steve Acunto Single- Handedly Every New York taxpayer should thank DFS leader Ben Lawsky for the spate of fines – and their size – that seem big enough to balance the State’s budget. Looks like he’s bolstering the bottom lines single-handedly. Ben is an ambitious man, hardly a fault, but […]
[INSIGHT ] By Peter H. Bickford Who says the art of letter writing is dead? In this age of smart phones, instant messaging, initials in place of sentences, and the general demise of the printed word, it is quite refreshing to see at least one regulator that seems to relish the written word and […]
[EXPOSURES AND COVERAGES] By Jerome Trupin, CPCU Short Takes on Sundry Topics: Sandy Claims Deadline, Sewer Backup, Continuing Ed Problems, Security Breach Law, and Hail & Ice It’s Almost Midnight for Sandy Claims Most states mandate that insurance policies provide at least two years from the date of a property loss for an insured to […]
[ THE SOCIAL NOTEBOOK] By Christopher Paradiso, CPA Ways to Get Ahead in the Social Media Arena When you think of social media and the success that can be gained from it, one thing that we always need to keep in mind is to continuously keep learning. Social media is constantly changing because of […]
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