Reprinted with the permission of Epstein Becker Green By: William J. Milani, Jeffrey M. Landes, Dean L. Silverberg, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Steven M. Swirsky, Nancy L. Gunzenhauser, Ann Knuckles Mahoney, and Alexandra Bruno Carlo On March 31, 2016, New York State’s governor and legislative leaders announced an agreement on the state’s budget for 2016-2017 (“Budget”). […]
Love the name: Gorilla Safety. Now comes an innovative new provider of software that fully automates all aspects of fleet and safety management, through its new mobile application and web-based dashboard. Gorilla Safety’s revolutionary mobile app is the first and only cloud-based solution that integrates capabilities necessary for managing short- and long-haul vehicle fleets of […]
When I sat down to write this article, I gave quite a bit of thought to previous articles I have written. I also thought about the enormous amount of unsolicited advice being put out by many well-intended industry folks preaching to agents about all the changes they need to make if they want to stay […]
One thing that I teach insurance agencies on a regular basis is that moving forward, digital marketing is going to be considered a traditional form of marketing, and not just in our industry, but in any industry. Part of your digital marketing strategy should include marketing via Facebook, seeing as it is the world’s largest […]
Honorable Mention to: Atlantic Dialysis Management Services, LLC, College Point, NY; Brighton Surgery Center, LLC, Rochester, NY; The New Jewish Home, Sarah Neuman, Mamaroneck, NY ROSLYN, N.Y.—Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) presented Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York, its coveted Patient Safety “Best Practices” Award for 2016. Atlantic Dialysis Management Service, Brighton Surgery Center, and The […]
By: John R. Hurley NAIC staff located in Kansas City performs many valuable functions for state insurance commissioners and indirectly for insurers and consumers. Recently, staff reported that it was planning to assume the role of Statistical Agent (SA) for the collection and analysis of experience data and reports related to the implementation and operation […]
New York, NY – Arent Fox LLP secured a victory for Fortress Re Inc.—the aviation reinsurance agency that infamously insured the four planes that crashed on 9/11—after a New York district court dismissed a breach of contract claim in late March. Insurance & Reinsurance partner Julius A. Rousseau and associate Lee A. Pepper have represented […]
For construction project managers and others who need proof of insurance from contractors and vendors, important new protection is here. FLORHAM PARK, NJ (March 30, 2016) – This should weed out a few more cheats and liars. For everyone in New Jersey who manages construction projects and coordinates the services of multiple contractors, it can […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that insurers and HMOs offering comprehensive health insurance coverage through the New York State of Health individual marketplace are now required to allow victims of domestic violence, or spousal abandonment, to enroll in insurance plans at any time of the year. The New York State Department of Financial Services has […]
University Park, Ill.―Applied Systems has announced that Citrix has joined the Applied Partner Program to offer its eSignature solution, RightSignature, to North American insurance agencies and brokerages via integration with Applied Epic. Through this collaboration, agencies and brokerages can enhance their digital customer experience and improve productivity by automating paperless delivery of documents via eSignature capabilities directly from […]
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