by Jane M. Orient, M.D. People are marching with “Health Care Voter” signs, and this is generally believed to be one of the most important issues in the 2018 midterm elections. Republicans who got elected on the promise to repeal ObamaCare, and reneged, may now get unelected. Voters who supported them are dissatisfied, and Democrats […]
Sexual Harassment Tops List as Most Common Form of Employee Misconduct A recent study released by Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, revealed that more than one-third (35%) of employees feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, 50% of whom said it was on account of their gender or sex. These findings are according to the 2018 Hiscox […]
Certificate of Insurance Has Legal Efficacy Although issued by insurance agents with alacrity, Certificates of Insurance (COA) are important documents relied upon by those who receive them to provide comfort that the person they are dealing with is appropriately insured. When someone fails to obtain an accurate COA or alters a legitimate COA and forges […]
Rickard v New York Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. Breaking with precedent, the Appellate Division holds here that an insurer’s SUM claims file is subject to discovery by plaintiff—even those portions created after litigation was commenced—limited only by a court’s in-camera inspection of those portions claimed to be privileged.—LNR υFollowing a motor vehicle accident in […]
While married couples may create Last Will & Testaments and forget to change them following a divorce, numerous states have “revocation on divorce” statutes that typically treat a divorce as voiding a testamentary bequest to a former spouse. These revocation on divorce statutes were initially aimed at Last Wills & Testaments and rest on an […]
LICONY concluded the organization’s long-running Annual Meeting & Planning Conference at The Sagamore Hotel on Lake George. The three-day event from Oct. 3-5 was attended by over 130 participants including senior level executives, general counsels and governmental affairs professionals of the life insurance industry.
Participants were attracted to the opportunity to attend content-rich panels that offered the latest updates on legislative and regulatory changes in the industry. Much of the information came right from the source, as members of the Department of Financial Services and the NYS Legislature were featured throughout the event.
“Home insurers’ investments in improved digital interaction channels and bundled product offerings that combine multiple policies under one account are paying off in the form of the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the history of our study,” according to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Home Insurance StudySM. However, the ability of insurers to maintain […]
I can’t think of a more important advertising campaign for all independent agents to share in than informing consumers of the dangers of choosing insurance protection on what is cheap and fast. I believe that we owe a duty to the public to bring to their attention the serious possibility they will be uninsured or […]
Important New Book on the Market Francine L. Semaya and Douglas Scott MacGregor have done a lot of thinking on a topic that affects the insuring community substantially. The result is a highly accurate, readable and useful 1,100 page to me: Insurance Law for Common Interest Communities. It is a winner and should be in […]
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