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PIANJ Supports Producer Duty-of-Care Bill
Trenton, N.J.—The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey submitted written testimony to support S-2475, which would prohibit application of a fiduciary standard to insurance producers, before the state Senate Commerce Committee on Jan. 17. The bill is sponsored by Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, D-3, and Senate Commerce Committee Chair Nellie Pou, D-35. The bill […]
SterlingRisk Hires Guthart as President, CMO
Woodbury, NY—Sterling-Risk Insurance, one of the nation’s top independently owned insurance brokerages, has hired Steven Guthart (pictured right) as President and Chief Marketing Officer. Guthart brings more than 30 years of industry experience and technical expertise to SterlingRisk, having built robust senior carrier relationships during his tenure as President, Brooklyn Operations, with HUB International Northeast […]
Physicians Ask Senate Finance to Address Kickbacks, Other Factors Driving Up Drug Costs
Citing unaffordable costs of common, essential drugs such as insulin, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) provided testimony for the Jan 29 Senate Finance Committee hearing on high drug prices. The answer is not a government-run pharmaceutical industry, but rather unleashing the “competitive market forces that provide abundant options and push prices down […]
Insurance Professionals Honored with PIANY Scholarships
GLENMONT, N.Y.—The Professional Insurance Agents of New York announced Kevin O’Neil and Timothy McGrath each received the prestigious Bernard I. Kozel Memorial Scholarship, Jan. 31, 2019, at the Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. O’Neil is an account executive and McGrath is a producer for Marian Farese Insurance in West […]
