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Only one in eight EBR residents have flood insurance, meaning many will likely bear brunt of losses

Gina Marie Balog-Sartario Flood, In The News, Insurance, Insurance Advocate August 22, 2016

Only about one in eight businesses and residences in East Baton Rouge Parish is covered by flood insurance, a reality that is sure to take a financial toll on those living in the vast swaths of neighborhoods that flooded during this weekend’s storms. The figure is higher in Livingston Parish, where 22 percent of structures […]

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N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services Issues Guidance on Health Insurance Parity

Gina Marie Balog-Sartario Advocate, In The News, Insurance, N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services, New York August 1, 2016

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter of guidance on parity on Wednesday, informing insurers of their responsibility to provide the same level of coverage for mental health and substance use disorders as for medical or surgical care. “This administration will have zero tolerance for insurance companies that seek to shirk their obligations […]

2016/ May 31/ Past Issues

Fitch: U.S. Commercial Insurance Market Performance Heading Downward

Insurance Advocate In The News June 5, 2016

Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The decline follows a three-year underwriting profit for the industry with a combined ratio of approximately 94% in each of the last three years (2013-2015). “Catastrophe losses below historical norms contributed to strong 2015 […]

2016/ April 25/ Past Issues

Cuomo: Health Insurers to Provide Coverage for Maternal Depression Screening

Insurance Advocate In The News April 25, 2016

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the Department of Financial Services has issued guidance to inform health insurers of their responsibility to provide health insurance coverage for maternal depression screenings. The guidance follows the United States Preventive Services Taskforce recommendations made earlier this year that group health plans and insurers offering group or individual health […]

2016/ April 25/ Past Issues

UJA of New York to Honor Dominic Casserley, Charles H. Dangelo, and Richard Hershman at General Insurance Annual Dinner

Insurance Advocate In The News April 25, 2016

NEW YORK, NY — UJA-Federation of New York will honor Dominic Casserley, president of Willis Towers Watson, Charles H. Dangelo, president and CEO of Starr Indemnity and Liability, and Richard Hershman, senior advisor at FTI Consulting, Inc., at its General Insurance Annual Dinner on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Grand Hyatt New York in Manhattan. […]

2016/ April 11/ Current News/ Past Issues

PRI Names Northwell Health Patient Safety “Best Practices” Award

Insurance Advocate In The News April 11, 2016

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 […]

2016/ April 11/ Current News/ Past Issues

Arent Fox Secures Dismissal of Major Claim

Insurance Advocate In The News April 11, 2016

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 […]

2016/ April 11/ Current News/ Past Issues

Certificates of Insurance Act takes effect April 10

Insurance Advocate In The News April 11, 2016

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 […]

2016/ April 11/ Current News/ Past Issues

Cuomo Announces Health Insurance for Victims

Insurance Advocate In The News April 11, 2016

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 […]

2016/ April 11/ Past Issues

Citrix Joins Applied Systems Partner Program for eSignature

Insurance Advocate In The News April 11, 2016

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 […]