NU Online News Service, Mar. 30, 3:39 p.m. EDT

Insurance trade organizations said they were successful in fending off proposals to further increase assessments on carriers as part of the proposed New York State budget that state leaders agreed on over the weekend.

In February, New York Governor David Paterson's Deficit Reduction Plan increased assessments by $180 million on all insurers, with additional amounts for health insurers.

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