New York Insurance Association

• New York Orders Insurers to Reveal Data Security Measures

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 29, 2013

  New York’s insurance regulator has sent letters to 31 of the state’s largest insurance companies to find out the steps they are taking to keep data safe from cyber threats.

• New York Workers' Comp Change Would Bring SIF Assessments in Line with Private Insurers

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 7, 2013

  New York’s workers’ compensation system would undergo a sweeping overhaul under a blueprint outlined in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget.

• New York Considers Buying Up Flood-Prone Properties Damaged by Sandy

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  February 6, 2013

  New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is proposing to spend a chunk of Superstorm Sandy relief funds on buying out severely damaged homes and turning the properties into open space or flood plains, an idea that met with approval by industry interests.

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  Improving Agent-Carrier Relations Isn’t Rocket Science

  By Sam J. Friedman  |  December 21, 2012

  Independent agency carriers and their producers can only make a formidable team and stave off disintermediation if they work together to retain the loyalty of those who keep them both in business—their clients.

• Industry Rep Calls N.Y. Governor's Sandy Claims Rules 'Heavy Handed'

  By Ben Berkowitz, Reuters, Hilary Russ, Reuters  |  November 30, 2012

  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo imposes emergency regulations on insurers to speed the processing of Sandy claims, but an industry representative calls the rules "heavy handed" and says no other states have seen fit to take similar actions.

• No Meaningful No-Fault Reform for New York’s Insurers

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 5, 2012

  Insurance industry professionals are furious with the New York state legislature after a bill was passed that did nothing to provide meaningful auto no-fault insurance reform, says the head of the state’s insurance company trade association.

• New York Proposes No-Fault Rule to Prevent Payments When Treatment Is Not Rendered

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2012

  The Cuomo administration in New York is proposing a regulation aimed at ending the current rapid rise in no-fraud-auto-insurance rates by stopping payments where no medical treatment is rendered.

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  The Week in Quotes

  By Staff Writers  |  March 30, 2012

  Industry leaders have a lot to say. PC360 brings our readers the top quotes from major industry players for the week of March 26.

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  Calif., N.Y. & Wash. State to Make Climate Change Survey Mandatory

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 2, 2012

  Citing the need for regulators to understand how the risk of climate change can impact carriers, three states say they will require insurers to respond to the climate-risk survey adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 2009.

• N.Y. Legislature Passes Commercial Deregulation Bill

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 23, 2011

  New York lawmakers have sent to the governor a commercial deregulation bill that allows insurers to go to market with some policies before regulatory approval.

• N.Y., Fla. Act On Commercial Dereg Bills

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 23, 2011

  New York lawmakers have sent to the governor a commercial-deregulation bill that allows insurers to go to market with some policies before regulatory approval, while Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a commercial-dereg bill in that state.

• Insurance Groups Stress Need For N.Y. No-Fault Reform At Hearing

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2011

  Insurance groups again made their case during a New York legislative hearing for reforms to the state's no-fault system, which the groups say is riddled with fraud and costs citizens hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

• NYC Mayor Cans Crash Tax Idea

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 7, 2011

  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has backed off a proposal to charge fees to motorists involved in an accident that requires the fire department to respond, his office says.

• N.Y. Closer To Merging Insurance, Banking Departments

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2011

  N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on a state budget that includes merging the state’s insurance and banking departments.

• NY Banking & Insurance Merger A Step Closer, With Revisions

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 29, 2011

  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on a state budget that still includes merging the state’s insurance and banking departments.

• New Yorkers Face Stricter Auto Fraud Penalties

  By Staff Writer  |  March 25, 2011

  On March 23, the New York State Senate passed a bill, sponsored by Sen. James Seward, meant to deter criminals who stage auto accidents in order to collect insurance payouts.