New York State Insurance Department

• N.Y. State Senators Consider Hearing on MBIA

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 18, 2012

  Two New York State senators are considering hearings on the split of MBIA after banks raised questions about the move during a hearing in Manhattan.

• MBIA & Banks Go To Trial

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 24, 2012

  After close to three years of legal wrangling, MBIA and a group of banks will finally fight it out in court come May 14 after a New York State judge set a date for trial.

• MBIA Posts 3Q Profit; Ambac Records Loss

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 10, 2011

  Two major bond insurers hobbled by the financial meltdown in the credit markets report mixed third-quarter results today.

• Conn. Dept, Swiss Regulator Enter MoU

  By Staff Writer  |  September 27, 2011

  The Connecticut Insurance Department and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow for closer regulatory cooperation between the two agencies.

• Brokers & Buyers Assess The State Of Post-Crisis Chartis

  September 16, 2011

  Buyers and brokers discuss doing business with Chartis three years after the government bailout of its parent company, AIG.

• Moody’s: Decision Allowing Bank Lawsuit Against MBIA Has Mixed Credit Implications

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 5, 2011

  A decision by the New York State Court of Appeals allowing a group of banks to proceed with its lawsuit against MBIA’s 2009 restructuring of its insurance operations has mixed credit implications for the MBIA family of companies, Moody’s says.

• Appeals Court Justices Question Attorneys In MBIA Hearing

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  Justices for the Court of Appeals for the State of New York peppered attorneys with questions for close to 45 minutes during a hearing on whether a group of banks can go ahead with a lawsuit against bond-insurer MBIA.

• Attorneys Face Questions In MBIA Hearing

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 1, 2011

  Justices for the Court of Appeals for the State of New York peppered attorneys with questions for close to 45 minutes during a hearing on whether a group of banks can go ahead with a lawsuit against bond insurer MBIA.

• Invasion of the Goths

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  May 31, 2011

  Insurance is as ancient a field as organized religion, and both have undergone considerable change over the millenniums.

• CICA: NY Times Captives Article ‘Impossible To Correct’

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 12, 2011

  The Captive Insurance Companies Association says an article on captives written in The New York Times this week “completely misses the point” and is “impossible to correct.”