Richard Poppa

• N.Y. Court Rules Against Agent Groups On Comp. Disclosure Reg

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 19, 2010

  The New York State Supreme Court in Albany County has rejected the arguments of two agent associations that the state insurance department's planned producer compensation disclosure regulation is arbitrary and unnecessary.

• Poppa Challenges Need For Agent Disclosure Mandates

  By Staff Writer  |  August 16, 2010

  Trust between clients and their insurance agents cannot be regulated, according to one association leader, who said a New York regulation to impose compensation disclosure rules on producers is unnecessary and even counterproductive.

• Editorial On Disclosure Draws Fire From Readers

  By Staff Writer  |  July 5, 2010

  Reader response to my June 14/21 column about the latest brouhaha over disclosure of producer compensation ("Don't Ask, Don't Tell?") was fast and furious.