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FOR RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2012
Cuomo: Homeowners will not have to pay hurricane deductibles
New York
- PIANY’s certificates of insurance bill amended, poised to move
- Rebuilding after sandy, but with costly new rules
- New York Health Benefit Exchange holding advisory meetings
- DFS Mobile Command Center to locations in Suffolk County
- PIANY members invited to a webinar on NYS Health Benefit Exchange, May 17
- Insurance professionals share lessons from Sandy at PIANY’s Long Island RAP
- Cuomo re: ConEd bonuses, PIANY requests ‘failure sequence report’
- Cuomo sends DFS mobile command center to Nassau, Suffolk
- Bryan receives Community Service award from PIANY
- Cuomo and HUD announce Disaster Recovery Action Plan
- I.I.I.: 93 percent of Sandy claims settled in N.Y., N.J.
- State settles with nation's second largest 'force-placed' insurer
- Assembly Insurance Committee Chair shares coffee with PIANY
- Cuomo details $1.2 billion savings from WC reforms in budget
- Cuomo demands change to mortgage guidelines of Sandy victims
- NAIC releases 2012 annual report
- Flood insurance essentials seminar for Melville agents, April 11
- New York 2013-14 budget passed
- N.Y., N.J. and Conn. small business owners report Sandy impacts
- N.Y. updates agents, brokers on health insurance exchange
- Cuomo, legislative leaders outline agreement on 2013-14 budget
- NYCIRB analyzes proposed workers' compensation reform bills
- DFS identifies banks with worst Sandy aid statistics
- PIANY attends Assembly Insurance Committee post-Sandy roundtable
- Committee reports PIANY bill for policyholder protections
- Bill would spread out flood insurance premium hikes
- PIANY meets with New York legislators on insurance issues
- Study: Sandy battered the poor hardest
- Cuomo announces review of banks' post-Sandy mortgage practices
- WSJ reports on legal issues arising from fallout of Sandy
- DFS program lets banks meet with homeowners seeking Sandy funds
- PIANY testifies on post-Sandy claims handling; warns against excessive regulation
- DFS circular letter on post-moratorium treatment of policyholders
- N.Y. Senate committee to consider insurance certificates bill
- FEMA disaster assistance deadline extended
- DFS to expedite claims in areas affected by Sandy
- DFS to offer mediation for disputed or denied Sandy claims
- DFS investigating insurers for unacceptable practices after Sandy
- Cuomo announces housing extension for Sandy victims
- PIANY meets with DFS to discuss post-Sandy issues
- Bill would require liability insurance as condition of gun ownership
- PIANY met with new Assembly Insurance Committee Chair
- PIANY to meet with new Assembly Insurance Committee Chair
- DFS extends moratorium to Feb. 27 for certain ZIP codes
- PIANY participates in Albany Scaffold Law Reform Lobby Day
- Cuomo investigation: $200M in Sandy funds not released by banks to homeowners
- Myriad insurance proposals introduced in N.Y. Legislature
- NYC plans for Sandy aid include home-repair grants, tech contest
- PIWA member wholesalers announce coastal market property availability
- Court keeps insurers' late notice defense alive despite 2008 law
- N.Y. Senate task force on Sandy releases preliminary report
- Cuomo seeking home buyouts in flood zones
- Canady wins PIANY scholarship at MetroRAP
- Krumpholc wins PIANY scholarship at MetroRAP
- Employers required to use New Fair Credit Reporting Act 'Summary of Rights'
- DFS extends cancellation moratorium 14 days for certain ZIP codes
- Twice as many structures in FEMA's redrawn N.Y. flood zones
- PIANY in talks with NYPIUA over easing underwriting guidelines
- Bill would increase penalties for leaving scene of accident
- NYS issues Disaster Response Report Card
- Executive Budget includes raid $1.75 billion on NYSIF reserves
- Wage Theft Prevention Act employee notices must be distributed by Feb. 1, 2013
- Assembly Majority Leader reintroduces certificate legislation, PIANY's top-priority
- PIANY applauds Cahill appointment to Assembly Insurance Committee Chair by Speaker Silver
- Senate delays vote on emergency Sandy aid
- Leff to receive presidential citation from PIANY
- Cuomo cautions consumers against repair fraud
- PIANY to honor Romanelli as MetroRAP Executive of the Year
- Sternberg named PIANY’s MetroRAP Industry Professional of the Year
- DFS posts fifth amended order re: suspension of certain insurance, banking law provisions
- Gov. Cuomo thanks N.Y. congressional delegation for Sandy-aid efforts
- Workers' compensation legislation introduced by state lawmakers
- DFS moratorium set to expire on Jan. 16, 2013
- PIANY applauds NYS 2100 Commission insurance recommendations
- Silver advances legislation to protect home, business owners
- Cuomo announces housing extension for Hurricane Sandy victims
- DFS offering insurance assistance in, around NYC area
- DFS may extend moratorium for certain ZIP codes
- Insurance Committee Chair Morelle appointed new majority leader
- Lawmakers seek to limit hurricane deductibles
- Cuomo focuses on unemployment insurance, WC, group trust reform
- DFS officially extends cancellation moratorium to Jan. 16
- Industry icon plugs PIANY/NYIA conference
- Court hears claim that lenders required exorbitant flood insurance
- Tri-state PIA presidents issue letter to carriers re: Sandy-affected agents
- Gov. Cuomo on congressional failure to pass Sandy relief package
- WSJ: Suits roll in after Sandy
- DFS to extend post-Sandy moratorium for fourth term
- Sandy Bill passes Senate, uncertain future in House
- PIA files formal complaint against law firm for unethical ads
- Mandate Relief Council meeting open to public, streaming on web
- Cuomo vetoes supplementary uninsured auto insurance bill
- Federal government approves health insurance exchange in N.Y.
- DFS extends moratorium again for select counties
- DFS extends moratorium on terminations/cancellations again
- Assembly public hearing to examine long-term care insurance
- NICB: Questionable claims in N.Y. from 2009-11 up 9 percent
- FEMA disaster assistance deadline extended in N.Y.
- FEMA to hold flood insurance briefings in Suffolk, Nassau counties
- Supplementary uninsured/underinsured motorist bill sent to Cuomo
- License, document fees waived for Sandy victims
- NYIA: Cuomo's post-Sandy regulations unnecessary
- Cuomo warns homeowners about repair scams in wake of Sandy
- New Yorkers have 30 days to register for FEMA disaster aid, Dec. 31, 2012
- Site lets New Yorkers grade insurers, file complaints, find info
- Cuomo proposes $9 billion for storm damage prevention
- NYSIF policyholders affected by Sandy have payment extension
- NCIDA: Nassau County businesses may be eligible for assistance







