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Patriot Underwriters will begin distributing SPARTA Insurance Holdings’ workers’ compensation insurance in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Florida.
Seeking closer cooperation on insurance-related matters, regulators in New York and El Salvador have signed a memorandum of understanding between their two jurisdictions.
A correctional officer working as a bouncer while claiming an injury, a business owner underreporting his paid staff and a construction company using a forged insurance certificate were among those arrested and accused of fraud by New York’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
Calling for “much-needed transparency, accountability and fairness,” in consumer reimbursement for out-of-network health care, New York’s attorney general revealed details of a new, nationwide database to bring about change.
Guard Insurance Group is now offering its Businessowner’s Policy coverage, with additional Commercial Excess Liability policy access, in New York.
An Ulster County, N.Y., man was charged with altering a home heating oil receipt to support a $20,000 insurance claim for damages to a home in Kingston.
Chairman of N.Y. brokerage accused of $22 million investment fraud
The chairman of New York-based brokerage firm FTC Capital Markets faces multiple charges stemming from an alleged $22 million scheme, including making unauthorized purchases of high-risk securities.
New York insurance regulators have updated a few of the provisions of their proposed broker compensation regulations, according to a state trade association, which says the changes will ease the … Read →
Two Westchester County, N.Y., public adjuster companies were fined $25,000 each for soliciting business outside of business hours and one also was cited for operating without a license.
A West Seneca, N.Y., bill collector faces charges of forgery and grand larceny for cashing her deceased mother’s workers’ compensation checks.

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Pa. broker adds $181,000 commission to $2.1M false insurance invoice
A.M. Best rates Pa.-based insurer’s outlook ‘negative’
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