The New York State Insurance Department has promoted its special counsel to a deputy superintendent position overseeing the life insurance industry.

New York officials are examining the marketing practices of companies selling limited benefit health insurance plans in the state, after fining one company $700,000 for violations of state insurance law.

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A little over three months after Gov. David A. Paterson tapped him to head the New York Insurance Fund, the governor has appointed James J. Wrynn as the next superintendent …  Read →

New York State Insurance Department and China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) instated a memorandum of understanding, the most recent in a series of agreements with foreign countries’ insurance authorities, that …  Read →

The New York State Insurance Department announced it has recovered $13.6 million from insurance companies over consumer complaints filed between April 1 and June 30.

Regulators say the money recovered for …  Read →

New York Gov. David A. Paterson has signed into law a series of health reform efforts, including extending coverage to those who have lost their jobs and increasing the age …  Read →

The states’ insurance commissioners have gone on the offensive after several media reports questioned the efforts of state insurance regulators in the handling of American International Group Inc. policies.

The National …  Read →

On the job as acting New York insurance superintendent for less than a month, Kermitt J. Brooks has been named to a key working committee of the National Association of …  Read →

New York State Insurance Department and Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) signed a memorandum of understanding that enables cooperation on insurance-related issues, the latest in a string of cooperative …  Read →

Consumers looking for a 10% discount on their automobile or motorcycle insurance in New York can now save some money on their polices by proving their knowledge of how to …  Read →