New York lawmakers have amended a windstorm deductible bill in a manner that one industry trade group says would end the confusion over windstorm triggers for the state’s coastal property owners.

The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York State have begun their annual Company Performance Surveys, gauging insurance producers’ views of the companies they represent.

The New York State Assembly passed a bill preventing state agencies from accepting advertisements in their publications that closely relate to that agency’s regulatory authority.

An insurance industry trade group has renewed its call to New York regulators to halt plans to implement new broker compensation disclosure rules.

New York Gov. David A. Paterson wants to revive the state’s global insurance exchange, seeking to mirror the operation of Lloyd’s of London.