Insurance Department News Releases

2009 News Releases

The table below shows Insurance Department news releases issued during 2009.

The first column contains the Release Date and second column contains the Subject.

Release Date	Subject
12/30/2009	Saratoga County Couple Arrested for Cashing Dead Father's Checks
12/28/2009	Two Insurance Companies Directed to Offer to Reinstate 260 Homeowners' Policies Across State
12/22/2009	Consumers Should Consider Flood Insurance Protection
12/16/2009	Wrynn Names Fritsch Deputy Superintendent
12/16/2009	Insurer Directed To Offer To Renew Homeowners' Policies For 113 Long Island Property Owners
12/11/2009	Statement by NYS Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn on the New York Liquidation Bureau's 100th Anniversary
12/10/2009	Updated: New York Health Insurers To Dividend More Than $1.2 Billion To Out-Of-State Corporate Parents
12/10/2009	Wrynn Announces Leadership Team Changes
12/04/2009	Applicants Seeking Specific Insurance Department Licenses Must Submit Electronic Fingerprints Beginning Dec. 15
12/01/2009	Queens Woman Arrested For Filing Phony Insurance Claims
11/30/2009	Delaware County Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud
11/24/2009	Ex-Insurance Agent in Queens Arrested for Embezzling Funds
11/24/2009	Wrynn Proposes Revisions To No-Fault Insurance Regulation
11/23/2009	Fishing Video Used In Ulster County Man's Arrest
11/20/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Insurance Department Recovered $8.12 Million for Consumers Last Quarter
11/19/2009	Albany County Woman Accused Of Insurance Fraud
11/12/2009	Endicott Man Who Reported Motorcycle Stolen Arrested
11/09/2009	Senior Citizens Urged To Be Cautious Of High-Pressure Sales Pitches During Medicare Open Enrollment Period
11/05/2009	Documenting Property Losses And Filing Claims Quickly Are Key To Achieving Settlements After A Winter Storm Hits
11/03/2009	Tioga County Man Accused Of Filing False Insurance Claim
11/02/2009	Reviewing Insurance Policies A Good First Step To Be Prepared For Severe Winter Storms
10/29/2009	Insurance Regulators From New York And El Salvador Sign Cooperation Arrangement
10/26/2009	Ulster County Man Accused Of Falsifying Insurance Claim
10/23/2009	Brooks To Address New York Gay & Lesbian Chamber
10/20/2009	Adirondack First On Auto Insurance Ranking Report
10/19/2009	Westchester County Public Adjuster Companies Each Fined $25,000
10/16/2009	Insurance Agents And Brokers Fined For Accepting Kickbacks
10/16/2009	Bill Collector Who Cashed Dead Mother's Checks Arrested
10/14/2009	Title Insurance Crimes Target Of New Frauds Unit
10/13/2009	Syracuse Man Accused Of Lying To Get Health Care Benefits
10/06/2009	2009 Auto Insurer Complaint Ranking Released
10/06/2009	Ulster Woman Who Claimed Disability Arrested For Fraud
09/22/2009	New York State Insurance Department Receives NAIC Accreditation Honors
09/21/2009	Statement On Moody's Decision To Participate In Thursday's Hearing On The Credit Rating System By New York Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn
09/16/2009	Health Insurance Fraud Case Linked To Identity Theft
09/14/2009	Media Advisory: Insurance Department Holding Public Hearing In New York City September 16 On Life Insurance, Annuity Sales Suitability
09/11/2009	Senate Confirms Wrynn as Insurance Superintendent
09/10/2009	Department Submits Proposed Producer Compensation Transparency Regulation To The Governor's Office Of Regulatory Reform
09/10/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Health Insurers Must Cover Children's Flu Shots
09/09/2009	NAIC To Hold Public Hearing On Credit Rating Agencies (PDF Format)
09/03/2009	Contractor Arrested for Fraud in Suffolk County
09/03/2009	Freeport Woman Accused of Stealing $39,000 in Benefits
09/03/2009	Hauppauge Contractor Accused of Workers' Comp Fraud
09/01/2009	Acting Superintendent Wrynn Appoints Hayes To Head New York Liquidation Bureau
08/27/2009	Insurance Department Expanding Its On-Site Disaster Recovery Assistance In Southern Tier
08/25/2009	Insurance Department's On-Site Disaster Aid Facility Being Dispatched to Assist Silver Creek-Area Residents
08/21/2009	Insurance Department to Activate On-Site Disaster Aid Center for Western New Yorkers Affected by Flooding
08/19/2009	Governor Paterson Announces GEICO To Create New Operations Site In Erie County
08/14/2009	Oneonta Man Arrested On Charges That He Set Home Ablaze
08/14/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Administration Appointments
08/13/2009	Governor Paterson Takes Action Against Misleading Sales of Limited Benefit Health Insurance Plans
08/13/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Crackdown on Misleading Sales of Limited Benefit Health Insurance Plans
08/12/2009	Franklin County Woman Arrested For Insurance Fraud
08/10/2009	Media Advisory: Insurance Department Holding Public Hearing In Albany August 13 On Life Insurance, Annuity Sales Suitability
08/10/2009	New Parents Need To Review Their Family's Insurance Needs
08/10/2009	Oneida County Cable Technician Arrested For Taking $18,600
08/05/2009	Governor Paterson Announces More Than $13 Million Recovered For Insurance Consumers
08/04/2009	Oneida County Heavy Equipment Operator Accused Of Fraud
08/03/2009	Media Advisory: Insurance Department Holding Public Hearing In Buffalo August 6 On Life Insurance, Annuity Sales Suitability
07/30/2009	Governor Paterson Signs Legislation to Make Health Insurance More Affordable and Improve Access to Health Care
07/28/2009	Insurance Regulators From New York and China Sign Cooperation Arrangement
07/27/2009	Brooks Named To Head Key Committee By The National Association Of Insurance Commissioners
07/24/2009	Ulster County Man Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud
07/23/2009	Bed and Breakfast Scam Leads to Oneida County Man's Arrest
07/23/2009	Steuben County Woman Arrested after Forging Letter
07/22/2009	Governor Paterson Outlines Health Care Reform Principles in Letter to Congressional Delegation (PDF Format)
07/20/2009	Insurance Regulators from New York and Thailand Sign Cooperation Arrangement
07/17/2009	New York Approves Syncora Guarantee Restructuring
07/17/2009	Report Compares Four Comprehensive Reform Proposals and Their Impact on Health Insurance Coverage in New York
07/09/2009	Low-Cost Health Insurance Often Too Good To Be True
07/09/2009	Consumer Advisory: Online Courses May Lower Auto Insurance Premiums
07/08/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Administration Appointments
07/08/2009	Department To Hold Four Hearings On Suitability Of Life, Annuity Sales
07/08/2009	State Announces Delay In New Medical Malpractice Rates
07/07/2009	Fraudulent Insurance Claim Leads To Endicott Man's Arrest
07/06/2009	Insurance Agents, Brokers Targeted In Identity Theft Scam
07/06/2009	Woman Arrested For Cashing Dead Sister's Checks
07/06/2009	New York, Japan Insurance Regulators Sign Cooperation Arrangement
07/02/2009	Title Insurance Company Owner/Operator Charged In $1.7 Million Fraud Scheme (PDF Format)
07/02/2009	DA Donovan: Two Former SI Residents Accused of $1 Million Real Estate Title Fraud, Tax Evasion (PDF Format)
07/01/2009	Dinallo Urges Insurance Licensees To Protect Their Businesses By Complying With US Rules On International Transactions
06/30/2009	Insurance Department Gives Fire Departments $48.5 Million
06/30/2009	Department Approves AIG's Sale Of Personal Auto Business
06/26/2009	Carpenter Arrested For Workers' Comp Fraud In Utica
06/23/2009	Ex-Insurance Company Officer Sentenced To Federal Prison
06/18/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Insurance Regulation to Make Historic Heathcare Reform Permanent
06/10/2009	Capitol Newspaper Names Department’s Finer “Rising Star”
06/08/2009	State Report Demonstrates Cost of Deregulation of Health Insurance Premiums
05/28/2009	Statement From Governor David A. Paterson (PDF Format)
05/28/2009	New Rochelle Doctor Arraigned On Insurance Fraud Charges
05/26/2009	President of Title Insurance Agency Arrested for Misappropriating Millions of Dollars (PDF Format)
05/19/2009	Dinallo: Insurers Refunded $217 Million To New Yorkers, Fined $18 Million
05/15/2009	Governor Paterson Introduces Legislation to Make Health Insurance More Affordable and Improve Access to Health Care
05/13/2009	California Man Who Hid Car in Orange County Arrested
05/05/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Legislation To Make Timonthy's Law Permanent
04/30/2009	Wayne County Man Charged In $233,000 Insurance Scam
04/27/2009	Marriage, Not Dating, Is The Key To Healthy Regulation
04/17/2009	Allstate Should Report Any Illegal Or Inappropriate Use Of Credit Default Swaps
04/15/2009	Shoplifting Case Leads to Rochester Insurance Fraud Arrest
04/14/2009	Geneva Masonry Subcontractor Arrested for Fraud
04/13/2009	Tonawanda Auto Mechanics Charged In Insurance Fraud Case
04/08/2009	Buffalo Woman Arrested For Insurance Fraud
04/07/2009	Dinallo Announces $14.2 Million Recovered For Consumers In Past Six Months
04/02/2009	Washington County Skydiver Arrested For Workers' Comp Fraud
03/31/2009	New York, Macau Insurance Regulators Sign Cooperation Arrangement
03/31/2009	Medical Office Workers Arrested For 70 Fraudulent Claims
03/25/2009	First of Three Men is Sentenced for Torching Pickup Truck
03/25/2009	Federal Judge Sentences Poughkeepsie Man To Prison And To Make $133,000 In Restitution Over Insurance Scheme
03/23/2009	Legislation Proposed To Regulate Life Settlement Business
03/20/2009	Governor Paterson, Majority Leader Smith and Speaker Silver Enact Legislation to Ensure Continued Access to Health Insurance for Unemployed New Yorkers (PDF Format)
03/19/2009	Orange County Man Forged Claims To Collect $11,360
03/19/2009	Watervliet Man Arrested For Fraudulent Insurance Claim
03/12/2009	Fraud Investigations Led To 755 Arrests Across State In 2008
03/12/2009	Governor Paterson Announces Program To Offer Affordable Health Insurance In Central New York (PDF Format)
03/12/2009	Advice For The Cash-Strapped Consumer.Protect Yourself With Auto Insurance And Look Into Possible Savings
03/11/2009	Governor Paterson Proposes Legislation To Ensure Continued Access To Health Insurance For Unemployed New Yorkers (PDF Format)
03/10/2009	Ballston Spa Man Arrested For $2,450 Workers' Comp Fraud
03/06/2009	Colorado Woman Accused Of Workers' Comp Fraud
03/05/2009	Utica Man Arrested For Insurance Fraud, Related Charges
03/04/2009	Investigation Leading To Recovery Of $9 Million Among Major Cases Probed By Insurance Department In 2008
03/03/2009	Excess Line Brokers Can File Online With Department's Excess Line Premium Tax Program
03/03/2009	Department Provides Anti-Rebating And Inducement Guidance To Brokers And Agents
03/02/2009	Workers Getting Increased Benefits and Disputed Claims Being Resolved Faster as Progress Continues in Implementing Workers' Comp Reform (PDF Format)
02/26/2009	Governor Paterson Asks Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner To Help Protect Local Governments' Ability To Borrow
02/19/2009	Dinallo Reminds Insurers Annual Financial Statements Must Comply With New York Law On Accounting Practices
02/18/2009	Many Policies Limit Insurance Coverage For Valuables
02/18/2009	Department Facilities, Supervises MBIA Split; Should Add Capacity To Municipal Bond Insurance Market
02/09/2009	Business Owner Charged With Violating Workers' Comp Law (PDF Format)
02/05/2009	Two From Buffalo Area Arrested For False Insurance Claim
01/30/2009	Rochester Man Arrested For Cashing Deceased Mother's Checks
01/22/2009	Dinallo Announces Approval Of Agreements To Commute Troubled Credit Default Swaps And Reinsure Municipal Bonds At CIFG
01/22/2009	Suffolk County Man Arrested For Workers’ Comp Fraud
01/21/2009	Insurers Did Not Systematically "Steer" Auto Body Repair Customers To Designated Shops, Investigation Finds
01/16/2009	Oneonta Man Accused Of Buying Insurance After Accident
01/16/2009	Rochester Man Charged With Workers' Comp Fraud
01/07/2009	In First State of the State Address, Governor Paterson Outlines Plan for a Stronger New York: Talks of Confronting Fiscal Crisis Head On and Lays Out Progressive Policy Agenda to Help Working Families in these Difficult Times