Insurance News Releases: 2009

The table below shows NYS 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