Articles by Kenneth J. St. Onge

Latin Agents Group Launches in New York

Country Sees Growing Power of Hispanic Agents and Customers A group of New York insurance agents has launched a new trade group for Latin insurance producers as well as brokers who serve the Hispanic community in the Northeast. Elmer Rivera, …

The Great Unbundling

Rightly or wrongly, the six-year-old battle over the payment of contingent commissions is reshaping the way the insurance-selling industry gets paid. It’s a practice that, at least for the big brokers, is vanishing. It’s a change that in some circumstances …

Latin Agent Groups Growing, Starting Up, Going ‘Mainstream’

Florida Group Stresses Educational Offerings, Serving Non-Latin Agents Following the success of agents in Florida and California, a group of New York insurance agents has launched a new trade group for Latin insurance producers as well as brokers who serve …

Latin Agents Group Launched in New York

A group of New York insurance agents has launched a new trade group for Latin insurance producers as well as brokers who serve the Hispanic community in the Northeast. Elmer Rivera, New York branch manager for Jimcor Agencies and founder …

Data Shows Med Mal Indemnity Payments in Connecticut Fell

Fewer than half of the medical malpractice claims settled by Connecticut insurers over the last four years resulted in payments to patients, and the average size of those payments fell last year, according a new report by state regulators. The …

Injured Passenger Can Sue Airline for Negligence in State Court

A disabled passenger who fell and injured himself while exiting a commuter plane in Philadelphia can sue the airline in state court, a federal court has ruled. The suit – which a lower court tossed, ruling that federal law preempts …

Trade Groups Sue New York over Pay-Disclosure Rules

Agents Vow to Fight Regulations Two trade groups for New York insurance agents are suing the state’s insurance regulator over new rules that will force them to reveal to clients how much they are paid for a particular transaction. The …

Massachusetts AG Wants New Regulations for Insurers, Agents

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is proposing new regulations that she says will rein in sales and underwriting practices for auto insurers and agents in the state. The regulations come in response to a report issued by her office in …

Storm Management

The Atlantic hurricane season forecasts are in and they aren’t pretty. All the major forecasters have predicted the season will be much more active than last season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects an “active to extremely active” …

New York Insurance Regulator Hands Out Large Fines

New York insurance regulators have handed out some sizable fines in the last several months, according to a new report, including a $360,000 fine for a large national insurer that overcharged auto insurance customers over several years. Clarendon National Insurance …