Articles by Kenneth J. St. Onge

New York Plans First Steps to Creating Lloyd’s Competitor

New York regulators are aggressively pursuing plans for a reincarnation of the New York Insurance Exchange and expect to assemble a “working group” of industry insiders within the next two weeks who will guide the revival of a Lloyd’s of …

New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Fee Schedule for PIP Claims

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled the state’s insurance regulator can implement a medical fee schedule for treatments covered by Personal Injury Protection (PIP). The decision upholds an August decision by a state appeals court. “We are gratified by …

Kicking off Fantasy Football Coverage

New York Brokerage Building Suite of Fantasy Sports Insurance Products Fantasy football: It’s a decade-old, multi-billion dollar industry that involves hundreds of companies and directly touches the lives of roughly 27 million Americans. So it makes sense that, eventually, the …

Agents’ New Lobbying Agenda

The 2,074-page health care bill includes a range of items that some say could be time bombs in waiting for some agencies – or new opportunities. Until this year, health care was a minor blip on the radar of insurance …

New York Regulator Proposes Changes to No-Fault Insurance Coverage

The New York State Insurance Department is proposing new regulations for no-fault auto insurance coverage in the Empire State, in a move aimed at reducing fraud. “We have to be vigilant in protecting the pocketbooks of consumers,” said Superintendent James …

New York Regulator Proposes Changes to No-Fault Insurance Coverage

The New York State Insurance Department is proposing new regulations for no-fault auto insurance coverage in Empire State, in a move the state’s top regulator says will help reduce fraud. “We have to be vigilant in protecting the pocketbooks of …

New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Fee Schedule for PIP Claims

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled the state’s insurance regulator can implement a medical fee schedule for treatments covered by Personal Injury Protection (PIP). The decision upholds an August decision by a state appeals court. “We are gratified by …

Health Care Reform Dominates Trade Group’s Lobbying Agenda

Until this year, health care was a minor blip on the radar of insurance agents’ policy efforts in D.C. But with a major reform bill imminent, key trade groups are devoting nearly all of their time to try and tweak …

Safety First

Amid all the federal wrangling over national health insurance reform, many states in the Northeast and elsewhere are focusing on smaller, targeted efforts that affect property/casualty insurers as much or more than health insurers: patient safety. Much of these reforms …

Insuring Fantasies

New York Brokerage Building Suite of Fantasy Sports Insurance Products It’s a decade-old, multi-billion dollar industry that involves hundreds of companies and directly touches the lives of roughly 27 million Americans. So it makes sense that, eventually, the insurance industry …