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Rest in Peace: Agents Move On From Contingent Commission Controversy
(8/3/2011)
In a good sign for agents and brokers, the insurance press is writing the public policy obituary for the contingent commission controversy, which was initially manufactured in late 2004 by then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer... Full Story
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NY Supreme Court Rules State Can Mandate Compensation Disclosure
(11/30/2010)
The New York State Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of the New York State Insurance Department on the Article 78 lawsuit, upholding the NYSID’s authority to promulgate Regulation 194, which mandates compensation disclosure... Full Story
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NY DOI to Meet Again This Week With PIA of New York On Disclosure Draft
(8/24/2010)
The New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) sent PIA of New York an advance copy of its draft Circular Letter defining the implementation and compliance rules of Regulation 194, the state’s disclosure regulation scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2011... Full Story
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Marsh’s Main Brokerage to Forego Some, Not All, Contingents
(3/31/2010)
Giant insurance broker Marsh says its main brokerage unit will not accept contingent commissions on business for U.S. or Canadian clients but its Marsh & McLennan Agency and its affinity and personal lines business units will... Full Story
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New York Insurance Department Modifies Agent Disclosure Rule
(2/2/2010)
Citing concerns raised by PIA of New York, Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn indicated that New York’s controversial proposal for producer compensation regulations will be modified to make it easier for agents to fulfill the requirements... Full Story
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Marsh Settles Lawsuits for $400 Million, Admits No Wrongdoing
(11/17/2009)
Insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. will pay $400 million as part of a class action settlement filed five years ago by state pension plan administrators in New Jersey and Ohio in connection with a probe of the company’s acceptance of contingent commissions... Full Story
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Mega-Brokers Want Contingent Commissions Reinstated, Talks Underway
(9/22/2009)
Regulators are conducting negotiations to revise, or even lift, the 2005 ban on contingent commissions for the three largest brokers as measured by revenue, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal... Full Story
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Improvements Made to Proposed Disclosure Rule in New York
(9/15/2009)
Changes to a proposed New York producer compensation disclosure regulation have improved the rule in part, according to PIA... Full Story
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