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Trade groups slam NY comp regulation
11 February 2010
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) association will go ahead with legal action to stop a new piece of producer compensation disclosure regulation that has been proposed by the New York state insurance department.
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After months of negotiations the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) association has announced it will go ahead with legal action to stop a new piece of producer compensation disclosure regulation that has been proposed by the New York state insurance department.
The regulation, which will require insurance producers to disclose to their clients certain information about how insurance companies and others compensate them, is a revision to a proposal that the department published on December 2 2009. IIABNY said at that time that it was considering legal action to block it.
State insurance superintendent James Wrynn said the regulation will provide transparency by requiring brokers and agents to describe to consumers their role in the transaction and how they get paid. The customer will also have the right to request a detailed statement about compensation. “This regulation will provide New Yorkers buying insurance with an...
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