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If you are a member of the press and would like more information, please call the Public Affairs Office at (212) 709-1691. Media inquiries can also be e-mailed to the following address: public-affairs@dfs.ny.gov

Release Date	Subject
05/16/2012	Cuomo Administration Program To Stem Foreclosures To Visit Homeowners In Nassau County
05/14/2012	Governor Cuomo Announces New Rules Directing Insurers to Pay Unclaimed Life Insurance Proceeds
05/11/2012	Cuomo Administration Program To Stem Foreclosures To Visit Homeowners In Syracuse
05/08/2012	Department of Financial Services Fines Insurers $2.7 Million for Failing to Notify Small Businesses of Mental Health Coverage Options
05/08/2012	Cuomo Administration Program to Stem Foreclosures to Visit Homeowners in Glenville, Schenectady County
05/01/2012	Cuomo Administration Expands Effort To End No-Fault Fraud; Aimed At Stopping Rapid Rise In Auto Insurance Rates
04/30/2012	Cuomo Administration Program To Stem Foreclosures To Visit Homeowners In Orange And Sullivan Counties
04/27/2012	DFS Superintendent Lawsky Announces Two Western New York Defendants Sentenced For Scamming Seniors
04/26/2012	Department Of Financial Services To Hold Public Hearings On Force-Placed Insurance
04/24/2012	Cuomo Administration Program to Stem Foreclosures to Visit Bronx Homeowners
04/23/2012	Governor Cuomo Announces DFS Investigation Into Life Insurers Recovers More Than A Quarter Billion Dollars In Unpaid Benefits For Consumers Nationwide
04/19/2012	Department Of Financial Services Gets Hartford Life To Pay $24 Million To 300,000 Covered By Accidental Death And Dismemberment Insurance Policies
04/19/2012	Department Of Financial Services Fines Excellus Nearly $1 Million For Failing To Cover Emergency Room Claims
04/16/2012	Cuomo Administration Program to Stem Foreclosures to Visit Suffolk County Homeowners in Huntington Station
04/09/2012	Cuomo Administration Program to Stem Foreclosures to Visit Hempstead Area Homeowners
04/06/2012	Property/Casualty Rate and Form Filings Now Accessible Using Department's Website, Superintendent Lawsky Says
04/05/2012	Department Of Financial Services Expands Probe Into Force-Placed Insurance, Demanding Explanation For High Rates; Will Hold Public Hearings
03/28/2012	Superintendent Lawsky Announces Nine Appointments To New State Charter Bank Advisory Board
03/23/2012	Superintendent Lawsky Announces Cross County Savings Bank Converts to State Charter
03/22/2012	Department of Financial Services: Health Insurance Exchange is Vital to Small Business Growth; Will Help Economy Grow & Create Jobs
03/16/2012	Cuomo Administration Program To Stem Foreclosures To Visit Lindenhurst Area Homeowners
03/14/2012	Foreclosure Prevention Specialists to Meet with Homeowners Friday, March 16 at Post Community Park in Massapequa
03/12/2012	Cuomo Administration Program To Stem Foreclosures To Visit Nassau County Homeowners
03/08/2012	Governor Cuomo Announces New Statewide Initiative To Rid The State's No-Fault Insurance System Of Deceptive Doctors And Shut Down Medical Mills
03/07/2012	Governor Cuomo Announces Department Of Financial Services Investigation Into Out-Of-Network Medical Costs Affecting New Yorkers Across The State
03/06/2012	Cuomo Administration Program To Stem Foreclosures To Visit Crown Heights In Brooklyn
02/24/2012	Cuomo Administration Moves To Protect Insurance Benefits Of New York Soldiers, Veterans, And Their Families
02/22/2012	Cuomo Administration Addresses Foreclosure Issues In Rockland County
02/21/2012	Department Of Financial Services Program To Stem Mortgage Foreclosures To Visit Spring Valley In Rockland County
02/15/2012	Department Of Financial Services Launches Industry Wide Audit Of Rising Health Insurance Rates
02/10/2012	Deputy Superintendent Of Financial Services James Wrynn To Join Goldberg Segalla Law Firm
02/09/2012	Department of Financial Services Launching Statewide Foreclosure Relief Effort
02/07/2012	Department of Financial Services Launching Statewide Effort to Stem Mortgage Foreclosures

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Video

DFS Investigation: Unpaid Life Insurance Benefits Press Conference

April 23, 2012

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Speeches and Testimony

May 18, 2011: Testimony of Benjamin M. Lawsky Before the New York Senate Committees on Insurance and Banking

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Public Hearings

The department holds public hearings on certain Insurance related issues that are open to the public. Interested parties may also testify at these hearings, or submit written comments to be included in the hearing record.