Insurance News Releases: 1998

The table below shows NYS Insurance Department news releases issued during 1998.

The first column contains the Release Date and second column contains the Subject.

Release Date	Subject
12/29/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on Managed Health Proposed Rate Increase
12/16/1998	New York State Insurance Department Ranks Auto Insurers by Consumer Complaints
12/15/1998	Department Releases Annual Health Complaint Ranking
12/10/1998	New York State Insurance Department Gives Fraud Fighting Award to Progressive Insurance
12/09/1998	State Distributes Additional $35.9 Million to Health Insurers
12/07/1998	New York Insurance Department Launches New "One Stop Shopping" Health Insurance Resource Center for Consumers
11/27/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on Vytra Healthcare Proposed Rate Increase
11/25/1998	Levin Approves New Trust Deed Language for Lloyd's
11/20/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on Health Services Corporation Proposed Rate Increase
11/20/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on Preferred Care Proposed Rate Increase
11/19/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on United Healthcare of New York Proposed Rate Increase
11/19/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Two Public Hearings on Community Health Plan Proposed Rate Increases
11/18/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on HUM Healthcare Proposed Rate Increase
11/09/1998	New York State Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Rate Increases for Blue Shield of Northeastern and HealthNow
11/09/1998	New York Insurance Department to Hold Public Hearing on Health Care Plan's Proposed Rate Increase
11/05/1998	New York State Insurance Department to Hold Three Public Hearings on MVP Health Plan's Proposed Rate Changes
10/26/1998	Insurance Department Issues 1998 Auto Guide for Consumers
10/21/1998	International Commission Holds First Meeting; Agrees Unanimously to Ask Eagleburger to Serve as Chairman
10/08/1998	Superintendent Levin Offers Help to New York's Seniors Affected by Nationwide Medicare HMO Changes
09/28/1998	MONY Demutualization Hearing Scheduled
09/16/1998	New York's Largest Auto Insurers to Decrease Rates
09/10/1998	Generali Joins the Historic International Commission
09/09/1998	State Distributes $9.5 Million to Empire, United Healthcare and Other Carriers to Reduce Rates for Seniors
09/08/1998	Superintendent Levin Advises Consumers to Call Hotline for Storm-Related Complaints and Inquiries
09/03/1998	Superintendent Levin Names George L. Johansen Deputy Director of Frauds Bureau
08/27/1998	Insurance Department Announces Public Hearings on Rate Increases Proposed by Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield Healthnet
08/25/1998	Four More European Insurers Agree to Resolve Outstanding Claims of Holocaust Victims
08/20/1998	Tri-State Press Release: New York, Florida & California - First European Insurer Agrees to Resolve Outstanding Claims of Holocaust Victims; Zurich Insurance Signs Memoranum of Understanding Establishing Historic International Commission
08/14/1998	First European Insurer Agrees to Resolve Outstanding Claims of Holocaust Victims
08/11/1998	Department Releases Financial Report on Oxford Health Plans
08/05/1998	Superintendent Levin Announces Nov. 5 Deadline for Insurers to Comply with New Holocaust Victims Insurance Law
07/31/1998	Insurance Dept. Responds to all Insurance Claim Questions and Complaints in the Wake of the Times Square Accident
06/30/1998	Superintendent Levin Names New Chief of Insurance Frauds Bureau
06/30/1998	Superintendent Levin Names Pietroluongo Deputy Superintendent
05/28/1998	State Farm Files for 3.6 Percent Average Rate Decrease
05/18/1998	Governor Pataki: Small Business Investment Program Operational
05/08/1998	Governor Pataki Signs Homeowners Insurance Assoc. Extender
04/30/1998	Department Asks Insurers About Their Coverage for Viagra
04/22/1998	State to Distribute $110 Million to Help Alleviate Health Insurance Rate Increases for Individuals and Small Groups
04/02/1998	Superintendent Levin Tells Oxford Board to Stop $9 Million Severence Package for Former Chairman Wiggins
03/17/1998	New York State Insurance Department Part of National Effort to Gain Justice for Holocaust Survivors and Their Heirs
03/06/1998	Integrated Benefits Rate Hearing
02/26/1998	Department Streamlines Ordering of Publications Through an 800 Number and Its Website
02/26/1998	Insurance Department Announces Public Hearing on Rate Increase Proposed by Oxford Health Plans
02/25/1998	Hearing Set for Pioneer Mutual Insurance Company Proposed Demutualization
02/24/1998	New York State Insurance Department Issues Statement on Oxford Health Plans, Inc
02/06/1998	Ralph Fatigate Named Co-Assistant Director of Insurance Department's Frauds Bureau
02/05/1998	Superintendent Levin Announces Licensing of MTA Subsidiary as First Captive Insurance Company in New York State
02/04/1998	Governor Pataki Encourages Holocaust Survivors or Heirs to Testify at Public Hearing on Insurance Claims
02/02/1998	Insurance Fraud Arrests Up 140% During Pataki Administration
02/02/1998	Managed Health Rate Hearing
01/28/1998	Mark Presser Named Chief of Insurance Dept.'s Property Bureau
01/26/1998	Department Activates a Special Hotline Number to Ensure that HMOS Promptly Pay Doctors & Hospitals
01/25/1998	Insurance Department Announces Public Hearings on Rate Increases Proposed by Empire BC/BS Healthnet
01/22/1998	Superintendent Urges Insurance Companies to Consider Hardship Cases in the North Country
01/22/1998	Independent Health Rate Decisions Announced
01/22/1998	Rate Increases Granted to Central NY Area HMOS
01/15/1998	Service Contracts Now Regulated by the Insurance Dept; Providers Must Demonstrate Financial Responsibility
01/05/1998	North Americare's Rate Increase Approved
01/05/1998	Insurance Dept. Cuts Rate Increases for Albany Area HMOS
01/05/1998	Department Ranks Auto Insurers According to Complaints