May 24, 1982
SUBJECT: INSURANCE
WITHDRAWN
CIRCULAR Letter No. 14 (1982)
TO: ALL INSURERS LICENSED TO WRITE FIRE INSURANCE IN NEW YORK STATE
SUBJECT: TAX DISTRICT CLAIMS AGAINST FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
This will supplement our Circular Letters, No. 30, dated November 27, 1979, and No. 9, dated July 28, 1980, concerning the captioned subject. It will also have reference to Circular Letter No. 9, dated April 30, 1982 with respect to insurer cooperation with tax districts in their investigation of fire losses.
We are attaching a current listing of the index of tax districts which have filed with this Department a notice of intention to claim against fire insurance proceeds in accordance with Section 33-a of the Insurance Law.
We have received complaints from certain tax districts on our list, indicating that fires have occurred in these districts and no notifications have been received from insurers regarding losses sustained nor have demands in writing been made for certification from enforcing officers of these districts regarding all liens of the districts on the properties in question, as required by Section 33-a(4). The Department wishes to remind all insurers of their obligations under Section 33-a.
The Department also wants to re-emphasize that when payments are made to municipalities in accordance with Section 33-a to satisfy the lien, in whole or in part, the draft or check shall be made payable to the enforcing officer of the municipality and shall not include any other payee.
In the event a certificate of lien is served and no payment is forthcoming to the municipality because of a mortgagee's interest or for any other reason, the insurer shall notify the enforcing officer of the municipality of the disposition of the loss proceeds.
In accordance with Regulation 96, referred to in Circular Letter No. 9 (1982), insurers are required to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, investigative insurance organizations engaged in loss prevention, tax districts acting pursuant to the provisions of Section 22 of the General Municipal Law with respect to liens for unpaid property taxes and with appropriate governmental agencies responsible for demolition of structures, by releasing loss information to assist such agencies or organizations in their respective investigations.
Acknowledgment of this letter, and inquiries with respect to additional tax districts that file with this Department subsequent to the date of this Circular Letter, should be addressed to:
Mr. J. William McClintock
Senior Insurance Examiner
Property and Casualty Insurance Bureau
New York State Insurance Department
2 World Trade Center
New York, NY 10047
(212) 488-4008
Very truly yours,
[SIGNATURE]
Albert B. Lewis
Superintendent of Insurance
ATTACHMENT
Tax Districts filing notice of intention to claim against fire insurance proceeds and offices to be contacted
County of Albany
Cathy A. Brower
Director of Finance
County of Albany
Albany Courthouse
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 445-7689
City of Amsterdam
Walter A. Hroncich
City Controller
61 Church Street
Amsterdam, NY 12010
(518) 842-5000
City of Buffalo
Michael Norwood
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Mayor's Task Force on Housing
50 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 847-8256
County of Chautauqua
M.D. Nelson
Finance Director
County Office Building
Mayville, NY 14757
(716) 753-4223
Village of Fleischmanns
Rose Green
Village Clerk and Treasurer
Library Building
Fleischmanns, NY 12430
(914) 254-5514
County of Franklin
William A. Huges
Franklin County Treasurer
Court House
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 473-6767, ext. 209
Village of Freeport
James Lyons
Village Treasurer
46 North Ocean Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520
(516) 378-4000
Village of Green Island
Francis X. Houle III
Deputy Treasurer
Village of Green Island
20 Clinton Street
Green Island, NY 12183
(518) 273-0661
Village of Hempstead
William F. Sammon, Jr.
Village Clerk
Village of Hempstead
99 Nichols Court
Hempstead, NY 11551
(516) 489-3400
Village of Kenmore
Phyllis Higgins
Village Clerk/Treasurer
Village of Kenmore
2919 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 873-5700
Town of Lewisboro
Robert Neukirch
Town Supervisor
Town of Lewisboro
South Salem, NY 10590
(914) 763-3511
Village of Liberty
Emmagene Travis
Clerk/Treasurer
Municipal Building
Village of Liberty
Liberty, NY 12754
(914) 292-6820
City of Long Beach
Catherine Pirrone
City Hall
One West Chester Street
Long Beach, NY 11561
(516) 431-1000 ext. 233
Village of Malone
Elizabeth Pessette
Village Clerk
Malone Village Office
14 Elm Street
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-4570
City of Middleton
Nicholas F. Vuolo
City Clerk/Treasurer
City Hall
16 James Street
Middletown, NY 10940
(914) 343-3187
County of Monroe
Lucien A. Morin
County Manager/Director
of Finance
110 County Office Building
Rochester, NY 14614
(716) 428-5301
City of Mount Vernon
Peter Pucillo, Comptroller
Department of Finance
Municipal Building
Roosevelt Square
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 668-2200 ext. 200
City of Newburgh
Marlene A. Koisch, City Clerk
City of Newburgh
City Hall
Newburgh, NY 12550
(914) 565-3209
City of New York
Daniel Poinson
City Collector
New York City Dept. of
Finance
139 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
ATTN: Evelyn Booker
(212) 566-2460
City of New Rochelle
Richard P. Devine
Commissioner of Finance
515 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 632-2021 ext. 221
City of Ogdensburg
Erno S. Moore
City Controller
City Hall
330 Ford Street
Ogdensburg, NY 13665
(315) 393-1860
City of Oneida
Louis K. Esengard
City Chamberlain
109 No. Main Street
Oneida, NY 13421
(315) 363-4800
County of Orange
John Keller
Commissioner of Finance
Orange County Government
Center
Goshen, NY 10924
(914) 294-5151 ext. 116
County of Orleans
Lois Brandt
Clerk of the Legislature
County Court Building
Albion, NY 14411
(716) 589-7053
Village of Williamsville
Theresa L. Cummins
Village Clerk/Treasurer
Village of Williamsville
5583 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
(716) 632-4120
County of Wyoming
Shirley T. Holbrook
Treasurer - County of Wyoming
Wyoming County Treasurer's Office
Court House Building
Warsaw, NY 14569
(716) 786-2660
City of Yonkers
Harold J. Peterson
Commissioner of Fiscal Services
City of Yonkers
City Hall
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 963-3980 exts. 321, 322
County of Otsego
James A. Higgins
Otsego County Treasurer
County Office Building
197 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
(607) 547-4208
City of Poughkeepsie
Howard Stern
Commissioner of Finance
Muncipal Building
Civic Center Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
(914) 485-4888
City Rochester
Jeffrey Eichner
Municipal Attorney
City of Rochester
400A City Hall
Rochester, NY 14614
(716) 428-6810
City of Schenectady
Bruno L. Pezzano, Director of Finance
City of Schenectady
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 382-5010
Village of Spring Valley
Julia Jacaruso
Clerk/Treasurer
8 Maple Street
Village of Spring Valley, NY 10977
(914) 352-1100
County of Suffolk
Ms. Jean H. Tuthill
Suffolk County Treasurer
Suffolk County Center
Riverhead, NY 11901
(516) 548-3700
County of Sullivan
Richard I. Coombe
Sullivan County Treasurer
County Government Center
Monticello, NY 12701
(914) 794-3000 ext. 102
City of Syracuse
Frank L. Canino, Comm. of Finance
City of Syracuse
106 City Hall
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 473-4290
City of Troy
Barbara Flynn
City Treasurer
City Hall
One Monument Square
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 270-4406
County of Ulster
Louis C. Kirschner
Ulster County Treasurer
Ulster County Office Building
240 Fair Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(914) 331-9300
City of Utica
Louis A. Barile, City Treasurer
City of Utica
One Kennedy Plaza
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 798-3210
County of Wayne
Lois Van Hoover
Wayne County Treasurer
9 Pearl Street
Lyons, NY 14489
(315) 946-4823