Health Exchange Navigators, and a general recap of the problems arising out of Sandy.
According to the panelists there could be approval from the Governor on
the Certificate of Insurance Bill at anytime, however certain State Agencies are still against the bill. Labor Law 240 & 241 is receiving the attention of the politicians since many minority and woman led contractors are being hurt by the cost of insurance and complaining to their representatives. However they do not expect any real movement with Sheldon Silver as Assembly Speaker.
The lobbyists have pushed for the NY State of Health Navigators to be
licensed and have E&O insurance however that has not happened nor is it likely to. Finally there was a general discussion relating to Sandy where the Governor issued Executive Orders dictating to the insurance companies how many days they had to answer a claim, the number of days to inspect the damage and whether the homeowner could dispose of damaged property before an adjusted could inspect.
The Annual Downstate Legislative Conference takes place each year at the
end of October so please plan to attend next year.
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