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State must do right by mental health patients

Society has long looked down on mental health patients, according to Andrew Malekoff, executive director of the Roslyn Heights-based North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. So it has been all too easy for insurance companies . . . more

1/24/19

The storm next time

At the end of next month, the media will focus their attention on the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. more

9/12/13

Many residents whose homes sustained more than 50 percent damage from Sandy received letters from the city informing them that they have to rebuild or elevate their houses to comply with FEMA requirements.

Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt

Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

State says 10 banks hold back millions in Sandy aid

The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Tuesday that it had identified 10 banks that have been slowest to pay insurance claims to Hurricane Sandy victims, and told them to speed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

Bryan Murphy, left, the founder of Sandy Help LB, with Marian Freedman in what used to be her living room.

Sandy victims grow weary

Marian Freedman, 70, has lived on Dalton Street with her husband, Gus, 88, since 1972. She has paid their flood insurance bills on time, and they fled the city whenever a mandatory evacuation order … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

State to review banks on Sandy services

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said last week that the Department of Financial Services is initiating a review of practices by banks and mortgage servicers to determine whether homeowners hit hard by … more

3/12/13

For Sandy victims, promises aren't enough

More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more

3/7/13

Representatives from the state's Department of Financial Services and five banks will be in Lawrence on Tuesday.

Insurance assistance in Lawrence on Tuesday

The state’s Department of Financial Services will be available for victims of Hurricane Sandy to obtain information and ask questions on Tuesday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Village Hall in Lawrence at 196 Central Ave. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/4/13

Representatives from five banks will be available in Long Beach March 4-9 to provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners seeking the release of Sandy insurance settlement funds.

Show me the money!

Some help for homeowners desperately waiting for insurance money to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be available next week, after New York State's Department of Financial … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/1/13

Barry B. Goldstein is chairman, president, chief executive officer and CIO at Kingstone Insurance Co., Inc. and chairman, president, CEO and treasurer at Kingstone Cos.The state is investigating Kingstone Insurance for not complying with insurance requirements when responding to customer claims after Hurricane Sandy.

Hewlett-based firm being investigated

An insurance company whose parent firm is based in Hewlett is one of three insurers the state is investigating for unacceptable claims practices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/22/13

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