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New York

  
Last edited: December 14, 2009*

*Recent changes in red.

Department of Insurance
25 Beaver Street
New York, New York 10004-2319

Web site: http://www.ins.state.ny.us/  

Phone: (212) 480-2301
Fax: (212) 480-2310
Consumer Services (800) 342-3736 (Consumer calls only)
Insurance Frauds: 1-888-FRAUDNY
Office Hours: 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Other Addresses:

One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12257
Phone: (518) 474-4567
Fax: (518) 473-4600
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Department's email standard is generally:

First Letter of First Name followed by Last Name (limited to the first 7 characters) followed by @ins.state.ny.us. 

For example: Kermitt Brooks - kbrooks@ins.state.ny.us or
     Kathleen Nelligan - knelliga@ins.state.ny.us.


 

STAFF CONTACTS

 

 

New York City

 

 

Superintendent of Insurance

 

James J. Wrynn

        Began Present Term:

 

August 2009

        Term of Office:

 

At pleasure of Governor

        Elected/Appointed:

 

Appointed (By Governor with Senate approval)

        Prior Vocation:

 

Executive Director, New York State Insurance Fund

First Deputy Superintendent

 

Kermitt Brooks

Deputy Superintendent and General Counsel

 

Robert H. Easton

Deputy Superintendent (Community Affairs)

 

Ivan C. Lafayette

Deputy Superintendent (Disaster Preparedness & Business Continuity Planning)

 

Vacant

Deputy Superintendent (Fraud & Consumer Services)

 

Steven Nachman

Deputy Superintendent (Health)

 

Troy Oechsner

Deputy Superintendent (Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs)

 

Stacey Rowland

Deputy Superintendent (Life)

 

Matthew J. Gaul

Deputy Superintendent (Operations)

 

Christopher F. Rulon

Deputy Superintendent (Property & Capital Markets)

 

Michael Moriarty

Deputy Superintendent and Chief Economist

 

Dr. Hampton Finer

Special Deputy Superintendent, Liquidation

 

Mark Peters

Special Counsel

 

John J. Kenny

Deputy Superintendent for Policy & Chief Ethics Officer

 

Susan K. Donnellan

Deputy Superintendent (Public Information)

 

David Neustadt

Chief Actuary (Casualty)

 

Anne Kelly (212) 480-5519

Chief, Life Bureau

 

Martin A. Schwartzman (212) 480-5027

Chief, Property Bureau

 

Larry Levine (212) 480-5568

Chief, Systems Bureau

 

Marc Ehlinger (518) 474-3312

Chief, Consumer Services Bureau

 

Mitchel Gennaoui (212) 480-4697

Director, Insurance Frauds Bureau

 

Frank Orlando (212) 480-5770

 

 

 

Albany

 

 

Chief, Health Bureau

 

Gene A. Bienske (518) 486-2970

Director of Taxes & Accounts

 

Mark Daigneault (518) 474-8567

Director of Licensing Services

 

Clark Williams (518) 473-9299


 

 

 

SPECIFIC SUBJECTS

 

 

Accident and Health Insurance

 

James Gutterman (518) 486-5921 (Albany)

Accident and Health Premium Rate Filings

 

K. Gloria Dee (518) 474

Accident and Health Policy Form Filings

 

Doris Kullman (518) 486-7815

Annual Statements

 

Filing – James Hrbek (518) 474-6615 (Albany)
Systems Bureau (518) 474-4996

Complaints

 

Consumer Services Bureau - 1-800-342-3736

Fees

 

Agents - Salvatore Castiglione (518) 474-6631 (Albany)
Corporate Affairs - Linda Laurange (518) 474-4585 (Albany)
Licensing Services - (518) 474-6630

Group Life Insurance and Group Annuities

 

Theresa Bobear and Peter Dumar 518) 474-7668

Individual Life Insurance and Individual Annuities

 

Deborah Kahn and Kathleen Ryan  (518) 474-7668

Licensing

 

Licensing Services (518) 474-6630

Life and Annuity Policy Form Filings-Actuarial

 

Dennis Lauzon and Tom Hartman (518) 474-7929

Life and Annuity Policy Form Filings-Legal

 

Kathleen Nelligan and Ralph Spaulding  (518) 474-4552

Life Insurance

 

Life Bureau (212) 480-4933

Life Insurance, Savings Bank Life Insurance, Fraternals

 

(212) 480-4934 (NYC)

Plan of Operations for Variable Contracts, Separate Accounts and Annuities

 

Peter Kreuter (212) 480-5328

Policy & Other Form Filings

 

Life, A&H, Group & Annuities - Tom Zyra (518) 474-6272 (Albany)

Premium Tax

 

Lori Fraser (518) 474-8567 (Albany)

Variable Contracts, Separate Accounts & Annuities

 

Donald Pearsall (212) 480-5328