http://ww3.nysif.com/RSS/news.aspx2006 NYSIFhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/8-26-10EMOMrelease.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) is pleased to announce that it has hired Legato Capital Management and Attucks Asset Management, LLC to manage $150 million in equity assets as part of its new Emerging Manager program initiated by the NYSIF Board of Commissioners.August 26, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/8-26-10EMOMrelease.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/AM Best article 8-23-10.aspxWith the top U.S. workers' compensation writers seeing plunges in premiums in 2009, private insurers say they are being more choosy, both geographically and by sector, in what business they write.August 23, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/AM Best article 8-23-10.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/WCB Issues Proof of Coverage Manual.aspxThe New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has issued a new instruction manual that reminds all municipal and state entities to ensure that businesses applying for permits, licenses, or contracts in New York carry workers’ compensation and disability benefits insurance.August 10, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/WCB Issues Proof of Coverage Manual.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Syracuse Yellow Cab Co Takes Fraud Hit.aspxA Syracuse taxi company was hit with fines totaling $5,000 after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud charges involving a forged signature on an application for insurance with the New York State Insurance Fund. August 6, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Syracuse Yellow Cab Co Takes Fraud Hit.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Check Scam Resurfaces.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund has reissued a warning about a sweepstakes scam that NYSIF first became aware of last September, involving fraudulent NYSIF checks that have begun to reappear.July 19, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Check Scam Resurfaces.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Contractors Warned on Certificate Fraud After Arrest.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund today warned general contractors about accepting non-validated proof of insurance coverage following the arrest of a Suffolk County man charged with using a phony certificate of workers’ compensation insurance as a sub-contractor.July 19, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Contractors Warned on Certificate Fraud After Arrest.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Queens Contractor Charged in Alleged Comp Fraud.aspxNew York State Insurance Fund Chief Deputy Executive Director Francine James today announced the arrest of a Queens contractor on grand larceny and workers’ compensation fraud charges for allegedly defrauding NYSIF of more than $150,000 in uncollected premium.July 19, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Queens Contractor Charged in Alleged Comp Fraud.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Reminders Employers of Federal Safety Training Grants.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund today reminded its policyholders that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is now accepting applications for grants to provide training and education programs covering targeted topics for workers and employers.July 15, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Reminders Employers of Federal Safety Training Grants.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Home Improvement Work Brings Workers Comp Fraud Charge.aspxState police in Oneonta arrested a self-employed home improvement contractor who allegedly worked while receiving workers’ compensation benefits from the New York State Insurance Fund.July 12, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Home Improvement Work Brings Workers Comp Fraud Charge.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Brooklyn Biz Co Owner Repays $100G in Comp Fraud.aspxA Brooklyn business owner has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud and has repaid the New York State Insurance Fund $100,000 in outstanding premium.July 7, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Brooklyn Biz Co Owner Repays $100G in Comp Fraud.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Arrest Man in Law Firm Swindles.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund announced the capture of a man suspected of defrauding New York City law firms by allegedly pretending to deliver a “found” package from NYSIF in return for car fare and, in some cases, a reward.July 7, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Arrest Man in Law Firm Swindles.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Announces Release of 2009 Annual Report.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund announced the release of NYSIF’s 2009 annual report, celebrating 95 years of service as a self-sustaining insurance carrier and uninterrupted source of workers’ compensation and disability benefits insurance for thousands of New York businesses and millions of hard working men and women.July 2, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Announces Release of 2009 Annual Report.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Contractor in Certificate Fraud an Alleged Repeat.aspxA Long Island sub-contractor who received a one-year conditional discharge for passing a phony workers’ compensation coverage certificate allegedly has done it again, this time leaving the unsuspecting certificate holder liable for thousands of dollars in extra insurance premium.June 17, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Contractor in Certificate Fraud an Alleged Repeat.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Demolition Owners Arrested for Fraud.aspxNYSIF Chief Deputy Executive Director Francine James announced the indictment of a Long Island couple on charges of defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund of $290,000 for workers’ compensation coverage for their demolition and cleaning business.June 17, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Demolition Owners Arrested for Fraud.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Trucking Company Duo Hits Fraud Roadblock.aspxA Queens trucking company owner and his associate are facing a pile up of workers’ compensation fraud charges after they allegedly tried to cheat the New York State Insurance Fund of money owed on a prior insurance policy.June 17, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Trucking Company Duo Hits Fraud Roadblock.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Suffolk Women Guilty Repays NYSIF $34000.aspxA Suffolk County woman who pleaded guilty to attempted insurance fraud received three years’ probation and will pay the New York State Insurance Fund $34,000 in restitution.June 17, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Suffolk Women Guilty Repays NYSIF $34000.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Halt Queens Abatement Worker in Fraud Case.aspxA 42-year-old Queens resident who collected benefits for a work-related injury for 16 years was arrested yesterday and charged with workers’ compensation fraud.June 10, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Halt Queens Abatement Worker in Fraud Case.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Red Hook Man 60 Charged as a Fraud.aspxNYSIF paid a 60-year-old Red Hook man workers' compensation payments after he swore he could June 10, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Red Hook Man 60 Charged as a Fraud.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Warns of Legal Package Hoax.aspxNew York State Insurance Fund Deputy Executive Director Francine James warned the New York legal June 2, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Warns of Legal Package Hoax.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Straight Talk About WC Premium 100405.aspxBased on your loss experience, NYSIF offers a variable up-front discount that yields an effective LCM as low as .93, which, for customers with a favorable experience mod, is among the lowest in the marketplace.April 5, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Straight Talk About WC Premium 100405.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Offers Enriched Disability Benefits for the First Time.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund announced that for the first time since it introduced low-cost disability benefits insurance, employers in New York State can now offer enriched disability benefits for their workers at NYSIF’s same low ratesMarch 24, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Offers Enriched Disability Benefits for the First Time.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Safety Group Sews Up Big Dividend Major Savings For Policyholders.aspxOne of the New York State Insurance Fund’s oldest safety groups insuring the New York apparel industry for 75 years has received its biggest dividend ever.March 23, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Safety Group Sews Up Big Dividend Major Savings For Policyholders.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Makes Progress Attracting MWBE Business in Financial Services.aspxNYSIF has successfully recruited several Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) as external investment managers for equity investment management services. Of the $380 million recently awarded by NYSIF to nine companies for investment management services, $125 million, or one-third of the total funding award, will be managed by four M/WBE-eligible investment management firms in four investment classes, including small cap core, small cap growth, small cap value and large cap growth.March 9, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Makes Progress Attracting MWBE Business in Financial Services.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Announces 2009 Anti Fraud Results.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund announced that its program targeting workers’ compensation insurance fraud resulted in 154 arrests in 2009 and $16.6 million in recoveries and estimated savings.March 1, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Announces 2009 Anti Fraud Results.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Issues More Than 173 Million in Dividends.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund today announced the return of $173,323,008 in dividends for 2009 to approximately 34,025 workers' compensation policyholders in 98 NYSIF safety groups as a reward for exceptional record of workplace safety and sound business practices.February 2, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Issues More Than 173 Million in Dividends.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Employers Must Post Injury Summaries Beginning February 1.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund today reminded employers that beginning Feb. 1, they must post a summary of their company's total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2009, as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Adminsistration (OSHA).January 28, 2010http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/Employers Must Post Injury Summaries Beginning February 1.aspxhttp://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Lowers Disability Benefits Insurance Rates.aspxThe New York State Insurance Fund is lowering disability benefits insurance standard premium rates to all new and existing policyholders in 2010. The new rate represents a 12.5 percent premium rate decrease for male employees and a 56 percent decrease for female employees.December 29, 2009http://ww3.nysif.com/AboutNYSIF/NYSIFNews/2010/NYSIF Lowers Disability Benefits Insurance Rates.aspx