Tax district claims against fire insurance proceeds.

May 24, 1982 SUBJECT: INSURANCE WITHDRAWN CIRCULAR Letter No. 14 (1982) TO: ALL INSURERS LICENSED TO WRITE FIRE INSURANCE IN NEW YORK STATE SUBJECT: TAX DISTRICT CLAIMS AGAINST FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS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