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Insurance & Financial Services

Connecticut insurance company plans growth in New York

A Connecticut insurance agency is growing its presence across the Northeast, including in New York state. Hartford–based Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC, which has Empire State offices in Owego, Rensselaer, Vestal, and Waverly, recently acquired the assets of the Palmer Family Insurance Agency in Marathon (Cortland County) from third-generation owner Cassie Mauser. The deal, which closed […]

N.Y.’s small-group health premiums to rise 7.4% on average in 2024

Health insurers serving New York state’s small-group market will raise their premiums by 7.4 percent, on average, in 2024 after an initial request of an average 15.3 percent increase. It represents a cut of 52 percent by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), saving small businesses $607 million, DFS said in an

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Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q3 dividend of 30 cents a share in early October

WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the third-quarter dividend on Oct. 2, to shareholders of record on Sept. 14. At Financial Institutions’

Berkshire Bank’s parent company pays dividend for third quarter

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — parent company of Berkshire Bank, which has a significant presence in the Mohawk Valley area — recently announced that its board of directors has approved and paid a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents a common share.  The dividend was payable on Aug. 31, to shareholders of record

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