DFS issues $2.7 million in fines to insurers

DFS issues $2.7 million in fines to insurers

by Rick Seltzer

5/9/2012 1:14:00 PM

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) fined several health insurers operating in New York for not informing small businesses they could buy coverage for mental illnesses and children with emotional disturbances.

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