Insurance & Financial Services

Pyramid lender extends loans on Destiny USA

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pyramid Management Group, which owns Destiny USA in Syracuse, on Thursday said its lender has extended the terms of the loans on the mall and entertainment complex for five additional years. Read More

Bonadio’s Hammond named secretary/treasurer of NYSSCPA board of directors

SYRACUSE — Timothy J. Hammond, principal and talent ambassador at The Bonadio Group, in its Syracuse office, was recently elected secretary/treasurer of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) board of directors for the 2022-2023 term. Read More

AAA’s new Watertown Travel & Insurance Center is a more efficient size

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — AAA’s new Travel & Insurance Center in Watertown is a “much more efficient size and member-friendly office,” Elizabeth Carey, director of public relations and corporate communications for AAA Western and Central New York, says. Read More

NBT Bank creates chief diversity officer role

NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank is taking the next steps in its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by creating and filling a full-time chief diversity officer position. Read More

AAA opens new Watertown Travel & Insurance Center

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — AAA Western and Central New York has opened a new Travel & Insurance Center at 19472 U.S. Route 11 in Watertown, not far from its previous location on Outer Washington St. Read More

Nationwide Life Insurance to pay $5.6M for annuity-related violations

Nationwide Life Insurance Company will pay more than $5.6 million for violations of New York insurance regulations on deferred to immediate annuity-replacement transactions. Read More

Wealth manager says alternative investments can help diversify portfolios

UTICA, N.Y. — Typical investments in stocks, bonds, and money market funds still make up the foundation of most investment portfolios, but alternative investments can offer a variety of ways to diversify, says one Utica wealth-management professional. Read More