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New Big ‘I’ Leadership Team with Chairman Houldin Installed
Sep 13 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) last week installed new officers who have begun serving their terms. Connecticut independent agent Spencer Houldin was inaugurated as the...
Berkshire Accused of Stealing Workers’ Comp Premiums in Manhattan Lawsuit
Sep 12 2016 // New York City-based Breakaway Courier Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for an alleged illegal scheme to steal workers’ compensation premiums. A complaint against Berkshire...
XL Catlin Hires Agatep in New York
Sep 12 2016 // XL Catlin has hired Ronnell Agatep as global head of underwriting in its newly launched global retail accident and health insurance business. The firm’s new business aims to help corporate clients safeguard their...
Chubb Plays Role in Recovering, Donating Iconic 9/11 Flag to Memorial
Sep 11 2016 // The iconic American flag three New York City firefighters raised above World Trade Center rubble on 9/11 that later disappeared has been recovered and donated to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, 9/11...
Obama Expected to Veto Bill Allowing 9/11 Suits Against Saudis
Sep 11 2016 // The unopposed House vote Friday to allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia begins a diplomatic nightmare for President Barack Obama. The legislation is sure to antagonize a key U.S. ally in the Middle East...
Ex-AIG Chief Greenberg Won’t Surrender in 11-Year Old Reinsurance Fight
Sep 9 2016 // Even at 91, former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg isn’t ready to quit fighting. Greenberg scrapped with regulators and the Internal Revenue Service and beat the...
Everest Insurance Adds Murray to New York City Office
Sep 8 2016 // Everest Insurance, a subsidiary of Bermuda based Everest Re Group Ltd., has hired Matt Murray as regional leader of marketing and distribution for the East region. In his new role, he will be based in the firm’s New...
New York Headquartered QBE North America Promotes Fanti
Sep 8 2016 // QBE North America, a New York headquartered operating division of QBE Insurance Group, has promoted Jonathon Fanti to senior vice president and underwriting leader in the firm’s public company management liability...
Lloyd’s Wins Right to Keep Oklahoma Quake Damage Lawsuit in New York
Sep 8 2016 // Lloyd’s of London has kept its lawsuit against New Dominion LLC over fracking out of the state where the ground is shaking. A federal judge in New York agreed Wednesday to decide the lawsuit by Lloyd’s seeking...
GM Settles Bellwether Ignition Switch Cases Before Trial
Sep 7 2016 // General Motors Co. settled the final two bellwether cases over ignition switch flaws scheduled for trial in federal court in New York, averting one set to begin next week. Terms of the settlements are confidential,...
New York’s Integro Insurance Brokers Acquires Insurance Revolution
Sep 7 2016 // Integro Insurance Brokers, a New York headquartered international broker and risk management firm, has acquired Insurance Revolution Inc., a Princeton, N.J., based risk management firm. Insurance Revolution Inc. is the...
Allied World Re’s Bender Throws First Pitch at Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Game
Sep 6 2016 // John Bender, the New York-based CEO of global reinsurance solutions provider Allied World Re, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees game on August 10. Bender is the founder and...
Northeast Coast Spared Hermine’s Worst
Sep 5 2016 // Atlantic storm Hermine drifted north on Monday off the U.S. East Coast, still packing near-hurricane strength winds but far enough from land to spare the Middle Atlantic states. Forecasters warned swimmers and boaters...
Banks Hike Caps on Directors’ Pay Hoping to Fend Off Lawsuits
Sep 2 2016 // Over the past two years, a growing number of U.S. banks has capped their directors’ earnings, but the ceilings are so high that they primarily serve to fend off potential shareholder litigation rather than control...
Northeast Could See Impact of Tropical Storm Hermine After Months of Drought
Sep 1 2016 // Over the past several months, the Northeastern U.S. has experienced abnormally dry conditions leading to a drought that could last into the fall. Now, it is facing a different problem with the looming risk of heavy rain...
Fire Safety Inspections to Take Place on New York College Campuses Ahead of Fall Classes
Sep 1 2016 // State officials in New York are marking the start of fall college classes with a series of campus fire safety inspections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office said Friday personnel from the Division of Homeland Security and...
New York State Court Rules Strip Club Owes Unemployment Insurance to Dancers
Sep 1 2016 // A midlevel state court has ruled that a suburban Syracuse, N.Y., strip club’s dancers are employees, and the company owes unemployment insurance payments on their behalf. The four Appellate Division justices have...
California Based EPIC Insurance Brokers Hires Caracciolo and Klaschka in New York
Sep 1 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant based in San Francisco, Calif., has hired two managing principals from Integro Insurance Brokers...
New York Set to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
Sep 1 2016 // New York state will loosen rules on marijuana prescribing, allow home delivery of the drug and take other steps to expand its medical cannabis program, health officials announced on Tuesday. The announcement follows a...
Amtrak Wins Partial Appeal to Recoup Insurance for Sandy Repairs
Aug 31 2016 // Amtrak secured a partial U.S. appellate court win on Wednesday in its efforts to recoup insurance coverage after the railroad service sustained more than $1 billion in losses during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The 2nd U.S....
