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Alliant Insurance Services Hires Ostrau as Senior VP in New York
Jun 17 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, hired Jon Ostrau as senior vice president for its Alliant Americas division. Ostrau will be based in Alliant’s New York...
AIG Avoids Damages with Ruling in Greenberg Bailout Lawsuit
Jun 16 2015 // American International Group Inc., which opted against joining Maurice “Hank” Greenberg in a suit against the U.S., became a victor in the case after a judge ruled that the former chief executive officer...
Stahlka Agency Acquires Prahovic Agency in New York
Jun 15 2015 // Stahlka Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency with offices in Williamsville and Orchard Park, New York, today announced its acquisition of the Prahovic Agency in Lake View, New York. Terms of the transaction were...
Storm Brewing Over Yucatan Peninsula Threatens Texas and Louisiana
Jun 15 2015 // The Atlantic’s second storm of the year may be developing over the Yucatan Peninsula, with the potential to reach Texas and Louisiana and flood Houston for the second time in a month. Thunderstorms moving northwest...
People – East
Jun 15 2015 // Michael Tipsord, State Farm president and chief operating officer who first joined the insurer in 1988, will succeed outgoing CEO Edward B. Rust Jr. in September as chief executive officer. Rust, in speaking during a...
NYC to Ban Employer Credit Checks
Jun 15 2015 // New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act. The new law prohibits most New York City employers from using or requesting an applicant’s consumer credit history,...
CNA Hires Dipasupil as VP of Underwriting in New York
Jun 12 2015 // Chicago-based CNA hired Jay Dipasupil as vice president, Underwriting, Errors & Omissions for Professional Services and Financial Institutions, reporting to Chris Leisz, chief underwriting officer and senior vice...
N.Y. Assembly OKs Bill Allowing Later Claims for Medical Malpractice
Jun 12 2015 // New York’s state Assembly has passed legislation that would let victims of medical malpractice file claims later than allowed now. Current law requires filing claims within two-and-a-half years after the act,...
Philadelphia Insurance Acquires Allen J. Flood Companies in New York
Jun 12 2015 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurer for niche markets, announced its acquisition of all outstanding shares of The Allen J....
Center for Work-Related Health Needs Opens in Buffalo, New York
Jun 10 2015 // A center focused on workplace-related medical needs is open in Buffalo. The Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine opened on June 5 at the Erie County Medical Center. At least nine such centers have been...
N.Y. Launches Statewide Multimedia Campaign Against Impaired Driving
Jun 9 2015 // New York is launching a statewide multimedia campaign to remind motorists of the deadly impacts of impaired driving. The campaign funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee will use billboards, radio,...
Prime Risk Partners Acquires Cook Maran & Associates in New York
Jun 8 2015 // Prime Risk Partners Inc., a national insurance distribution firm in Atlanta, announced its acquisition of Cook Maran & Associates Inc., an independent agency with offices in East Hampton, Southampton and Melville, New...
Fraudster Huff with ‘Staggering’ Record and ‘Chutzpah’ Gets 12 Years in Prison
Jun 5 2015 // A Kentucky businessman was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in federal prison for a series of massive frauds, including a $53 million tax scheme, the bribing of bank officials and the defrauding of bank and insurance...
Report: More Than 6.6M Atlantic and Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jun 4 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a report released today. Property...
Massive Copper Theft in NYC Latest Example of Troubling Trend Nationwide
Jun 3 2015 // Longtime New York City subway cops have seen copper thefts before, but last week’s heist on a stretch of open-air tracks was particularly brazen: 500 feet of inch-thick cable stripped from the rails in the middle of...
Confie Seguros Acquires 2 Brokerages in New York
Jun 2 2015 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, California, announced that it has acquired two insurance brokerages in New York State, including its first location in New York...
N.Y. DMV Seizes 18 Fake IDs, Arrests 21 at Saratoga Springs Concert
Jun 1 2015 // New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that the DMV’s underage drinking enforcement action at a concert on May 31 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), in Saratoga Springs, New York,...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges
Jun 1 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to charges that he exploited his position to enrich his son Adam. The two men were arrested early last month on corruption charges, and federal...
Jimcor Hires Leff as Branch Manager in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Office
Jun 1 2015 // Jimcor Agency Inc. in Montvale, New Jersey, hired Joseph M. Leff as branch manager for the firm’s Saratoga Springs, New York, office. Leff brings with him over 15 years of industry experience with wholesalers and...
New Jersey, New York Allowing Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance
Jun 1 2015 // New Jersey began allowing the state’s motor vehicle operators to display proof of auto insurance in either the physical format (a paper insurance card provided by their carrier) or the electronic format (evidence of...
