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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...
People – East
Jun 1 2015 // Benjamin M. Lawsky announced his plan to leave the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in late June after four years serving as the newly created agency’s first superintendent. Lawsky was...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Accused of Getting Son No-Show Job at Insurance Co.
May 29 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos got his son a no-show job with a medical malpractice insurer who was lobbying the Legislature, according to a federal indictment. Father and son “engaged in a...
Uber and Lyft Fight Proposed NYC Rules – and Each Other
May 28 2015 // Uber and Lyft are among the tech companies pushing back at proposed rules by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission to regulate car service apps. Uber says the rules break federal law because taxi commissions...
NYC to Prohibit Employers From Using Credit Checks to Screen Applicants
May 27 2015 // New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed into law the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act. It amends the city’s Human Rights Law to prohibit most New York City employers from using or requesting an...
Lockton Hires Gelot as Senior VP in New York
May 27 2015 // Marie-France Gelot Lockton Companies hired Marie-France Gelot as senior vice president and insurance claims counsel with the Lockton Financial Services Group. Gelot is based in Lockton’s New York office. In her new...
Greenberg at 90: Still Fighting and Angry After All These Years
May 27 2015 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg spent some of his 90th birthday party like he’s spent much of the past decade: angry. As he addressed his family at a lunch at a private estate this month, one of his sons made...
New York Lawmakers Look to Regulate Motorized Bicycles
May 26 2015 // Two New York state lawmakers from Queens have introduced bills to regulate motorized bicycles used commercially with safety and insurance requirements. Sen. Jose Peralta and Assembly member Aravella Simotas propose that...
