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Florida Appeals Court Ruling Opens Door for Cruise Line Malpractice Suits
Dec 24 2014 // Pasquale Vaglio, a retired New York City policeman and Korean War veteran, was on the cruise of a lifetime with 18 family members in the summer of 2001 aboard Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer of the Seas.”...
Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for 9 N.Y. Counties in Wake of Nov. Storm
Dec 24 2014 // President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in upstate New York. That means Washington will chip in to help state, local and tribal governments pay to clean up and rebuild after a blockbuster storm buried the...
New York City Sees 25% Drop in Tickets to Bicyclists
Dec 23 2014 // New York City bicyclists are getting fewer tickets. The drop comes as biking safety is in a spotlight. The New York Post reported Monday that about 32,500 tickets have been issued to cyclists from Jan. 1 through Nov. 30....
New York DFS Requires Ocwen Reforms, $150M Homeowner Help
Dec 23 2014 // New York financial regulators have reached a settlement with Ocwen Financial Corp. requiring the nation’s largest subprime mortgage servicer to reform its practices and provide $150 million to help struggling New...
NYC Fire Department on Pace to Have Its Busiest Year on Record
Dec 22 2014 // The Fire Department of the City of New York is on pace to have its busiest year on record, according to city officials. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said last week that the...
MetLife Considers Appeal of Systemic Risk Label
Dec 19 2014 // MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer by assets, was labeled a systemically important financial institution by a council of regulators and said it will consider whether to sue the government over the decision. The...
New York Will Move to Prohibit Fracking
Dec 18 2014 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration will move to prevent fracking in the state, citing unresolved health issues and dubious economic benefits of the widely used gas-drilling technique. New York Environmental...
Integro Acquires Ventura Insurance Brokerage in New York
Dec 18 2014 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Ventura Insurance Brokerage in New York City. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Ventura Insurance Brokerage is an...
NICB: Vehicle Thefts in New York Down 92% From Peak in 1990
Dec 17 2014 // From its peak auto theft year in 1990 when 187,591 vehicles were stolen, New York has experienced a significant decline ending 2013 with 15,482 thefts. That’s a reduction of 92 percent since 1990, according to the...
Beecher Carlson Hires Aon Exec Martin as Managing Director in New York
Dec 16 2014 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account insurance brokerage in Atlanta, has hired Allyson Martin as managing director. She is based in Beecher Carlson’s New York office. Martin most...
Brownyard Group in New York Announces New Hire, Promotions
Dec 16 2014 // Brownyard Group, a Bay Shore, New York-based program administrator providing specialized insurance coverage for select industry groups, announced two promotions and the hiring of a new client service specialist. Maggie...
New York Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Red-Light Cameras
Dec 16 2014 // New York City won dismissal of a lawsuit challenging its red-light cameras, the first in the U.S., the day before New Jersey is scheduled to shut down its program. Drivers fined for running traffic lights sued the city in...
SBA Loans Impacting Grant Money for Sandy Victims
Dec 15 2014 // When Superstorm Sandy left Denise Erickson’s home with a collapsed foundation, a loan from the Small Business Administration looked like the best deal in town. She got more than $150,000 from the SBA to help fix her...
Getting Local with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
Dec 15 2014 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), established in 1994, helps communities by uniting the collective strengths of the industry to provide grants, volunteer service and leadership. Since its inception, IICF...
New York A.G. Announces Aid for Snowstorm Victims
Dec 15 2014 // New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently announced several resources for New Yorkers hit by last month’s historic Buffalo snowstorm, including free help for navigating storm-related issues that could...
People – East
Dec 15 2014 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi has stepped down from his post to join a New York-based global investment banking advisory firm. Leonardi, who led the Connecticut Insurance Department for nearly four...
Supreme Court Turns Down Sept. 11 Environmental Appeal
Dec 15 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1 declined to revive a New York real estate developer’s lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs related...
IICF Northeast Announces $1.2M in Grants to Local Nonprofits
Dec 12 2014 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) announced $1.2 million in grants to 16 local and regional nonprofits at its 8th Annual Northeast Benefit dinner Wednesday in New York. The event was attended by 900...
Alliant Insurance Services Acquires The Camps Group in New York
Dec 12 2014 // Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage firm based in Newport Beach, California, has acquired The Camps Group, an employee benefits services provider in New York. Terms of the transaction were not...
Western New York’s November Snowstorm Claims 14th Life
Dec 11 2014 // Authorities in western New York have attributed a 14th death to last month’s lake-effect storms that dumped more than 7 feet of snow on the Buffalo area. Local media report that Erie County officials say a man from...
