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Human Factor, Culture Often Overlooked in Climate Debate, Expert Says
Oct 29 2014 // When Hurricane Sandy came, Deborah Star Reed stayed home. Irene, the year before, had been over- hyped. Her 1919 concrete house in New York was left unscathed by Donna in 1960 and the “Big One” of 1938. So, on...
Ex-CEO Benmosche Writing Book on Turnaround at AIG
Oct 28 2014 // Robert Benmosche is working on a book about turning around American International Group Inc. Benmosche’s memoir focuses on the five years he led AIG and is slated to be published in late 2015 or early 2016 by St....
N.Y., N.J. Governors Stress Home Quarantine for Ebola Workers
Oct 28 2014 // State leaders in New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as the states’ governors back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa, while the nation’s top...
Disbarred N.Y. Lawyer Sentenced for Stealing Client Funds
Oct 28 2014 // A New Jersey judge has decided that a disbarred New York City lawyer will not have to serve a prison term for stealing funds from a client. Instead, 48-year-old Jeffrey Squitieri must serve five years of probation and pay...
2 Years After Superstorm Sandy: Are We Ready for Next Big Storm?
Oct 27 2014 // After Superstorm Sandy, officials in New York and New Jersey vowed to make sure the unprecedented destruction wouldn’t happen again. Two years later, would it? There are some concrete signs of tougher protections,...
Ebola: NYC Had Jump-Start, Dallas Had to Learn Fast
Oct 27 2014 // The contrast in handling two Ebola diagnoses in New York and Dallas highlights how differently U.S. cities and hospitals prepare for health emergencies. “The lesson I would take from New York is you have to...
Report on Infrastructure Upgrades Since Superstorm Sandy
Oct 27 2014 // Two years after Superstorm Sandy, would New York and New Jersey be better protected and prepared if such a storm struck again? A sampling of work on some key issues: • Flood Protection New York City: Many projects on the...
Government Prepares Defense in AIG Bailout Trial
Oct 27 2014 // David Boies spent much of the past month interrogating the architects of the 2008 Wall Street bailout, making the case that the U.S. cheated American International Group Inc. shareholders of at least $25 billion partly for...
CDC ‘Go’ Team Sprints to New York as City Faces First Ebola Case
Oct 23 2014 // Start packing for New York, the “go” team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was told. A doctor there was back from a West African hot zone with Ebola-like symptoms. The disease experts...
NYC Mayor: Sandy Home-Repair Program Working Better After Overhaul
Oct 23 2014 // A program to help New York City homeowners with Superstorm Sandy home-repair efforts has made progress following an overhaul, and is aiming to count up to 1,000 construction starts and 1,500 reimbursement checks by the end...
New York Says It’s Ready for Ebola, but Many Health Workers Aren’t So Sure
Oct 22 2014 // Millicent Gist, a receptionist at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, was surprised to hear her facility was an officially designated hospital for people suspected of having Ebola in New York City. That’s...
Kentucky OxyContin Case Against Purdue Pharma Leads Fight Over Opioid Abuse
Oct 22 2014 // No one rises as Circuit Judge Steven Combs enters his courtroom in Pikeville, Kentucky. Combs wears a white shirt and yellow tie, no robe. Lawyers approach the bench as their cases are called, shake the judge’s hand...
New York’s Pace University Holds Disaster Preparedness Conference
Oct 21 2014 // Pace University in New York City held a conference Monday titled “Summit on Resilience: The Next Storm.” The event brought together corporate and foundation leaders and government representatives, providing a...
Zurich Employees Volunteering for Home Rebuild Program in New York
Oct 21 2014 // Zurich North America said its employee volunteers will join St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit disaster recovery group based in New Orleans, for an around-the-clock, 24-hour home rebuilding project in Rockaway, New York, on...
Heffernan Acquires Pilot Employee Benefits in New York
Oct 21 2014 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced it has purchased the assets of Pilot Employee Benefits of Melville, New York. Family owned and operated for over 50 years, Pilot Employee Benefits has developed benefits programs and...
XL Adds 3 Underwriters to Cyber & Technology Risk Unit in New York
Oct 20 2014 // XL Group’s Cyber and Technology business unit has added three underwriters, Sean Donahue, Elissa Doroff and Richard Schulz, to its New York-based team. Donahue joins XL Group from Dewitt Stern Group where he most...
IBHS Urges New York to Adopt 2015 Model Building Codes
Oct 20 2014 // The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) said it is commending the New York Code Council for starting the process to adopt the 2015 edition of the International Code Council model (ICC) building...
China’s Anbang Insurance to Acquire Waldorf Astoria for $1.95B
Oct 20 2014 // Hilton Worldwide is selling the Waldorf Astoria New York to Chinese insurance company Anbang Insurance Group Co. for $1.95 billion. Hilton will continue to manage the storied hotel for the next 100 years as part of an...
People – East
Oct 20 2014 // Retail insurance broker EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has hired former Integro President and CEO Peter Garvey as chief operating officer based in New York. In this newly created position, Garvey will be...
AIG Ex-CEO Liddy Defends Closeness with Government During Bailout
Oct 19 2014 // Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy defended his decision to work closely with the government at the time of the company’s 2008 bailout, saying he hoped to win concessions on...
