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Funding Approved for $50M Waterfront Flood-Mitigation Project in NYC
Dec 2 2013 // The federal government has approved funding to start a $50 million flood-mitigation project along the Queens waterfront to better protect Howard Beach against rising sea levels and storm surges similar to those that caused...
N.Y. Settling Worker-Insurance Claims With AAA Issue: Muni Deals
Dec 2 2013 // The New York Dormitory Authority is borrowing $370 million this week to repay workers’ compensation claims, the first sale under a regulatory overhaul that Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo said will save $1.2...
New York Metro-North Derailment Puts Spotlight on Rail Safety
Dec 2 2013 // A deadly derailment on a curve in Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line rekindled safety concerns and promised to snarl today’s commute for thousands of riders on one of New York’s major mass-transit...
N.Y. Comp Board Presses On to Resolve Group Trust Liabilities
Dec 2 2013 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is pressing on with its effort to resolve the liability problems stemming from collapsed group self-insured trusts. WCB has been taking a multi-pronged approach to...
Retailers Step Up Security as ‘Rambunctious’ Holiday Shopping Begins
Dec 1 2013 // With an estimated 140 million Americans predicted to shop this weekend, retailers are bolstering security, deploying Segway patrols and putting on live music to distract shoppers and avoid the deal-hunting scrums that can...
New York Insurance Association Elects Officers, Board Directors
Nov 27 2013 // The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) recently elected its 2014 officers and board of directors at the association’s annual meeting. The following officers were elected for a one-year term ending Dec. 31,...
Gorman Named Interim CEO at Cooper Gay Re Following Carlier’s Quick Exit
Nov 27 2013 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has named Peter Gorman as interim chief executive officer of its North American subsidiary Cooper Gay Re following the departure of Ron Carlier. Carlier was appointed CEO of Cooper...
NYS Workers’ Comp Board Presses On to Resolve Group Trust Liabilities
Nov 26 2013 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is pressing on with its effort to resolve the liability problems stemming from collapsed group self-insured trusts. WCB has been taking a multi-pronged approach to...
U.S. Labor Dept., N.Y. Agencies Team Up to Target Misclassification of Employees
Nov 26 2013 // Officials from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the New York State Labor Department and the New York State Attorney General’s Office recently signed memoranda of understanding to work...
Former New Jersey Doctor Sentenced for $19M Billing Fraud
Nov 22 2013 // The patients, most of whom were on Medicaid and Medicare, came into the medical offices of Jose Katz for checkups and consultations. The vast majority would leave with false diagnoses of coronary artery disease and...
Some NYC Hospitals Not Taking New Health Plans
Nov 22 2013 // New Yorkers buying a health plan on the state’s new insurance exchange should read the fine print if they’re interested in getting care at some of the city’s top hospitals. Not all are participating in...
USI Insurance Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Valhalla, N.Y.
Nov 21 2013 // USI Insurance Services recently moved its corporate headquarters from Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. to nearby Valhalla, N.Y. USI said its corporate headquarters moved to the new location, approximately 10 miles away from the...
N.Y. Doc Acquitted of Participating in $275M No-Fault Insurance Scheme
Nov 21 2013 // A Long Island, N.Y., doctor has been acquitted of participating in a $275 million scheme to defraud no-fault auto insurers. Joseph Vitoulis had been accused of acting as the straw owner of a medical clinic. He allegedly...
Robin Roberts, John McEnroe & Bob Woodruff Featured Speakers for IICF Northeast Event
Nov 21 2013 // December 11 Dinner Benefits Charities NEW YORK (November 4, 2013) — The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Northeast division announced that the three featured speakers who will be accepting grants for...
New York to Buy Homes in Staten Island Neighborhood Hit by Sandy
Nov 19 2013 // Residents of a flood-prone area battered by Superstorm Sandy are getting a financial lifeline, with New York state officials announcing a plan to buy all 129 homes in a New York City neighborhood sandwiched between a tidal...
USI Insurance Appoints Senior VP in New York Metro Office
Nov 19 2013 // USI Insurance Services appointed Raymond Bascio as senior vice president. He is based in USI’s New York metropolitan office. Bascio brings nearly 30 years of experience in employee benefits, sales, marketing and...
10 Ideas Chosen for Coastal Shields in New York, New Jersey
Nov 19 2013 // Here’s one way to stop the floodwaters the next time a monster like Superstorm Sandy comes ashore in New York City: Build an 8-mile-long system of dikes around the low-lying parts of Manhattan. A proposal for just...
Ailing New York Congresswoman McCarthy Sues Over Asbestos Exposure
Nov 18 2013 // A New York congresswoman being treated for lung cancer has filed a lawsuit claiming exposure to asbestos as a young woman may have contributed to her disease. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy filed the lawsuit last month in state...
Insurance Broker Charged With Theft From NYC Jewish Charity
Nov 18 2013 // An insurance brokerage owner is accused of helping a longtime Jewish community leader steal more than $7 million from a prominent New York City charity. Joseph Ross was charged with grand larceny and money laundering. The...
Construction’s Comeback
Nov 18 2013 // There’s a new norm in the construction market — a new normal when it comes to measuring growth and opportunity. Construction has made a comeback in certain market segments, said Cam Dickinson, senior vice president...
