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Nine New York Families Sue Gas Driller, Say Wells Tainted
Feb 17 2011 // Nine New York homeowners have filed a lawsuit against a Denver-based natural gas driller and its subcontractors, claiming the companies contaminated drinking water with gas and silt. The lawsuit, filed Friday in state...
Allstate Sues JPMorgan Over Mortgage Securities Losses
Feb 17 2011 // Allstate Corp. sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday to recover losses after the bank allegedly misrepresented the risks on more than $757 million of mortgage securities the insurer bought. The lawsuit against the...
Whistleblower Alleges JPMorgan Ignored Red Flags on Fraud
Feb 16 2011 // A former JPMorgan Chase & Co. private banker has filed a new whistleblower complaint against the bank, saying it ignored many red flags about a suspicious client even after the fraud of another client, Bernard Madoff,...
New York Drivers Will Get Points for Talking on Cell Phones
Feb 15 2011 // Beginning tomorrow, New York drivers who are caught talking on their cell phones without a headset will gain two points on their driving records — which means higher insurance costs. The New York Department of Motor...
New York Lawmakers Consider Extending Agents’ Licenses, Other Issues
Feb 14 2011 // The New York Senate Committee on Insurance is scheduled to hear bills this afternoon that would extend insurance agents’ license renewals, allow multiple rating plans for personal lines insurers and clarify laws...
Report: ‘Spider-Man’ Caught in New York Labor Dept Web
Feb 14 2011 // The New York State Department of Labor has issued two safety violations against the Broadway musical ‘Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark,” the stunt-heavy show that has been plagued by injuries to cast members, a...
New York Agents Happier with Insurers This Year, Survey Says
Feb 11 2011 // A new survey by a trade group for New York agents finds insurance producers give their carriers good marks for honesty and fair treatment — but find insurance companies don’t pay them enough. The Independent...
PIA Names Koetzle as Vice President
Feb 11 2011 // PIA Management Services named Christopher Koetzle to the newly created position of vice president for the umbrella corporation that manages Professional Insurance Agents associations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut...
People
Feb 10 2011 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s Property and Inland Marine Division has promoted two insurance executives: Grace Thomas and Cecil Wilson. Thomas was promoted to divisional senior vice...
Two Workers Die After New York Construction Site Fall
Feb 10 2011 // Two ironworkers died Tuesday morning after they fell from a fifth floor through an open elevator shaft at a church construction site where they were installing steel, New York City authorities said. Brett McEnroe, 49, of...
SPECIAL REPORT: Extreme Weather Batters Insurance Industry
Feb 9 2011 // In Chester County, South Carolina, off a dirt road in the middle of a field, insurance companies are literally unleashing a storm. To simulate hurricane-like conditions, an industry group has built a wind tunnel big enough...
Stats Show New York CIty Has Low Traffic-Fatality Rate
Feb 8 2011 // New statistics find that New York City’s traffic fatality rate is among the lowest in the nation. The figures, which cover the last two years, are being released Monday by the city’s Department of...
Business Moves
Feb 7 2011 // Breckenridge, REcentis New York-based wholesaler Breckenridge IS has acquired a majority interest in REcentis Intermediaries, a specialty reinsurance broker with offices in California and Australia. Terms of the deal were...
New York Agents Praise Regulators’ New Opinion on Refunding Bounced Check Fees
Feb 7 2011 // New York insurance agents are lauding a new legal opinion from state regulators that will allow producers to recover any money lost when clients bounce checks. The Independent Insurance Agent and Brokers of New York...
Midwest Buckles Under Storm
Feb 3 2011 // A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, stranding hundreds of motorists all night and shuttering...
New York Lawsuit Accuses Toshiba of Discrimination
Feb 2 2011 // A human resources manager at a Toshiba America Inc. subsidiary sued the company for $100 million, accusing the electronics giant of discriminating against women. Elaine Cyphers of Mecklenburg County, N.C., brought the...
New York Court Dismisses Bond Insurer MBIA’s Suit Against Merrill
Feb 2 2011 // A New York state appeals court Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit in which bond insurer MBIA Inc. accused Merrill Lynch & Co. of fraudulently misleading it into providing insurance on $5.7 billion of risky debt. The ruling is...
New York Agents Praise Regulators New Opinion on Bounced Check Fees
Feb 1 2011 // New York insurance agents are lauding a new legal opinion from state regulators that will allow producers to recover any money lost when clients bounce checks. The Independent Insurance Agent and Brokers of New York...
Poll: Growing Support to Legalize Gay Marriage in New York
Feb 1 2011 // A new poll shows support among New Yorkers for legalizing gay marriage is growing after years of hovering just over the 50-percent level. Advocates are using the results in their effort to bring the issue to a vote in the...
Nearly 200 Animals Die in Upstate New York Barn Fire
Jan 31 2011 // A woman who lost about 200 farm animals in an upstate New York barn fire blames the disaster on a propane heater she had set up to protect newborn and pregnant sheep and goats from subzero cold. Robin Dillenbeck, sitting...
