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Officials: Water Pipe Break at New York’s JFK Airport Weather-Related
Jan 9 2018 // A water pipe break in one of the terminals at New York’s Kennedy Airport on Sunday added to the delays at the beleaguered airport trying to recover from the aftermath of a snowstorm that has stranded thousands of...
Blackstone Aims to Grow Insurance Asset Management to $100 Billion
Jan 9 2018 // Blackstone Group wants to quadruple to $100 billion the assets it manages at its new unit for insurers as it seeks to boost returns for firms struggling under low interest rates, the unit’s newly appointed chief said...
2018 Insurance Industry Meetings & Events Directory
Jan 8 2018 // CIWA Industry Days Jan 8-10 Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines La Jolla, Calif. California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) Contact: Thomas Shovlin, thomas@ciwa.net The 19th Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference Jan...
Business Moves
Jan 8 2018 // Cook Maran & Associates, McDermott & Thomas Associates Cook Maran & Associates has acquired McDermott & Thomas Associates LLC (M&T). Cook Maran is a New York and New Jersey insurance broker, and the New...
New Law Requires Notice of Workers’ Comp Premium Hikes in New York
Jan 8 2018 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed Assembly Bill No. 1620 into law, requiring insurance companies to notify employers in advance of some workers’ compensation insurance premium increases. The law was...
N.Y. Finalizes Regulation to Protect Drivers from Unfair Auto Insurance Rates
Jan 8 2018 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a regulation that protects New York drivers from unfairly discriminatory auto insurance rates and has already reached agreements with two major insurers...
IICF Northeast Division Raises Over $1.2M at 11th Annual New York Benefit Gala
Jan 8 2018 // The Northeast Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization working with the insurance industry to help communities, raised more than $1.2 million at its annual charitable gala...
Big Chill Returns to Menace Northeast as Snow Storm Subsides
Jan 5 2018 // The fast-moving snow storm that pummeled the U.S. Northeast, grounding flights, knocking out power to thousands and causing coastal flooding, gave way to a brutal cold on Friday with dozens of cities expected to break...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Pennington as Large Account Leader
Jan 5 2018 // Insurance advisor and broker Willis Towers Watson has named Louise Pennington as large account leader for its Corporate Risk and Broking segment. In this newly created role, Pennington will be responsible for large account...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire New York’s Kerwick & Curran
Jan 4 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Kerwick & Curran Inc. (K&C), a wholesale insurance brokerage with offices in Tarrytown and Melville, N.Y. Terms of...
New York’s Times Square Will Get Permanent Protective Barriers
Jan 4 2018 // New York City’s mayor says new protective barriers will be permanently installed in Times Square and other locations around the city in an effort to block vehicles after deadly attacks last year on crowds. Mayor Bill...
Three Dozen Vehicles Involved in New York Chain-Reaction Pile-Up
Jan 4 2018 // A major New York highway has been reopened east of Buffalo after a deadly chain-reaction pile-up in heavy snow. WHEC says one driver was killed and another severely injured Tuesday afternoon when about three dozen...
Outages, Flooding Expected as Giant Snow and Ice ‘Bomb’ Targets Eastern States
Jan 3 2018 // The worst storm of the winter season has knocked out power to thousands and canceled almost 3,000 flights. Next it threatens to bring more snow, ice and cold from Florida to Nova Scotia, including New York and...
New York’s Financial Watchdog Proposes ‘Best Interest’ Rules
Dec 29 2017 // New York State’s top financial watchdog proposed regulations that would require sellers of life insurance and annuities to act in the best interest of clients, raising standards even as the U.S. government delays its...
Top Insurance Journal East Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // As 2017 wraps up, Insurance Journal is looking back on some of its most popular stories of the year while preparing for what is ahead for the insurance industry in 2018. These are just a few of many topics Insurance...
New York State Employers Must Comply With New Paid Family Leave Law
Dec 27 2017 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a phased-in system of paid family leave that will become effective on January 1, 2018, for New York employers. On the state level, New York becomes the fifth state...
Integro Insurance Brokers Hires Feron to Marine Practice in New York
Dec 22 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers, an international broker and risk management firm, has hired Stephen Feron as a senior vice president in its marine practice. Based in New York, Feron will be responsible for the delivery of...
IICF Northeast Division Raises Over $1.2M at 11th Annual New York Benefit Gala
Dec 22 2017 // The Northeast Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization working with the insurance industry to help communities, raised more than $1.2 million at its annual charitable gala...
EU Ruling Upholding Taxi Rules for Uber a Contrast to U.S. Approach
Dec 22 2017 // A European Union decision to treat Uber Technologies Inc. like a taxi company spotlights a trans-Atlantic divide over how governments cope with disruptive technologies and could embolden U.S. cities to restrict the...
How Sex Abuse Culture Threatens Restaurant Industry and What It Can Do About It
Dec 21 2017 // That there’s abuse behind the scenes in restaurant isn’t news. Within the chef community, the news is that people are surprised to hear about it. The true scale of the issue has yet to be revealed, though...
