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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Promotes Two New York Executives
Jan 19 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has named Henning Haagen northeast zone executive for North America in addition to his current role as global head of...
Ironshore Expands High Net Worth Homeowners Coverage Into New York
Jan 19 2017 // Ironshore Private Client Group has expanded its Private Insurance Portfolio product to high net worth homeowners throughout the state of New York, effective Jan. 23, 2017. Ironshore Private Insurance Portfolio, a...
High Levels of Lead Discovered at Western New York School District
Jan 18 2017 // Testing at 13 buildings belonging to a western New York school district returned results that confirmed the presence of elevated levels of lead in water at some schools. The Democrat & Chronicle reports nearly 14...
U.S. Charges Chrysler with Diesel Emissions Cheating
Jan 13 2017 // Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV was accused of violating pollution laws with 104,000 diesel vehicles, sending the shares plunging on the prospect the automaker may follow Volkswagen AG in facing billions of dollars in...
Former New York Engineering Firm Exec Guilty in Sandy Insurance Case
Jan 13 2017 // A former director of an engineering firm charged with illegally altering reports about damage from Superstorm Sandy pleaded guilty to unauthorized practice of engineering in connection with the case, New York Attorney...
Corrected: Zurich to Underwrite Distinguished Programs’ New York Brick & Brownstone Program
Jan 12 2017 // The New York Brick & Brownstone program offered by Distinguished Programs, a national real estate insurance program manager, is now being underwritten by Zurich. The NY Brick & Brownstone program is designed for...
Morrison Mahoney Hires 13 Attorneys in New York
Jan 10 2017 // Morrison Mahoney has hired 13 attorneys, including 5 partners and 8 associates, to the firm’s New York office. The group will be based in New York and provide service across all of Morrison Mahoney’s 10...
Source Says Anbang in Talks with Kushner for New York Building Overhaul
Jan 10 2017 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group is in talks to invest in a project to redevelop a flagship New York City building owned by Kushner Companies, the family real estate business run by U.S. President-elect Donald...
How to Help Insureds Manage Customer Privacy Risk
Jan 9 2017 // Insurance carriers and agents have come to learn that increased data can lead to greater risk for insureds, and they are increasingly advising businesses to disclose data collection practices while seeking to gain...
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants Hires Delaney in New York City
Jan 9 2017 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property, casualty brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Melissa Delaney as a senior vice president in its Private Client Solutions Specialty...
JLT Specialty USA Appoints Turner as Vice President in New York
Jan 9 2017 // JLT Specialty USA has appointed David Turner as vice president in its Financial Institutions Practice in New York. The firm is a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), a specialty-focused provider of...
10th Annual IICF Northeast Charitable Gala in New York Raises Record $1.4M
Jan 9 2017 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization working with the insurance industry to help communities and enrich lives, had more than 900 insurance professionals attend its 10th annual...
New York Insurance Association Elects 2017 Officers and Board of Directors
Jan 6 2017 // The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) has announced the election of its 2017 officers and board of directors. The following officers were elected for a one-year term ending Dec. 31, 2017: Chair: Steven Coffey,...
Integro Insurance Brokers Appoints Morris as New York Operations Leader
Jan 6 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers, a New York headquartered international broker and risk management firm has appointed Deborah Morris as its New York operations leader. She succeeds Esther Ro, who is relocating to the West coast...
Uber Prepares for First Public Hearing in New York Over Disclosure Rules
Jan 6 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. is starting off the year preparing for a new political fight. As New York City seeks more information about ride-hailing drivers’ activities, it’s shaping up to be Uber’s second...
Sedgwick Elects Blancett as Office Managing Partner in New York
Jan 5 2017 // Sedgwick LLP, has elected John W. Blancett as an office managing partner (OMP) in New York, effective January 1. Blancett represents leading U.S., London and European insurers in litigation, investigations and counseling...
New York and New Jersey Brokers Join Forces, Backed by Prime Risk Partners
Jan 5 2017 // Cook Maran & Associates (Cook Maran), a New York and New Jersey based insurance broker, will acquire Mintz, Girgan & Brightly Inc. (MGB), a privately owned Rochelle Park, N.J., headquartered agency. The MGB team...
New York Issues First-in-Nation Regulation on Commercial Crime Insurance
Jan 3 2017 // New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) in December issued a new regulation that prohibits insurance companies from denying commercial crime insurance coverage to New York businesses employing people...
New York Announces Health Insurance Reforms to Combat Opioid Crisis
Dec 30 2016 // Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that new health insurance reforms aimed at combatting New York State’s heroin and opioid crisis will go into effect January 1, 2017. These reforms were part of the legislative...
Markel to be Honored as 2016 Insurance Leader Of The Year in New York
Dec 30 2016 // Anthony F. Markel, vice chairman of the board at the Markel Corporation will be honored by The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University as the School of Risk Management’s 2016 Insurance...
