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New York Court Examines Scope of Scaffold Law in 2 Injury Cases
Apr 8 2015 // The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, ruled on two injury cases on April 2, examining whether the injuries in those cases fit within the scope of the state’s Labor Law 240, popularly known...
Safety National Hires Leahy as Business Development Manager in New York
Apr 7 2015 // Tom Leahy Safety National Casualty Corporation has hired Tom Leahy as business development manager. Leahy is based in New York City. Leahy brings over 15 years of industry-related business development and account...
U.S. Risk Insurance Group Hires Daum as Executive VP in New York
Apr 7 2015 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has hired John B. Daum as executive vice president for the New York City office. Daum brings with him over 35 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. He started his...
Hub International Acquires The Flood Group in New York
Apr 7 2015 // Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub International Northeast Limited has acquired the assets of The Flood Group LLC and its affiliate, The Flood Group of Long Island Inc., a Floral Park, New...
Business Moves
Apr 6 2015 // Brown & Brown, Spain Agency Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of New York Inc. has acquired certain assets of Spain Agency Inc., an independent agency based in Mahopac, N.Y....
N.Y. DFS Eyes Insurers’ Cybersecurity, Price Optimization
Apr 6 2015 // New York state regulators recently sent a letter to insurers operating in the state, seeking detailed information on their cybersecurity measures. Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial...
People – East
Apr 6 2015 // Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has appointed Katharine L. Wade as new commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department. Wade succeeds Thomas B. Leonardi who stepped down from the post in December to join New...
NOAA: Western N.Y., New England at Elevated Risk of Moderate Flooding
Apr 6 2015 // According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Spring Outlook forecast issued on March 19, rivers in western New York and eastern New England have the greatest risk of moderate spring flooding...
NYC Comptroller Finds $6.8M Misspent for Superstorm Sandy Relief
Apr 2 2015 // New York misspent $6.8 million after Hurricane Sandy in payments to independent consultants for flawed and incomplete work that delayed help to at least 20,000 people with damaged homes, city Comptroller Scott Stringer...
Taxi Group’s New Lawsuit Targets New York’s Uber Policy
Apr 1 2015 // A group of taxi companies sued New York claiming the city is wrongfully allowing Uber Technologies Inc. customers to hail rides with an app. Current law permits only yellow taxis with valid medallions to accept hails,...
NYC Blast Probe Highlights Problem of Stealing Gas
Apr 1 2015 // It was a run-of-the-mill complaint — a smell of gas — with a troubling explanation: Someone had improperly tapped into a Manhattan building’s gas line, and it was leaking. The issue was quickly resolved....
BNC Insurance Agency Acquires Milbrandt & Co. in New York
Mar 31 2015 // BNC Insurance Agency Inc., an independent agency based in Rye Brook, New York, announced that it has acquired Milbrandt & Co. Inc., an independent agency based in New Rochelle, New York, with a satellite office in...
Ex-Pilot’s Suit Says JetBlue Should Have Known He Was Unfit to Fly
Mar 29 2015 // A former JetBlue Airways Corp. pilot whose midair meltdown forced an emergency landing of a 2012 flight on Friday sued the carrier for $14.9 million, saying it should have grounded him because it knew he was incapable of...
ACA Financial Asks N.Y.’s Top Court to Revive Goldman Suit Over Abacus
Mar 27 2015 // ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. urged New York’s top court to reinstate a suit accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of conspiring to force it to insure an investment that led to a $550 million settlement with...
Bankruptcy Judge May Lift Shield for GM Over Ignition Switch Claims
Mar 27 2015 // A bankruptcy judge told General Motors Co. six years ago it didn’t have to worry about lawsuits over cars made before its $49.5 billion government bailout. Last month, the same judge said he wasn’t so sure...
New York to Investigate Insurers’ Cybersecurity Work After Hacks
Mar 27 2015 // Insurers doing business in New York State must tell a regulator there about efforts to prevent computer hacking, detailing the precautions taken and the personnel devoted to the task. Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the...
New York’s Schumer Requests Safety Probe of Imported Flooring
Mar 24 2015 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) is asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate the safety of Chinese-imported wood laminate flooring from Lumber Liquidators in Toano, Virginia, and initiate recalls...
Magna Carta Hires Leong as Chief Claims Officer in New York
Mar 23 2015 // Magna Carta Companies has hired Kevin W. Leong as vice president and chief claims officer. In his new role, Leong will lead Magna Carta’s national claims division. He is based in Magna Carta’s New York...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Spain Agency in New York
Mar 23 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced today that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of New York Inc. has acquired certain assets of Spain Agency Inc., an independent agency based in Mahopac, New York. Terms of the transaction...
Business Moves
Mar 23 2015 // Integro, Design Insurance Agency Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has acquired Design Insurance Agency Inc., a specialist brokerage providing professional liability coverage and risk management services...
