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New York Officials Seek Chinatown Pedestrian Safety Plan
Jan 26 2009 // City and state officials want to keep trucks off certain narrow streets in Manhattan’s crowded Chinatown after a delivery van hit and killed two children walking to their daycare center. State Sen. Daniel Squadron...
New York Insurance Agent Charged in Bank Heist
Jan 26 2009 // A part-time insurance agent was arrested in his Rockefeller Center office and charged with pulling off a knifepoint bank robbery in the suburbs and making his getaway in a luxury sport utility vehicle, police said. Edward...
Blaze at Western New York Farm Causes $2M in Damage
Jan 23 2009 // Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed two barns at a western New York farm, causing about $2 million in damage. The fire broke out about 3 a.m. Monday at McCormick Farms in the Wyoming County...
Temporary Walls Turn New York City Apartments into Firetraps
Jan 22 2009 // The firefighters were trapped in what amounted to a burning maze: a Bronx apartment illegally divided into extra rooms for the sake of making a buck in this cramped city. With flames licking at their bodies and black smoke...
New York: Insurers Did Not Steer Customers to Certain Body Shops
Jan 22 2009 // An investigation by the New York Insurance Department has found that auto insurers in the state did not engage in a widespread effort to steer consumers to certain auto body shops – a violation of state law. However,...
Willis HRH Announces New Executive Appointments
Jan 21 2009 // Willis HRH, the North American unit of Willis Group Holdings, announced a series of senior leadership appointments that the company says will drive growth and innovation in key areas of its retail brokerage business. With...
Workers’ Comp Claim on Wrong Eye Leads to Fraud Charges in New York
Jan 16 2009 // A New York man who hurt his eye on the job faces insurance fraud charges after authorities say he falsely filed for workers compensation benefits — on the wrong eye. Authorities say Clyde Stroman, 53, of Elmira,...
New York’s NIF Group Acquires California’s HDR
Jan 16 2009 // Manhasset, New York-based specialty insurance firm NIF Group has acquired HDR Insurance Services of Sacramento, California. HDR specializes in providing innovative programs for independent agents. HDR will continue to...
New York Audit: Unqualified Drivers Received Commercial Licenses
Jan 15 2009 // An audit finds that the New York state Department of Motor Vehicles has incorrectly scored some tests for some commercial drivers and given licenses to people who were not qualified. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says...
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Jan 11 2009 // Jim Johnstone has joined Westbrook, Conn.-based The Gowrie Group of Cos. as a producer in the Boat/Yacht department. Jim brings deep marine and sailing industry expertise that will enable Gowrie to broaden its reach into...
FBI Launches Investigation of Bankrupt Brooke Corp.
Jan 11 2009 // Federal authorities have launched an investigation into the finances of bankrupt Brooke Corp. The court-appointed special master for the Overland Park-based banking and insurance services provider, Albert Riederer, told...
Lifelines in the Storm: Pro-Policyholder Developments in 2008
Jan 11 2009 // In light of the enormous losses and cascading failures triggered by the financial crisis, companies across the full spectrum of U.S. industry will be looking to their insurance policies for loss mitigation. Fortunately,...
Lifelines in the Storm: Pro-Policyholder Developments in 2008
Jan 11 2009 // In light of the enormous losses and cascading failures triggered by the financial crisis, companies across the United States will be looking to their insurance policies for loss mitigation. However, recent developments in...
FBI Launches Investigation of Bankrupt Brooke Corp.
Jan 11 2009 // Federal authorities are investigating the finances of bankrupt Kansas-based Brooke Corp. The court-appointed special master for the banking and insurance services provider, Albert Riederer, told the Kansas City Star that...
Lifelines in the Storm: Pro-Policyholder Developments in 2008
Jan 11 2009 // In light of the enormous losses and failures triggered by the financial crisis, companies across the full spectrum of U.S. industry will be looking to their insurance policies for loss mitigation. Fortunately, developments...
Merchants Offers New Personal Auto Policy in New York
Jan 9 2009 // Buffalo, New York-based insurer, Merchants Insurance Group, has launched a new personal auto product in New York. The product, called Merchants Flexible Choice Auto, features significant rate reductions along with new...
Lawsuit over Escaped 450-Pound Tiger Settled in New York
Jan 8 2009 // Apollo the circus tiger has cost his owner more than a fancy feast for escaping onto a New York City parkway and startling motorists into a five-car pileup. Court papers filed in a Brooklyn court show that trainer Josip...
New York City Cabs Could Get Cameras in Accident-Curbing Plan
Jan 6 2009 // New York City plans to install digital cameras on the outside of cabs in an effort to detect reckless driving and deter auto accidents. But a taxi drivers’ advocacy group says the technology would invade...
New York Giant Burress Fumbles Insurance on $140K Mercedes
Dec 29 2008 // Add this to the growing list of Plaxico Burress’ problems: getting in a car crash and not having insurance on his nearly $140,000 Mercedes-Benz. The suspended New York Giants wide receiver was sued last week in...
Deluge of Lawsuits by Angry Madoff Investors Expected
Dec 23 2008 // There has been no rush to the courthouse yet by Bernard Madoff’s angry investors, but a wave of legal action could be on the way as their lawyers spearhead private investigations into the suspected fraud. A little...
