Latest New York Headlines
All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rose Joins SAN Group as Eastern N.Y. VP
May 9 2007 // SAN Group, Inc. announced the addition of Larry Rose as regional vice president of Eastern New York. Rose’s insurance career began in 1986 in eastern New York and he has held positions with Travelers, OneBeacon,...
N.Y. City Alleged Murder-for-Insurance Case Nears Trial
May 8 2007 // When Basdeo Somaipersaud turned up dead in his favorite park in New York City in 1998, his family assumed he must have cracked his head during one of his drinking binges. Then the autopsy came back with a curious result:...
NEIGHBORS SEEK TO DRAIN N.Y. CITY’S WATER RESEVOIRS TO STEM FUTURE FLOODING
May 7 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities. House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,...
N.Y. City puts foot down on pedicabs
May 7 2007 // New York City’s hordes of unregulated bicycle taxis will have to meet licensing, insurance and safety standards, and only 325 will be allowed to operate at one time, thanks to a City Council’s recent override...
People and Places
May 7 2007 // Steve Taylor has been promoted to regional sales director for Encompass Insurance in New York and New Jersey. Taylor joined Allstate in 1978 as an underwriter trainee. He was promoted to various management positions in...
N.Y. Senate confirms Dinallo as insurance superintendent
May 7 2007 // The New York State Senate has confirmed Governor Eliot Spitzer’s nomination of Eric Dinallo as the new superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. He has been serving as acting superintendent since...
N.Y. City puts foot down on pedicabs
May 7 2007 // New York City’s hordes of unregulated bicycle taxis will have to meet licensing, insurance and safety standards, and only 325 will be allowed to operate at one time, thanks to a City Council’s recent override...
People
May 7 2007 // Steve Taylor has been promoted to regional sales director for Encompass Insurance in New York and New Jersey. Taylor joined Allstate in 1978 as an underwriter trainee. He was promoted to various management positions in...
Neighbors seek to drain N.Y. City’s waterreservoirs to stem future flooding
May 7 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities. House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,...
N.Y. Family Sues Mine, Claiming Deaths Caused by Talc Exposure
May 2 2007 // Relatives of a 67-year-old man from upstate New York have filed a lawsuit against a mining company after he became the third family member to die from a rare cancer he allegedly contracted from exposure to asbestos-tainted...
N.Y. Insurance Department Activates Disaster Recovery Centers
Apr 30 2007 // New York State Insurance Department personnel have been deployed at multiple locations in Westchester County to assist residents of communities struck by severe flooding. Department personnel will be available to answer...
N.Y. City Puts Foot Down on Unregulated Pedicab Industry
Apr 24 2007 // New York City’s hordes of unregulated bicycle taxis will have to meet licensing, insurance and safety standards, and only 325 will be allowed to operate at one time, thanks to a City Council override of a mayoral...
Business Moves
Apr 23 2007 // AXIS Capital, Media/Pro AXIS Capital, a global specialty commercial property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Media/Professional Insurance (Media/Pro), a managing...
N.Y. bar owner charged in drunk employee fatal crash
Apr 23 2007 // A Putnam County, New York bar owner has been charged with allowing an off-duty bartender to drink and drive, resulting in a head-on crash that killed her and another woman. Sandra Longchamps, a bar manager at The Paddock...
People
Apr 23 2007 // Doug Eden has joined Main Street America Group as senior vice president, field operations. Eden will be a member of the company’s senior management team based at its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and...
News Currents
Apr 23 2007 // Insurers fight impression their big profits are at claimants’ expense The headline numbers were eye-popping: Allstate reported a record $5 billion profit for 2006. State Farm Insurance’s profit climbed 65...
Business Moves
Apr 23 2007 // AXIS Capital, Media/Pro AXIS Capital, a global specialty commercial property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Media/Professional Insurance (Media/Pro), a managing...
N.Y. Hospital, Upset Over Claims Denials, Accuses HMO of Racketeering
Apr 20 2007 // A hospital network tired of having its bills challenged by HMOs has decided to play rough. Its members are suing two of the region’s largest health insurers, claiming each tried to weasel out of paying for millions...
Neighbors Seek to Drain N.Y. City’s Water Reservoirs to Stem Flooding
Apr 20 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the massive reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities. House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New...
N.Y. Senate Confirms Dinallo as Insurance Superintendent
Apr 19 2007 // The New York State Senate has confirmed Governor Eliot Spitzer’s nomination of Eric Dinallo as the new superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. He has been serving as acting superintendent since...
