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VIDEO: Uber Backed New York Ad Targets ‘Hidden Tax’ Driving Up Insurance Costs
Feb 5 2025 // A group calling for reforms to lower insurance costs across New York has launched its first ad. The ad from newly-formed Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) blames “special interests in Albany” along with...
New York Recovers $11 Million in Stolen Cars and Parts, Lost Titles
Feb 3 2025 // The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles said it helped consumers recover more than $11 million in stolen vehicles, stolen parts, services and lost titles, in 2024. According to the DMV, it recovered 303 stolen...
Uber Alleges Fraud Scheme by New York Groups Faking Car-Crash Injuries
Jan 31 2025 // Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. filed a racketeering lawsuit against a group of law firms, doctors and pain-management clinics it claims staged fake car accidents and performed unnecessary surgeries to take...
PayPal Pays $2 Million Cybersecurity Settlement to New York Regulator
Jan 27 2025 // PayPal, Inc. will pay a $2 million penalty to New York State for violations of the state’s financial services industry cybersecurity regulation. The failures on December 2022 led to sensitive customer information,...
New York Obtains $1.065B Judgment Against Accused Predatory Lender
Jan 24 2025 // New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Wednesday her office obtained a $1.065 billion judgment against Yellowstone Capital, a cash advance provider accused of predatory lending, as part of a settlement that gives...
Citigroup Must Face New York Lawsuit Over Handling of Fraud Scams
Jan 22 2025 // A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Citigroup’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming it failed to protect customers from online scammers and refused to reimburse customers who...
New York Proposes Plan to Stabilize Broken Taxi Insurance Market
Jan 22 2025 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed measures to stabilize the city’s taxi and rideshare insurance industry, which is reeling from the insolvency of its largest provider American Transit Insurance Co. Two of the...
New York, New England Surplus Lines Insurance Groups Merge
Jan 21 2025 // The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association (PIWA) and the New England Surplus Lines Association have merged. The combined organization will operate under the PIWA name and serve excess-and-surplus wholesalers...
Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records
Jan 16 2025 // A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records. Frigid conditions...
New York City Lawsuit Against Exxon, BP, Shell Over Climate Change Dismissed
Jan 16 2025 // A judge has dismissed New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell liable for misleading the public about their products, and their commitment to renewable energy and fighting climate change. In...
With Uber Boost, Group Seeks Reforms to Lower New York’s High Insurance Costs
Jan 15 2025 // Remember the 2010 The Rent Is Too Damn High campaign by Jimmy McMillan? Some people in New York now think insurance is too damn high. A new coalition with backing from Uber Technologies is launching a campaign to lower...
New York Governor Wants to Curb Hedge Funds Buying of Homes
Jan 14 2025 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a statement, Hochul said she would propose...
New York AG Seeks Recovery of $2.2 Million in Crypto Tied to Remote Job Scam
Jan 13 2025 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit to recover $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrency held in digital wallets and stolen from New Yorkers and victims across the country in a remote job scam. James...
Deep Vector Closes $1.5M Round Co-Led by Aperture and InsurTech NY
Jan 8 2025 // Deep Vector, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for analyzing underwriting documents, closed its seed round of $1.5 million, co-led by Aperture Venture Capital and InsurTech NY. Deep Vector helps insurers and brokers...
JetBlue Stowaway Deaths Probed After Florida Flight From New York
Jan 8 2025 // Local law enforcement officials in Fort Lauderdale are investigating the deaths of two individuals found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue Airways Corp. plane after it arrived at the Florida airport on Monday. A...
People Moves: XS Brokers Promotes Buccinna in New York; Leadership Changes at Falvey Insurance
Jan 6 2025 // XS Brokers Promotes Buccinna to Regional Leader of New York Peter Buccinna XS Brokers, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, promoted Peter Buccinna to vice president and regional leader of New York. Buccinna has over 26...
New York Employers Must Offer Paid Medical Leave During Pregnancy
Jan 6 2025 // Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the policy makes New York the first state in...
Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires New York’s Acumen Solutions
Jan 2 2025 // Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) announced the acquisition of Acumen Solutions Group LLC, a Melville, New York-based insurance agency. Founded in 2012, Acumen provides personal insurance and customized commercial insurance...
New York State Government to Monitor Its AI Use
Dec 30 2024 // New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial intelligence software, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, a Democrat,...
New York to Fine Fossil Fuel Companies $75 Billion Over 25 Years for Climate Damage
Dec 27 2024 // New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday. The law is intended to...
