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Big I New York Elects Cofini as Board Chair
May 24 2019 // Big I New York, the state’s independent insurance producer trade association, has elected John Cofini as its chair of the board for the 2019-2020 term. Cofini was sworn in during a May 21 ceremony at Big I New...
Report Says Many New York City Uber, Lyft Drivers Fail to Respond to Recalls
May 23 2019 // One out of six Uber and Lyft drivers in the New York City and Seattle areas are driving vehicles with outstanding recalls, according to Consumer Reports. But taking a taxi or limousine isn’t necessarily a safer...
Johnson & Johnson Hit with $25 Million Talc Verdict; Also Cleared by Another Jury
May 22 2019 // Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare asbestos-related cancer through decades of daily use of J&J’s Baby Powder or its other talc product, Shower...
New York Firefighters Seek Insurance Payments for Ambulance Funding
May 21 2019 // Firefighters from around New York state are asking state lawmakers to change the law so fire departments can recoup the cost of emergency medical calls from patient insurance plans. Under current law, volunteer ambulance...
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Stroili in New York City
May 21 2019 // Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a national law firm, has hired Peter A. Stroili as an insurance coverage partner in its New York City office. Stroili has 30 years of experience in insurance coverage, professional...
Business Moves
May 20 2019 // National Ryan Specialty Group, Atlantic Specialty Lines Ryan Specialty Group has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. (ASL), a privately owned wholesale insurance brokerage...
Louisiana Supreme Court: No Prohibition Against Forum Selection Clause in Commercial Property Policy
May 20 2019 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has determined that state law does not expressly prohibit a clause in a commercial property insurance policy that specifies that any coverage dispute ending up in litigation must be heard in a...
Prosecutor Says Limo Company Operator Knew of Vehicle Problems in New York Crash
May 17 2019 // Prosecutors say the limousine company operator charged in connection with an upstate New York crash that killed 20 people was aware of prior passenger complaints about the ill-fated vehicle and had even refunded fares. In...
Louisiana Court: Law Doesn’t Prohibit Forum Selection Clause in Commercial Policy
May 17 2019 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has determined that state law does not expressly prohibit a clause in a commercial property insurance policy that specifies that any coverage dispute ending up in litigation must be heard in a...
CorRisk Solutions Hires Belvedere to Professional Liability Team in New York
May 15 2019 // CorRisk Solutions has hired Donna A. Belvedere to lead its professional liability team. In this role, Belvedere will be based at CorRisk Solutions’ headquarters in Melville, N.Y. She joins CorRisk with more than...
Worker Critically Hurt in Shaftway Fall at New York City Building Site
May 13 2019 // Officials say a construction worker tumbled down a roughly 10-foot shaftway at a Brooklyn building site and is hospitalized with critical injuries. He fell around 9 a.m. Friday at a property where a three-story apartment...
NRA Loses One Round Against New York Over Insurance Program
May 13 2019 // A National Rifle Association lawsuit accusing New York’s financial regulator of wrongfully investigating marketing of NRA-branded insurance products in the state suffered a setback on Friday. Senior U.S. District...
NRA Accuses New York of Obstructing Its Suit Over Shutdown of Insurance Program
May 13 2019 // The National Rifle Association accused a New York regulator of obstructing efforts by the gun-rights group to obtain communications between the state and Lloyd’s of London, which last year stopped underwriting...
How Homes Are Being Built, Raised to Withstand Extreme Weather
May 13 2019 // Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic just south of New York City. In a storm, though, that dreamy setting can become a...
New York Man Arrested for More Than $33K Workers’ Compensation Fraud
May 9 2019 // Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office have charged a 56- year-old New York man with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, and penalties for fraudulent practices, a class E...
New York’s NFP Promotes Hyland to Its Surety Division
May 9 2019 // NFP, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered insurance broker and consultant that provides employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement and individual products, has named John Hyland, senior vice president of NFP Property...
New York State Deploys More Than 800K Sandbags Along Lake Ontario
May 8 2019 // New York state says it has deployed more than 800,000 sandbags, hundreds of pumps and 920 feet of temporary dams in eight counties along Lake Ontario in preparation for potential flooding. Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday...
New York Man Arrested for Arson, Insurance Fraud in Vehicle Fire Scheme
May 7 2019 // New York State Police have arrested Jonathan A Schuyler, 23, of Fort Plain, N.Y., for the felonies of arson in the third degree and insurance fraud in the third degree, according to a press release issued by The New York...
Families of New York Crash Victims Demand Tougher Limousine Laws
May 6 2019 // Parents of people killed in recent limousine crashes in New York have urged legislators to pass tougher safety regulations. Several provided tearful testimony at a legislative hearing Thursday in Albany. They called for...
NRA Challenges New York’s Attempt to Block Deposition of Regulator
May 3 2019 // The National Rifle Association is challenging renewed efforts by New York state officials to prevent a former regulator from being questioned under oath by the gun-rights group, the latest spat in a legal dispute over an...
