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Outages, Flooding Expected as Giant Snow and Ice ‘Bomb’ Targets Eastern States
Jan 3 2018 // The worst storm of the winter season has knocked out power to thousands and canceled almost 3,000 flights. Next it threatens to bring more snow, ice and cold from Florida to Nova Scotia, including New York and...
New York’s Financial Watchdog Proposes ‘Best Interest’ Rules
Dec 29 2017 // New York State’s top financial watchdog proposed regulations that would require sellers of life insurance and annuities to act in the best interest of clients, raising standards even as the U.S. government delays its...
Top Insurance Journal East Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // As 2017 wraps up, Insurance Journal is looking back on some of its most popular stories of the year while preparing for what is ahead for the insurance industry in 2018. These are just a few of many topics Insurance...
New York State Employers Must Comply With New Paid Family Leave Law
Dec 27 2017 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a phased-in system of paid family leave that will become effective on January 1, 2018, for New York employers. On the state level, New York becomes the fifth state...
Integro Insurance Brokers Hires Feron to Marine Practice in New York
Dec 22 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers, an international broker and risk management firm, has hired Stephen Feron as a senior vice president in its marine practice. Based in New York, Feron will be responsible for the delivery of...
IICF Northeast Division Raises Over $1.2M at 11th Annual New York Benefit Gala
Dec 22 2017 // The Northeast Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization working with the insurance industry to help communities, raised more than $1.2 million at its annual charitable gala...
EU Ruling Upholding Taxi Rules for Uber a Contrast to U.S. Approach
Dec 22 2017 // A European Union decision to treat Uber Technologies Inc. like a taxi company spotlights a trans-Atlantic divide over how governments cope with disruptive technologies and could embolden U.S. cities to restrict the...
How Sex Abuse Culture Threatens Restaurant Industry and What It Can Do About It
Dec 21 2017 // That there’s abuse behind the scenes in restaurant isn’t news. Within the chef community, the news is that people are surprised to hear about it. The true scale of the issue has yet to be revealed, though...
New Law Requires Notice of Workers’ Comp Premium Hikes in New York
Dec 20 2017 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Assembly Bill No. 1620 into law yesterday, requiring insurance companies to notify employers in advance of some workers’ compensation insurance premium increases. The law was...
N.Y. Finalizes Regulation to Protect Drivers from Unfair Auto Insurance Rates
Dec 19 2017 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a regulation that protects New York drivers from unfairly discriminatory auto insurance rates and has already reached agreements with two major insurers...
Prime Authorized to Write Surplus Lines in New York State
Dec 19 2017 // Salt Lake City, UT, Chicago, IL, December 19, 2017- Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. (“Prime Holdings”) announced that its subsidiary, Prime Insurance Company (“Prime”), recently received...
Prime Authorized to Write Specialty Lines in New York State
Dec 18 2017 // Prime Holdings Insurance Services Inc. (Prime Holdings) announced that its subsidiary, Prime Insurance Company (Prime), has received approval to write specialty lines insurance coverage in New York state. Prime provides...
N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit
Dec 18 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Co. must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who became...
Deadly Northern New York Crashes Spur Bill Requiring Truck Side Guards
Dec 15 2017 // A bipartisan bill introduced by two U.S. senators would change truck safety standards to prevent crashes like the one that killed four people in northern New York this summer. The law introduced by Democrat Kirsten...
New York-Based Marsh & McLennan Appoints Mills as VP and Controller
Dec 15 2017 // Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., a New York, N.Y.-headquartered, global professional services firm, has appointed Stacy Mills as vice president and controller, effective January 1, 2018. In this role, Mills will serve...
Drone Easily Pierced New York ‘No-Fly’ Zone, Exposing Risk
Dec 15 2017 // A recreational drone operator whose device smashed into a U.S. Army helicopter in September flew undetected into a no-fly zone over New York set up to protect President Donald Trump and the United Nations. The National...
New York’s Greene & Associates Hires Del Priore as Sales Manager
Dec 14 2017 // Greene & Associates, an East Aurora, N.Y.-based underwriting manager and wholesale broker, has hired Theresa Del Priore as a sales manager. Del Priore comes to Greene with more than 30 years of experience in the...
Judge Nixes Bid to Halt Federal Charters for Fintech Firms as Premature
Dec 14 2017 // A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by New York’s banking regulator against the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its proposal to offer charters that would let online lenders...
Ten Appointed to Newly Formed New York State Insurance Advisory Board
Dec 13 2017 // Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo has announced the 10 appointees who will serve on the newly formed Department of Financial Services (DFS) State Insurance Advisory Board. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed...
Schumer Seeks Help for N.Y. Craft Beer Industry with Crop Insurance Program
Dec 12 2017 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wrapped up another tour of New York’s 62 counties Friday with a call for greater federal help for the state’s craft beer industry. During a stop at a brewery in the Columbia County...
