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#1 New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown
Sep 4 2024 // In an unassuming white and blue office building in Freeport, a few miles into Nassau County, sits the headquarters of American Transit Insurance Co. The 52-year-old, family-owned firm is hardly a household name, but...
#2 New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses
Sep 5 2024 // New York’s insurance regulator issued a damning report laying out the severely flawed financial condition of New York’s largest insurer of taxis and for-hire vehicles, as well as dozens of potential financial...
#3 Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times
Aug 30 2024 // A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to dismiss the lawsuit while a jury was...
#4 New York City Cab Crash Sends Rider on ‘Nightmare’ to Get Insurance Money
Sep 12 2024 // Carlos Quiles says he was seriously injured in May 2022 when the Uber he was traveling in crashed into two parked cars in Queens — after the driver lost control of his Toyota while trying to clear a fly or some other...
#5 New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers
Sep 9 2024 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers, including requiring major chains to add panic buttons in all New York State locations. Unions...
#6 Two Former New York Fire Chiefs Face Bribery Charges Tied to Safety Inspections
Sep 17 2024 // Two former chiefs of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) have been charged with bribery and corruption for allegedly expediting access to fire safety inspections for preferred customers in exchange for...
#7 Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters in New York, Union Says
Sep 18 2024 // Hundreds of delivery drivers for e-commerce giant Amazon.com have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, seeking improved wages, working conditions and safety standards, the labor union said on Monday. Workers...
#8 Disability Rights Group Sues to Stop Mask Ban in Suburban New York County
Aug 29 2024 // A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons, arguing it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with...
#9 Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Northeast Aviation & Marine of New York
Sep 4 2024 // Massachusetts-based Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group reports it has acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Insurance Brokers of Schenectady, New York. Northeast Aviation & Marine handles aviation including...
