New York Fund for Injured Black Car Drivers Wins Surcharge Fight January 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The New York workers’ compensation fund for black car drivers was within its authority to impose a 2.5% surcharge on...
New York City Parkway Crash Takes 5 Lives January 3, 2024 Five people died when the car they were in crashed on a New York City parkway Monday morning, police said....
New York City Woke to Early Morning Tremor January 2, 2024 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a small 1.7 magnitude tremor occurred near the Astoria, Queens area of New...
Top East Insurance Journal Fraud Stories of 2023 January 2, 2024 About 10% of property/casualty insurance losses can be traced to fraud, according to the industry’s Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Insurance...
New Jersey Provides Tools to Implement New Flood Risks Disclosure Law January 2, 2024 New Jersey officials have introduced measures to implement flood risk disclosure legislation signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy last...
New York Governor Again Vetoes Bill Allowing Emotional Damages in Wrongful Deaths January 2, 2024 By Maysoon Khan New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting...
Top East Insurance Journal Stories of 2023 December 29, 2023 Insurance Journal East readers showed keen interest in news about insurance agents’ responsibilities in 2023 including court cases involving an...
New York to Require Disclosure of LLC Ownership for Law Enforcement, Regulators December 29, 2023 Law enforcement and regulatory officials in New York will soon have access to information on the ownership behind limited liability...
Virginia Security Firm Settles Religious Discrimination Claim Over Employee’s Beard December 29, 2023 Triple Canopy, Inc. a Reston, Virginia-based company that provides protective services to federal agencies, will pay a former employee $110,759...
People Moves: New Jersey’s Convelo Group Names Borst President December 28, 2023 Convelo Insurance Group, headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, has hired Andrew “Andy” Borst as president. Borst has 25 years...