Cities Must Bargain Over Termination of Injured Workers: New York High Court October 27, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York labor law requires a municipality to negotiate when terminating employees who are not at work for over a...
Buffalo Diocese Agrees to Clergy Oversight Plan as Part of Abuse Settlement With State October 27, 2022 By Carolyn Thompson The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has agreed to strengthen its oversight of clergy accused of sexual misconduct to settle...
Rhode Island Bus Service, Health Insurer Sued Over Data Breach October 27, 2022 Two people whose personal information was compromised in a data breach at Rhode Island’s public bus service that affected about...
New York’s High Court Upholds Insurance Regulation Opposed by Agents October 26, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York insurance agents have lost their bid to overturn a state consumer regulation governing the sale of life insurance...
Risk Strategies Acquires Actuarial Firm Aquarius Capital October 26, 2022 Specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Aquarius Capital Solutions Group, an actuarial firm focused on health care,...
A Decade After Sandy, New York City Resiliency Projects, Spending Lag: Comptroller October 26, 2022 Ten years after Superstorm Sandy pounded New York City’s coastal areas, taking 43 lives and causing $19 billion in damages,...
New England Patriots Owner Alleges Insurer Fumbled Media Liability Claims October 26, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Kraft Sports and Entertainment, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, has sued Hiscox Insurance alleging the insurer has failed...
Renaissance Alliance Adds 3 New York Agencies to Its Network October 25, 2022 Independent insurance agency network Renaissance Alliance reports that it has expanded its presence in New York by adding three agencies...
Lawyer Is Latest to Plead Guilty in $31M Trip-and-Fall Insurance Fraud Scheme October 25, 2022 A New York lawyer pled guilty Monday in connection with a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance...
Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in $4.4M Health Care Fraud October 25, 2022 A nurse practitioner has pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing commercial health insurers and Medicare nearly $4.4 million for services that...