Irene Blamed for 38 Deaths; $20 Billion Economic Loss; Worst Flooding in Decades August 30, 2011 By Christine Kearney and Scott Malone New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already...
Irene Floods Northeast; Manhattan Spared Worst August 29, 2011 By Clare Baldwin and Edith Honan Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down...
Costco ‘Slurpee Slip and Fall’ Suit Stays in New York August 26, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel A 74-year-old woman who said she was injured after falling in a Costco store in Florida beat back the retailer’s...
Northeast Likely to Suffer Significant Damage from Irene August 26, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz Hurricane Irene is likely to cause more insured losses in the Bahamas than 1999’s devastating Hurricane Floyd, catastrophe modeler AIR...
Threat of Irene Exposes New York’s Vulnerability August 25, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz In the annals of natural disasters, it doesn’t get much worse than a major hurricane directly striking New York City...
Earthquake Tested Safety of East Coast’s Nuclear Plants August 24, 2011 By Eileen O'Grady and Joshua Schneyer The largest earthquake to hit the East Coast of the United States in 67 years raised concerns on Tuesday about...
IIABNY Issues Timely Warning on Earthquake Insurance Coverage August 24, 2011 The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York has issued a timely warning in the wake of the earthquake...
NY’s Senator Schumer Calls for End to ‘Job-killing’ Insurance Fee August 18, 2011 Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for an end to a new government surcharge that amounts to roughly $20 per worker...
Field to Head Sales for Swett & Crawford’s New York City Office August 16, 2011 Harold Field has been given leadership and profit center responsibility of the New York City office for wholesale broker Swett...
2000 Honda Civic Most Frequently Stolen Car in New York State August 5, 2011 The New York Insurance Association has noted that the 2000 Honda Civic is again the most frequently stolen vehicle in...