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New York Voters Approve Right to a Clean Environment
Nov 5 2021 // New Yorkers have approved a ballot measure adding the right to a clean environment to the state constitution. The measure was one of five statewide ballot questions before New York voters Tuesday. Supporters say enshrining...
New York DFS Announces New Climate Change Division, Appoints Dr. Chen to Lead
Nov 3 2021 // In its latest move to address the effects of climate change, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced a new climate risk division and appointed Dr. Nina Chen as its executive deputy superintendent. Dr....
Letitia James Announces She Will Run for New York Governor
Nov 1 2021 // New York Attorney General Letitia James formally announced Friday that she is running for governor, a widely anticipated move from the woman who oversaw an investigation into allegations that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Pounding Rain Raises Flash Flood Threat in New York, New England
Oct 26 2021 // The powerful storm battering the U.S. Northeast will inundate New York City with lashing rain and possible flash floods through Tuesday night, then unleash the worst of its fury on New England. As much as 4 inches (10...
Fifth Member of $31M New York City Trip-And-Fall Scheme Arrested, Charged
Oct 21 2021 // A New York litigation funder and the fifth member of a $31 million trip-and-fall fraud scheme has been arrested and charged in Manhattan Federal Court. An indictment has been unsealed charging Adrian Alexander with...
Governor Hochul Declares October as Cyber Security Awareness Month in New York
Oct 21 2021 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proclaimed October 2021 as Cyber Security Awareness Month in New York state. The announcement comes as part of the state’s effort to raise awareness on the importance of all New...
New York Foundry to Pay $276K for Safety, Health Hazards Following Inspection
Oct 20 2021 // A Syracuse, New York, iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards,...
New York Directs Two Cryptocurrency Lending Platforms to Cease Activity
Oct 19 2021 // Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state’s attorney general on Monday and three other platforms were directed to provide information about their business. The move...
New York Mandates Continuing Education for Insurers in Flood Insurance, Diversity
Oct 18 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is mandating continuing education in flood insurance for property/casualty insurance producers in response to the increasing risk of flooding due to climate change....
Mosaic Insurance Opens First U.S.-Based Office Location in New York City
Oct 15 2021 // Mosaic Insurance has opened an office in New York City. This is its first U.S.-based physical address for a growing number of employees. The Midtown South office, which will accommodate members of Mosaic’s cyber and...
Federal Judges Uphold Status Quo in Rulings on 3 New York COVID Vaccine Mandates
Oct 13 2021 // Federal judges issued three different decisions on New York state and city requirements for Covid-19 vaccinations, upholding the status quo as the contentious issue winds it way through the court system. New York...
Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of New York’s Safe Harbour Group
Oct 12 2021 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, acquired the assets of Safe Harbour Group Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in New City, New York, Safe Harbour...
InsurTech NY Announces Launch of Insurance Collaboration Index
Oct 5 2021 // InsurTech NY, a resource for the InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced the launch of its Insurance Collaboration Index. Based on input from InsurTech executives, the index scores insurance and...
New York Plastics Plant Settles Claim Over Polluted Drinking Water
Oct 4 2021 // A plastics company in upstate New York agreed to pay $23.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it knowingly polluted well water with a toxic chemical. The Times Union reports the proposed settlement, agreed...
Allstate Completes Sale of Life Insurance Company of New York
Oct 4 2021 // The Allstate Corp. moved closer to its complete exit from the life insurance and annuity business with the closing of the sale of its Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York to Wilton Re for approximately $400...
Longtime New York City Contractor Indicted for $1M Insurance Fraud
Sep 30 2021 // Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) Commissioner Margaret Garnett announced the indictment of Dragonetti Brothers Landscaping, Nursery, & Florist (DBLNF)...
New York City to Hire Forecaster, Beef Up Warnings After Ida Flooding
Sep 29 2021 // New York City is planning to hire a private weather forecaster, install more drainage features and issue earlier and more aggressive warnings to residents under a new plan to respond to heavy rainfall like the deadly...
Sotheby’s Must Face New York Claims It Helped Rich Collector Dodge Taxes
Sep 29 2021 // Sotheby’s must face a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general accusing the auction house of fraudulently helping a wealthy art collector dodge millions of dollars of sales taxes, a state judge has ruled. The...
New York Announces New Consumer Protections in Public Adjusters Regulation
Sep 27 2021 // New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced new consumer protections in New York’s public adjusters regulation, which will become effective October 8. The...
Former New York Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison for $1M Fraud Scheme
Sep 24 2021 // A former insurance broker is going to prison for defrauding insurance companies and individual investors out of more than $1 million. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Brian Bartz of Rochester, New York,...
