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People & Places
Nov 16 2020 // National Dean Klisura Brokers Guy Carpenter and Marsh, two business units of Marsh & McLennan, announced the appointment of Dean Klisura as president of Guy Carpenter, effective October 1, 2020. In this newly-created...
Ex-Employee Who Protested Safety Sues Amazon Alleging Bias in His Firing
Nov 13 2020 // A former Amazon.com Inc. worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and Hispanic workers at...
New York Sues Sotheby’s for Helping Client Escape Sales Taxes on Artwork
Nov 10 2020 // Sotheby’s was sued on Friday by New York’s attorney general, who accused the auction house of defrauding the state by helping an important client avoid millions of dollars of sales taxes on art he...
Johnstone Partners Hires Friedman as an Adjuster in New York
Nov 9 2020 // Johnstone Partners has expanded its national risk management and claims adjusting practices with the hire of Andrew Friedman in New York. Friedman joins Johnstone Partners as an adjuster with six years of claims...
N.Y. Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Tow Yard Arson Causing $100K in Damages
Nov 9 2020 // A New York man has been charged with arson and other crimes after allegedly setting fire to vehicles in a tow yard and filing an insurance claim to collect the cash. Egor Spiridonov, of Broad Channel, Queens, has been...
Applied Underwriters Announces Formation of Applied Specialty Underwriters, Names Christopher Day President of the New Company
Nov 5 2020 // Applied Specialty Underwriters will concentrate on Casualty E&S markets nationwide, initially focusing on New York construction risks. Omaha, NE, November 5, 2020 — Steve Menzies, CEO of Applied Underwriters,...
Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions
Nov 4 2020 // Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region. Eight years ago...
Robinson+Cole Expands New York Office with Eight Member Financial Lines Team
Nov 3 2020 // Robinson+Cole has expanded its New York office with the addition of two partners, John F. McCarrick and Erica J. Kerstein, as well as two counsel, Phyllis A. Ingram and Sedgwick M. Jeanite, and four associates, Meryl E....
Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
Nov 3 2020 // A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been brought to the Occupational...
Disbarred New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds
Nov 2 2020 // A disbarred attorney based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has pled guilty in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. Gustavo L. Vila’s plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the...
Sompo International Names New York’s Gundersen Head of Asian Risk Solutions
Oct 29 2020 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Sara Gundersen as executive vice president and Asian Risk Solutions segment leader...
New York City Sued Over Clashes with Floyd Protesters
Oct 28 2020 // Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were assaulted and abused by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Hires Yozzi to its New York Office
Oct 28 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has hired Renee Yozzi to lead Customer & Broker Engagement for the Eastern U.S. Region. Yozzi brings nearly 20 years of experience to BHSI. She most recently held the title...
Judge Rules New York City Crosswalks Fail to Protect Blind Pedestrians
Oct 23 2020 // Most crosswalks in New York City violate laws protecting people with disabilities by failing to properly protect blind and low-vision pedestrians, a judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan...
Target to Enhance Safety at 200 Northeast U.S. Stores in Department of Labor Settlement
Oct 21 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer’s stores in...
Insurtech Vouch Insurance Expands Coverage to New York
Oct 21 2020 // Vouch Insurance, a business insurance platform for startups, has expanded its coverage into New York. The expansion is an effort to bring risk mitigation to local startups as they scale their technologies, according to a...
Declarations
Oct 19 2020 // Urge to Swerve “While the urge to swerve is instinctual, it could cause you to lose control of your vehicle or drive into oncoming traffic, increasing the severity of a crash.” — Illinois Transportation...
New York’s NFP Hires Pendergast to P&C Division as Senior Vice President
Oct 16 2020 // NFP, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty (P&C), corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has hired Andrew Pendergast to its P&C...
Twitter Security Failure Prompts Call for Regulating Internet Giants as Systemic Risks
Oct 14 2020 // Twitter Inc. suffered from cybersecurity shortfalls that enabled a “simple” hack attributed to a Florida teenager to take over the accounts of several of the world’s most famous people in July, according...
altumAI Appoints Foley to Group Insurance Officer Based in New York City
Oct 14 2020 // altumAI, a worker health and safety software and analytics firm, has appointed insurance industry veteran Peter. H. Foley to Group Insurance officer. Based in New York City, Foley has joined the altumAI executive...
