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New York-New Jersey Area Shaken by 4.8 Earthquake
Apr 5 2024 // A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the New Jersey-New York area this morning at about 10:23 am, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey....
Violent Spring Noreaster Takes At Least 4 Lives
Apr 5 2024 // A violent storm that hit the Northeast the past two days has taken the lives of at least four people, three of whom were killed when uprooted trees crashed into their vehicles. Heavy rains and snow along with winds as high...
Trump’s Bond Firm Must Show Proof of Resources, New York AG Says
Apr 5 2024 // Donald Trump must prove within 10 days that the company providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenges fail, the state told a...
People Moves: Risk Strategies Appoints Conklin; Edwards Joins Alliant in New York
Apr 4 2024 // Josh Conklin Risk Strategies, headquartered in Boston, appointed Josh Conklin as national employee benefits growth leader and senior managing director. Conklin joined Risk Strategies in 2019 through the acquisition of...
Citigroup Urges Dismissal of New York’s ‘Misguided’ Lawsuit Over Online Scams
Apr 4 2024 // Citigroup on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing its Citibank unit of failing to reimburse customers who fall victim to online scammers. While...
States Across the US Midwest Are on Alert for Tornadoes: Weather Watch
Apr 2 2024 // Storms and tornadoes are in the forecast for states across the Midwest in the US, with further weather warnings and advisories stretching further east. There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms — which could bring...
Trump $175 Million Bond Arranged by Billionaire Supporter’s Firm
Apr 2 2024 // A billionaire Donald Trump supporter whose California company is known for subprime auto loans offered to arrange the former president’s $175 million appeal bond in New York state’s civil fraud suit, though he...
Update: Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo
Apr 1 2024 // US East Coast ports are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are starting to clear debris from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge and authorities are...
Declarations
Apr 1 2024 // “We Don’t Take Sides” “As a surety, we don’t take sides, it would be wrong for us to do so, and we are in no way supporting the defendant.” – Said Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg in a...
People & Places
Apr 1 2024 // National CRC Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, hired Vince Colosimo as executive vice president in the company’s New York City downtown office. Colosimo will assume the role of office president in...
Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?
Apr 1 2024 // Jatiek Smith, a Bloods gang member convicted on extortion and racketeering charges in New York, blamed ruthless competition and a culture of violence in the fire restoration industry for the accusations made against him by...
Deadly Lithium Battery Fires Force Lawmakers to Play Catch-Up on Safety
Mar 28 2024 // For a decade, Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin has recognized the technological and economic potential of lithium-ion batteries. Rezin, a Republican who serves in a district that is a major chemical and energy industry hub...
People Moves: Massaro Joins Hartford in Northeast; Alliant Adds Spina in New York
Mar 22 2024 // Matthew Massaro The Hartford, headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, appointed Matthew Massaro head of sales and underwriting for its middle and large commercial businesses’ Northeast division. Massaro has been with...
Internet Firms Must Face Defective Product Liability Suit Over Buffalo Mass Shooting
Mar 20 2024 // A New York state judge has allowed a case seeking to hold social media companies liable in the tragic mass killing at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022 to go forward on grounds of product liability. Erie County Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Seems to Favor NRA in Free Speech Case Against Insurance Regulator
Mar 20 2024 // Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group...
People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer Opens New York Office Headed by 6 Acrisure Hires
Mar 19 2024 // California-based independent insurance broker Woodruff Sawyer announced it is expanding its East Coast footprint with the addition of six executives formerly with insurer Acrisure. According to the announcement, Matthew...
Creditors Move to Force Giuliani to Insure His Florida Condo Until It’s Sold to Pay Debts
Mar 18 2024 // Full-time Florida residents and snowbirds aren’t the only ones having trouble obtaining insurance on their condominiums. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York Mayor and longtime attorney for Donald Trump, has told a...
People & Places
Mar 18 2024 // National AXA XL named Michelle Chia as chief underwriting officer for cyber in the Americas. Based in New York, Chia joins AXA XL from Zurich North America, where she most recently served as head of professional liability...
Would-Be Everton Owner 777 Partners Faces Lawsuit Over Asset Transfers
Mar 13 2024 // The investment manager trying to buy Everton FC is being sued by a creditor who wants to stop the firm from transferring two subsidiaries, claiming that the transaction was designed to “shield” the assets. Obra...
How 9 Men Stole 45 Cars Over 6 Months During COVID, Then Got Caught
Mar 13 2024 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the guilty pleas and sentencing of nine members of a Bronx car theft ring for their roles in the theft of 45 vehicles during a six-month period from April to October...
