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‘Cancel for Any Reason’ Travel Policies Offered in New York as Coronavirus Spreads
Mar 23 2020 // Six global and national insurance companies have agreed to offer ‘cancel for any reason’ travel policies in New York state as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. The insurance companies offering this...
NY Regs Ask Insurers for Details of Business Interruption Policies in Wake of COVID-19
Mar 20 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has instructed insurers to submit details of business interruption policies that have been provided to insureds, as well as the coverage each policy offers...
New York OTDA Employee Arrested For Nearly $12K Sick-Leave Fraud
Mar 18 2020 // A New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) employee has been arrested after allegedly submitted 13 forged doctors’ notes over the course of six months to obtain 75 days of paid sick leave,...
New York Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Workers’ Comp System of More Than $5K
Mar 16 2020 // New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro has announced the sentencing of a Rochester, N.Y., woman who defrauded the workers’ compensation system of more than $5,000 by endorsing and cashing wage...
Worldwide Facilities Hires Curry as Senior Vice President in New York Office
Mar 13 2020 // Worldwide Facilities, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, has hired John Curry as senior vice president in its New York, N.Y., office location. Curry’s recent...
New York’s Fullerton Beck Taps Pedro to Manage Newly Opened New Jersey Office
Mar 10 2020 // New York-based law firm Fullerton Beck LLP has opened its first New Jersey office in Red Bank. The firm also has an office in White Plains, N.Y. New Jersey insurance coverage attorney Verne Pedro, who started with the firm...
Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 100 Coronavirus Cases in New York State
Mar 10 2020 // The number of coronavirus cases in New York state rose Sunday to more than 100, an expected increase Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicts will continue as more testing is done. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that the...
‘Cancel for Any Reason’ Travel Policies Offered in New York as Coronavirus Spreads
Mar 9 2020 // Six global and national insurance companies have agreed to offer ‘cancel for any reason’ travel policies in New York state after Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday confirmed 11 additional cases of COVID-19,...
New York-Area Financial Firms, Insurers Implement Travel Policies for Coronavirus
Mar 5 2020 // Financial firms in New York City were testing remote-work capabilities, implementing new travel restrictions and canceling or modifying upcoming events as the coronavirus outbreak – already on the finance...
New York Bill Requiring Backseat Buckle Up Passes Legislature
Mar 5 2020 // New York senators moved to strengthen the state’s seat belt laws Tuesday and approved a bill that requires backseat adult passengers to buckle up. The legislation, passed by the state Senate and Assembly, now moves...
InsurTech NY Announces Finalists for 2020 InsurTech Competition
Mar 5 2020 // InsurTech NY, an insurtech community in the New York metro area, has announced the finalists of its 2020 InsurTech Competition. More than 200 startups applied to compete in a two-track competition, pitting early and...
Risk Modeling Firm Verisk Cancels Live Event Over Virus, Goes Virtual for Cyber Seminar
Mar 4 2020 // Insurance data analytics and risk modeling firm Verisk has converted its Cyber and Casualty Seminar scheduled for March 10 in New York City from an in-person to a free virtual event “out of an abundance of caution...
Officials Try to Calm Nerves as New York Reports First COVID-19 Case
Mar 4 2020 // New York leaders sought to calm jittery nerves Monday after the city recorded its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus, saying the disease – while dangerous – is a manageable threat. The state is...
EXL Appoints Mahon as Executive VP, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer in New York
Mar 4 2020 // EXL, an operations management and analytics company, has appointed Anita Mahon to the role of executive vice president and chief growth and strategy officer. Based in New York, she will also serve as a member of...
Chubb Names Buonpane as Construction Industry Practice Leader in New York
Mar 3 2020 // Chubb has named Stephen Buonpane as Construction Industry Practice leader for its large account segment. He succeeds Bill Hazelton who was recently named head of Chubb North America Claims. In this capacity, he will...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires New York’s CMS
Mar 3 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Melville, N.Y.-based CMS LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, CMS LLC is a full-service wholesale insurance broker working with agents across the...
Walsh Duffield Announces Partnership with New York’s OSEA
Mar 3 2020 // Walsh Duffield, a fifth-generation, family owned insurance company, has partnered with OSEA Inc., a 30-year-old environmental, health, safety and security consulting firm, to provide risk management services to its...
New York Insurers Required to Waive Cost-Sharing for Coronavirus Testing
Mar 3 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services is requiring New York health insurers to waive cost sharing associated with testing for novel coronavirus, including emergency room, urgent care and office visits. New...
U.S. Probes Batch of Faulty Coronavirus Test Kits
Mar 2 2020 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some initial coronavirus test kits that prompted some states to seek emergency approval to use their...
NRA Seeks to Block New York’s ‘Political’ Enforcement Over Liability Insurance Programs
Mar 2 2020 // The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is seeking a preliminary injunction in federal court in an attempt to stop the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) from conducting enforcement proceedings...
