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Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Hires Greene as VP, Broker in New York Office
Sep 6 2019 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, a distinct business unit of H.W. Kaufman Group solely dedicated to wholesale insurance brokerage, has hired Anthony Greene to its leadership team. Greene joins the Burns & Wilcox Brokerage...
Vaping Lung Illness May Be Linked to Cannabis Product, Say Health Officials
Sep 6 2019 // Severe, mysterious lung illnesses that have struck more than 200 people around the country may be tied to an ingredient in cannabis-containing vapor products, said the New York State Department of Health. New York and...
Purdue Pharma Floats $10-$12 Billion Opioid Settlement: Reuters
Aug 28 2019 // OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, two people familiar with the matter said...
Off-Duty New York City Police Department Officer Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Aug 26 2019 // A New York City Police Department officer has been indicted for insurance fraud, falsifying business records and related charges for allegedly filing a false insurance claim stating his vehicle was stolen when the same car...
Everest Insurance Adds Three Members in Pennsylvania, New York
Aug 23 2019 // Everest Insurance has added three members to the Financial Lines Private Company/Not‐For‐Profit group. This group provides management liability insurance for private and not‐for‐profit companies of all sizes and...
Alliant Insurance Services Hires Spofford as Vice President in New York
Aug 22 2019 // Alliant is continuing to grow its presence in Albany, N.Y., with the addition of Vice President Chris Spofford. The property and casualty specialist will leverage his regional expertise and technical background to deliver...
JenCap to Buy Program Administrator Aran Insurance Services
Aug 21 2019 // JenCap Holdings, a consolidator of specialty insurance businesses backed by The Carlyle Group, has agreed to acquire privately-held Aran Insurance Services Group, a specialty program administrator with offices in Arizona,...
After Solar System Fires, Walmart Sues Tesla for ‘Widespread Negligence’
Aug 21 2019 // Walmart Inc. on Tuesday sued Tesla Inc., accusing it of “widespread negligence” that led to repeated fires of its solar systems and asking a court to force Tesla to remove solar panels from more than 240 of its...
Purdue-Linked Entities Get Subpoenas from New York State
Aug 19 2019 // New York state sent out dozens of subpoenas to entities linked to Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, seeking documents that may show the movement of millions of dollars in profit from sales of...
Over 400 Sex Abuse Suits Filed in New York as Litigation Window Opens
Aug 16 2019 // The Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, schools and hospitals, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are some of the targets named in a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits filed Wednesday in New York as the state began accepting...
Specialty Program Group Acquires Assets of New York’s The Mechanic Group
Aug 15 2019 // Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has acquired the assets of The Mechanic Group Inc. (TMG), a Pearl River, N.Y.-based specialty insurance program...
Pasich Expands New York Footprint with Hiring of Halprin as a Partner
Aug 15 2019 // Boutique insurance recovery and entertainment firm Pasich LLP has expanded its national platform and New York footprint with the addition of Peter A. Halprin as a partner. Before joining Pasich LLP, Halprin was a...
Concord Specialty Risk Hires Peress as Vice President in New York
Aug 14 2019 // Concord Specialty Risk has hired Ilan D. Peress as vice president and Reps & Warranty Insurance underwriter, where he will take on a leading role in Concord’s Reps & Warranty Insurance practice. Peress will...
New York to Let Schools Put Cameras on School Bus Stop Arms
Aug 13 2019 // Schools in New York state can now install cameras on the stop arms of school buses to catch motorists who put students at risk under legislation signed into law last Tuesday by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Drivers caught on...
Markel Corporation Hires Lecci as Senior Director of Professional Liability in New York
Aug 12 2019 // Markel Corporation has named John Lecci as senior director of Professional Liability. He will be heading up the New York-based US Professional Errors & Omissions team. Lecci was most recently employed by Axis, where he...
SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Wu as Assistant Production Underwriter in New York
Aug 9 2019 // SterlingRisk Insurance, an independently owned insurance brokerage based in New York, has hired Katrina Wu as assistant production Underwriter. A licensed property & casualty broker and licensed life, accident &...
Court Revives Sarah Palin Defamation Claim Against New York Times
Aug 7 2019 // New York Times Co. must face a defamation lawsuit by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin over an editorial that linked her to the shooting of Arizona lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, a federal appeals court said. The ruling is...
Cuomo Signs Bill Protecting Immigrant Workers from Workplace Harassment
Aug 5 2019 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation creating penalties for discrimination or retaliation against immigrant employees into law. This law is a codification of federal case law interpreting the...
The Doctors Company Purchases New York’s HIC, FOJP Service Corporation
Aug 5 2019 // The Doctors Company has completed the purchase of Hospitals Insurance Company (HIC), a New York State admitted and licensed insurance company, and FOJP Service Corporation, a New York service organization that provides...
Risk Strategies Acquires New York City’s Reiff & Associates
Aug 2 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Reiff & Associates, a full service brokerage firm focused on risk and insurance for companies in the entertainment...
