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Tighter Regulations in NYC Could Take Bite Out of Airbnb Profits
Aug 17 2018 // Airbnb faces tightening regulations in New York City that could take a big bite out of its profits, and on Wednesday the short-term rental company offered a counter-measure designed to appease hostile politicians: a $10...
NYC Mayor Signs Bill Capping New Ride-Hail Licenses
Aug 16 2018 // New York City, the largest American market for Uber, has become the first U.S. city to regulate the growth of app-based rides. Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday signed a bill placing a temporary cap on new...
Flash Flooding Closes Roads, Damages Homes in Central New York
Aug 16 2018 // Home and business owners in New York’s Finger Lakes region were dealing with flooded basements after heavy rains caused flash flooding that inundated roads in several towns Tuesday. A state of emergency was declared...
Affinion Group Closes Sale of Insurance Division to New York’s Mill Point Capital
Aug 16 2018 // Affinion Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Affinion Group Holdings Inc., has closed the previously announced sale of its insurance division, Affinion Insurance Solutions, to an affiliate of Mill Point Capital. As a result of the...
Settlement Reached in New York Kayak Drowning Case
Aug 15 2018 // A lawsuit settlement has been reached in a New York kayak drowning after the victim’s fiancee served prison time for criminally negligent homicide. The family of Vincent Viafore had filed a wrongful death lawsuit to...
New York Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Over Opioids
Aug 15 2018 // New York state on Tuesday sued Purdue Pharma LP, accusing the OxyContin maker of widespread fraud and deception in the marketing of opioids, and contributing to a nationwide epidemic that has killed thousands. The state...
Court Orders Pruitt’s EPA to Reverse Course and Ban Crop Pesticide
Aug 10 2018 // A divided federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban a widely-used pesticide that critics say can endanger children and farmers. The 2-1 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court...
Third Compliance Date Approaching for New York Cybersecurity Regulation
Aug 9 2018 // The third transitional period for New York’s first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation for all Department of Financial Services (DFS) regulated entities ends on September 4, 2018. Beginning on September 4, banks,...
New York City Votes to Cap Uber, Lyft Vehicle Licenses
Aug 9 2018 // The New York City Council on Wednesday agreed to cap the number of licenses for ride-hailing services such as Uber for one year, dealing a blow to the companies that have relied on the largest U.S. metro area for a major...
Explosion at New York Manufacturing Plant Injures Two Workers
Aug 8 2018 // Officials say two workers have suffered serious injuries in an explosion at a Rochester, N.Y., manufacturing plant. City fire officials say emergency crews responded around 12:20 p.m. Monday to a report of a person on fire...
CorPro Underwriting Managers Hires Giuliano as a Senior Underwriter in New York
Aug 8 2018 // CorPro Underwriting Managers has hired Michael Giuliano as a senior underwriter based in New York, N.Y. He specializes in private company and not-for-profit directors and officers (D&O), employment practices liability...
Passengers Say New York City Bus Driver Was Operating Erratically
Aug 7 2018 // A New York City bus driver who passengers say was driving erratically before he hit something is facing charges including driving while intoxicated. Authorities say the 24-year-old driver had nine passengers on the bus...
New York Seeks Dismissal of NRA Suit Claiming ‘Blacklisting’
Aug 6 2018 // The National Rifle Association is suffering grave financial harm that threatens its ability to pursue its advocacy mission because of a “blacklisting” campaign by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York regulators, the...
Business Council Touts Workers’ Comp Savings in New York
Aug 6 2018 // The Business Council of New York State Inc. has touted the newly approved 11.7 percent reduction in loss cost rates, which are the basis for setting workers’ compensation premiums for 2019, as being significant...
New York Appoints Group to Draft Legislation for Adult-Use Marijuana Program
Aug 3 2018 // New York has appointed a working group to draft legislation to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana in the state. The move comes soon after a N.Y. Department of Health study commissioned by New York Governor...
RSG Completes Acquisition of Certain Assets of New York’s ARC Specialty Brokerage
Aug 2 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has completed its acquisition of certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage LLC, the property and casualty division of ARC Excess & Surplus LLC, a wholesale insurance brokerage based in...
Boy’s Death During Boating Safety Lesson in New York Results in New Law
Jul 31 2018 // A Long Island county where a 12-year-old boy died during a boating safety lesson now has a new law aimed at preventing such tragedies from happening again. Newsday reports that Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed...
RSG to Acquire Certain Assets of New York’s ARC Specialty Brokerage
Jul 30 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) and ARC Excess & Surplus LLC (ARC) have entered into a definitive agreement in which RSG will acquire certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage LLC, the P&C Division of ARC, a...
City Council Aims to Make New York First U.S. City to Cap Uber, Others
Jul 30 2018 // New York City is moving toward becoming the first major U.S. municipality to cap ride-sharing services, sparking a tsunami of protest on Friday from Uber and others, which warned that those living in far-flung...
Brightway Insurance Opens Second Store in New York
Jul 27 2018 // Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent stores, has opened its second store in New York. Julio Ramirez opened Brightway, The Ramirez Agency...
