Latest New York Headlines
All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Title Insurer to Pay New York $1 Million Penalty Over 2019 Data Breach
Nov 28 2023 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that First American Title Insurance Co. will pay a $1 million penalty to New York State for violations of DFS’s cybersecurity regulation stemming...
FBI Closes Probe of Car Wreck at Niagara Falls Bridge, No Indication of Terrorism
Nov 27 2023 // FBThe FBI has ended its investigation of a fiery car wreck that killed two people at a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls after finding no evidence that it was a terror attack, easing a period of high tensions as Americans...
New Jersey Blaze lnjured 8 Firefighters and Displaced a Dozen Residents
Nov 27 2023 // Eight firefighters were injured battling a Thanksgiving night fire that displaced more than a dozen residents in West New York, New Jersey, officials said. WABC-TV reports that the fire was in an apartment above a pharmacy...
Gallagher Acquires New York’s Hughes Insurance Agency
Nov 22 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Queensbury, New York-based independent insurance agency, Hughes Insurance Agency, Inc. From it headquarters in Queensbury and an office in Albany, Hughes serves...
New York Contractor Faces $522K in OSHA Penalties for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Nov 22 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Huntington, New York contractor could have prevented a roofer’s fatal fall at a Glen Cove worksite in April by following legally required safeguards designed to...
Bill Cosby Accuser Files New Lawsuit Under Expiring New York Survivors Law
Nov 22 2023 // A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse...
New Law Lets New York Auto Insurers Waive Photo Mandate Starting Next May
Nov 21 2023 // New York finally has a law on the books that allows insurance companies to waive pre-insurance photo inspections. Bills to permit inspection waivers have been introduced since 2009. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed one...
New York Law That Opened Window for 2,500 Sex Abuse Suits Is Expiring
Nov 21 2023 // For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean...
Citigroup Managing Director Sues Over Sexual Harassment
Nov 21 2023 // Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats. Ardith Lindsey said the New York-based bank, her employer...
Business Moves
Nov 20 2023 // National Arthur J. Gallagher, Clements Worldwide Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Clements Worldwide. Clements is an international insurance broker serving expats,...
People & Places
Nov 20 2023 // National Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. appointed Bobby Bianconi global head of Cyber. Bobby Bianconi Bianconi has been with Aspen since 2016 and brings over 10 years of dedicated underwriting experience, most...
New York Governor Hochul Proposes Limousine Safety Bill
Nov 17 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a legislative proposal to improve safety within the limousine industry. The bill includes provisions requiring that stretch limousines be equipped with enhanced safety features and...
After Fire Kills 3, New York City Says Businesses Must Do More to Ensure e-Bike Safety
Nov 16 2023 // New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the proliferation of unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries, after a fire blamed on an electric scooter`s lithium ion battery killed...
Manhattan Real Estate Brokerages Sued for Inflating Commissions
Nov 16 2023 // A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages and companies of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions paid to agents who help sell residential real...
Trump Asks for Mistrial in New York Civil Fraud Case
Nov 15 2023 // Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday urged a New York judge to declare a mistrial in a civil fraud case over his family real estate company’s business practices, but the former U.S. president faces long odds of...
Man Charged With Arson for New York Race Track Fire That Killed Dozens of Horses
Nov 15 2023 // Authorities are investigating the deaths of more than two dozen racehorses in a barn fire at an upstate New York track that they believe was deliberately set. The horses were killed early Thursday after the barn where they...
American Coastal, Once Affiliated with UPC, Has Buyer for Interboro in New York
Nov 14 2023 // American Coastal Insurance Corp., formerly affiliated with Florida-based United Property & Casualty Insurance, announced it has a cash buyer for Interboro Insurance Co. in New York. According to the company, the...
Columbia University and Hospital Plan $100M Fund for Hadden Sex Abuse Survivors
Nov 14 2023 // New York City’s Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) announced a plan that includes a $100 million fund for survivors to address the abuse and trauma inflicted by former...
Piercing Through Rain, Smoke and Fog: How Radar Satellites See Catastrophes
Nov 14 2023 // Executive Summary: The potential for satellite technology to revolutionize claims management has long been recognized but has only recently been realized with technological advancements. Satellite-based data can give the...
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Prince Associates
Nov 9 2023 // National specialty broker Risk Strategies has added a Long Island commercial lines agency to its roster. Boston-based Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of Prince Associates, Inc., a multi-line retail independent...
