Articles by Laura Nahmias and Natalie Lung

Uber Alleges Fraud Scheme by New York Groups Faking Car-Crash Injuries

Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. filed a racketeering lawsuit against a group of law firms, doctors and pain-management clinics it claims staged fake car accidents and performed unnecessary surgeries to take advantage of New York’s lucrative no-fault insurance policies. Since …

New York Proposes Plan to Stabilize Broken Taxi Insurance Market

New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed measures to stabilize the city’s taxi and rideshare insurance industry, which is reeling from the insolvency of its largest provider American Transit Insurance Co. Two of the bills would make it easier to adjust …

New York City Weighs Slashing Cab Insurance 75% to $50,000 to Aid Drivers

The New York City Council will introduce legislation this week that would drastically reduce the amount of insurance coverage taxi and ride-share vehicles are required to maintain, looking to contain potential fallout from the insolvency of the city’s largest taxi …

Update: NYC’s Largest Cab Insurer Ordered to Explore Sale After Losses

New York’s insurance regulator ordered American Transit Insurance Co. to immediately find capital and explore a sale in a damning report laying out its severe financial condition. The report laid out dozens of potential financial improprieties and accounting problems at …

New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses

New York’s insurance regulator issued a damning report laying out the severely flawed financial condition of New York’s largest insurer of taxis and for-hire vehicles, as well as dozens of potential financial improprieties and accounting problems, warning that the consequences …

New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown

In an unassuming white and blue office building in Freeport, a few miles into Nassau County, sits the headquarters of American Transit Insurance Co. The 52-year-old, family-owned firm is hardly a household name, but it’s vital to how New Yorkers …

Chipotle to Pay $20 Million to Workers for Unpaid Sick Leave, Scheduling Violations

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay $20 million to an estimated 13,000 current and former employees of its restaurants in New York City to settle a claim that the chain repeatedly violated laws governing sick leave and scheduling. The …

Geico $4.5M Insurance Fraud Suit Seeks Documents From New York City Mayoral Aide

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s chief of staff, Frank Carone, was subpoenaed for documents in a $4.5 million federal civil racketeering lawsuit over alleged fraudulent insurance charges. The subpoena to Carone, who is not a defendant in the suit …