Jamaica News

NYSID Announces Arrest of Queen’s Man for Selling Fraudulent Auto ID Cards

New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that Vincent Morciglio, 49, of Jamaica was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of forgery and two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was allegedly selling …

Tropical Storm Claudette Moving Toward Mexico

The National Hurricane Center in Miami continued its “Tropical Storm Warning,” as “Claudette,” the third named Atlantic storm of the season continues to move west through the Gulf of Mexico towards the Yucatan Peninsula. The NHC said a “Tropical Storm …

N.Y. Healthcare Alliance Warns of Cuts as Med Mal Premiums Rise

The New York Healthcare Alliance (NYHA), a coalition of healthcare providers and workers from approximately 75 hospitals throughout the state, has issued a warning that, as a result of a recent court ruling, “New Yorkers will lose critical medical services …

NY Authorities Charge Four in $68,400 Workers Comp Fraud Scheme

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio, New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General John H. Burgher, Jr. and New York City Transit President Lawrence G. Reuter, jointly announced that four …

Truck Driver Charged in $78,500 Workers’ Comp Fraud

New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory Serio, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, and New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General John Burgher Jr., announced that a truck driver has been charged with reportedly defrauding the State Workers’ Compensation …

21 More Persons Arrested in NY Auto Fraud Scam

The New York State Insurance Department announced the arrest of an additional 21 persons (112 were indicted last December), charged with participating in an auto fraud insurance ring in Queens. The NYSID said that the arrests were part of “a …

Experts Differ on Loss Figures for Queens Air Tragedy

The crash on Nov. 12 of American Airlines (AA) Flight 587, an Airbus A-300-600, with the loss of all 260 people on board and 5 on the ground, shocked New Yorkers and the rest of the nation. Coming almost two …

New Airline Tragedy Strikes New York

The crash on Nov. 12 of American Airlines (AA) Flight 587, an Airbus A-300-600, with the loss of all 260 people on board and five on the ground shocked New Yorkers and the rest of the nation. Coming almost two …

Travelers Joins in Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts

As part of Travelers Insurance’s continued effort to increase the availability and improve the affordability of insurance in urban areas, the company is participating in National NeighborWorks® Week (June 2-9)–a national celebration of community revitalization activities taking place in communities …