New York DFS News

Harris Confirmed as New York Financial Services Chief

The New York State Senate has voted to confirm Adrienne A. Harris as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). Harris, a former economic advisor to President Barack Obama, was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul in …

The Time Donald Trump Filed Huge Insurance Claim: O’Brien

A series of hurricanes tore through Florida in 2005, and Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s business and residence in Palm Beach, was apparently very beaten up because Trump collected about $18.3 million in insurance payments from Aon PLC that year. When …

Albanese to Exit as New York’s Financial Regulator Before End of Year

The acting head of New York’s Department of Financial Services will step down before the end of the year, giving New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a run at reshaping a regulator that has levied billions of dollars of penalties against …