All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 6 2016 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg told a judge that he was just too busy to commit fraud.After 4 1/2 days of intense questioning by a government lawyer, Greenberg finally got to elaborate on his defense to civil fraud...
Oct 6 2016 // MetLife Inc. has filed for a spinoff of a U.S. retail unit after considering alternate plans to sell the business or exit through an initial public offering.At least 80.1 percent of the shares in the unit, Brighthouse...
Oct 4 2016 // Information security is not an easily digestible topic.The “what” is simple: securing information, but the “how” is where it gets tricky. Cyber criminals are cunning and are constantly coming up...
Oct 4 2016 // An explosion that destroyed a New York City home and killed a firefighter has drawn attention to marijuana-making methods that are legal in many states – but can also be lethal.A New York fire battalion chief died...
Oct 3 2016 // Legal and regulatory squabbles in New York, California and other states involving Berkshire Hathaway and its Applied Underwriter affiliates over particular workers’ compensation products should not have any negative...
Oct 3 2016 // RiskMatch, a Greenwich, Conn., headquartered business intelligence and analytics firm that provides insurance portfolio management and placement support services to insurance brokers and insurers, has hired Michael Golden...
Oct 3 2016 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed cybersecurity regulation for financial services companies that aims to protect New York state’s financial services industry from an increasing...
Oct 3 2016 // You wake up in the morning, brush your teeth and wash your face. The toothpaste and face wash go down the drain and you’ll never see it again… right? Wrong! What if I told you some of the ingredients, known as...
Oct 3 2016 // Peer-to-peer insurance startup Lemonade is open for business in New York, nine months after the startup’s debut and initial venture funding announcement.The New York-based company, which its founders promise will...
Sep 30 2016 // CNO Financial Group Inc. on Thursday said that two of its subsidiaries were terminating agreements with reinsurer Beechwood Re, after regulators in two states said that many assets managed by Beechwood were not compliant...
Sep 30 2016 // Thousands who rely on the Hoboken terminal in New Jersey may face longer than usual commutes and heavy crowds on Friday as investigators try to determine why a commuter train crashed into the station, killing a woman and...
Sep 30 2016 // Less than an hour into the third day of testimony in the fraud trial of former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the judge took the reins.New York State Supreme Court Justice...
Sep 29 2016 // A New York state court judge warned Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the 91-year-old former chairman of American International Group Inc., that his fraud trial might last a year unless he answered questions more...
Sep 28 2016 // Lawyers for Facebook Inc. on Tuesday sought to assure a U.S. judge overseeing lawsuits by victims of militant attacks in the Middle East that it took a “zero tolerance” approach to any communications that may...
Sep 28 2016 // Panelists at the 2016 Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Cyber Liability Symposium held Tuesday at the Hilton Midtown in New York City urged companies to take a closer look at data aggregation practices as...
Sep 27 2016 // Former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg says he got personally involved in an “insignificant” business deal at the insurance giant 18 years ago to teach some...
Sep 27 2016 // As cyber attacks become a growing concern with advances in technology, firms should be working to establish a cybersecurity plan that is cohesive across business operations to effectively reduce damage and cyber insurance...
Sep 27 2016 // Seven people were injured in a gas explosion in a private home in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the city’s fire department.Six people were transported to a hospital, a department spokesman said. Their...
Sep 26 2016 // Insurance brokers who sold allegedly illegal workers’ compensation products from Berkshire Hathaway affiliates involved in legal and regulatory troubles in New York and California could end up being strapped with...
Sep 26 2016 // Trump International Hotels Management LLC agreed to pay $50,000 to settle with New York State over data breaches that exposed 70,000 credit card numbers and other personal information, New York Attorney General Eric...