All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2016 // New York has increasingly asserted that unauthorized insurance companies — including surplus lines insurance companies — are subject to New York insurance franchise tax. However, there are several arguments...
Sep 19 2016 // Henderson Brothers Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based insurance broker, has hired Daniel W. Grealish as a consultant in its commercial lines division and an LPL registered representative in its retirement division.In his new...
Sep 16 2016 // New York’s Department of Financial Services has issued an emergency regulation intended to help the state’s health insurers deal with a federal requirement that puts some under sharp financial stress. The...
Sep 15 2016 // Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. (PIANY), a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state of New York, elected John C....
Sep 15 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...
Sep 14 2016 // New York state is providing $5 million in grants to improve safety conditions in low-wage industries. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the program Saturday after participating in a Labor Day parade in New York City. The...
Sep 14 2016 // Property and casualty insurance company Chubb has promoted Raimund Navakas to executive vice president of its Overseas General Insurance division based in New York. In this role, Navakas will continue to lead the...
Sep 14 2016 // It’s a day of reckoning — or the moment of truth — for former American International Group Inc. head Maurice “Hank” Greenberg.More than 11 years after he was sued by former New York Attorney...
Sep 13 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) last week installed new officers who have begun serving their terms.Connecticut independent agent Spencer Houldin was inaugurated as the...
Sep 12 2016 // New York City-based Breakaway Courier Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for an alleged illegal scheme to steal workers’ compensation premiums.A complaint against Berkshire...
Sep 12 2016 // XL Catlin has hired Ronnell Agatep as global head of underwriting in its newly launched global retail accident and health insurance business.The firm’s new business aims to help corporate clients safeguard their...
Sep 11 2016 // The iconic American flag three New York City firefighters raised above World Trade Center rubble on 9/11 that later disappeared has been recovered and donated to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, 9/11...
Sep 11 2016 // The unopposed House vote Friday to allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia begins a diplomatic nightmare for President Barack Obama.The legislation is sure to antagonize a key U.S. ally in the Middle East...
Sep 9 2016 // Even at 91, former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg isn’t ready to quit fighting.Greenberg scrapped with regulators and the Internal Revenue Service and beat the federal...
Sep 8 2016 // Everest Insurance, a subsidiary of Bermuda based Everest Re Group Ltd., has hired Matt Murray as regional leader of marketing and distribution for the East region. In his new role, he will be based in the firm’s New...
Sep 8 2016 // QBE North America, a New York headquartered operating division of QBE Insurance Group, has promoted Jonathon Fanti to senior vice president and underwriting leader in the firm’s public company management liability...
Sep 8 2016 // Lloyd’s of London has kept its lawsuit against New Dominion LLC over fracking out of the state where the ground is shaking.A federal judge in New York agreed Wednesday to decide the lawsuit by Lloyd’s seeking...
Sep 7 2016 // General Motors Co. settled the final two bellwether cases over ignition switch flaws scheduled for trial in federal court in New York, averting one set to begin next week.Terms of the settlements are confidential,...
Sep 7 2016 // Integro Insurance Brokers, a New York headquartered international broker and risk management firm, has acquired Insurance Revolution Inc., a Princeton, N.J., based risk management firm. Insurance Revolution Inc. is the...
Sep 6 2016 // John Bender, the New York-based CEO of global reinsurance solutions provider Allied World Re, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees game on August 10. Bender is the founder and...