All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 26 2016 // Crystal & Co., a New York based strategic risk and insurance advisor, has hired Jenifer Ackley as a director responsible for addressing clients’ risk management, insurance brokerage and employee benefits...
Aug 25 2016 // Starr Companies, a New York based global insurance and financial services organization, is continuing to expand its field operations throughout the U.S. with the addition of new offices and leadership. Most recently, the...
Aug 22 2016 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook from stable to negative for New York-based Lancer Insurance Co. and Lancer Indemnity Co.The move comes as Lancer Insurance’s underwriting performance declined in the past several...
Aug 18 2016 // Columbia University was accused on Tuesday of mismanaging its retirement plan in a federal civil lawsuit that alleges $100 million in damages.The suit is the latest to target a major university’s retirement plan...
Aug 17 2016 // A New York state judge on Wednesday threw out billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon’s $100 million defamation lawsuit against Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, saying the case tied to their long-running...
Aug 16 2016 // Committing to a few extreme physical fitness events every year keeps Sean Kevelighan honest.“That, for me, is the incentive to insure that I keep my training going. It’s really good for your health, obviously,...
Aug 16 2016 // American International Group Inc. agreed to sell mortgage insurer United Guaranty Corp. to Arch Capital Group Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock works to simplify his company and free up capital to return to...
Aug 15 2016 // A New York court has ruled in favor of an electrician seeking recovery of unsatisfied judgment from his employer and its insurance company after being injured on the job.Pramendra Persaud was injured after falling off of a...
Aug 15 2016 // VALE Insurance Partners, a New York based managing general agency focused on writing specialty property/casualty insurance, has hired Lidore Alexandra DeRose as vice president and underwriter. In her new role, DeRose will...
Aug 12 2016 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc., an insurance producer trade organization based in Syracuse, N.Y., has promoted Julie MacConnell from director of marketing and communications to assistant vice...
Aug 11 2016 // GEICO is planning to expand its regional operations office in Western N.Y. in a move that it expects will bring more than 600 new jobs to the region, the company announced. The firm is set to open an additional facility in...
Aug 11 2016 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook from stable to negative for New York-based Lancer Insurance Co. and Lancer Indemnity Co..The move comes as Lancer Insurance’s underwriting performance declined in the past several...
Aug 11 2016 // Chevron wasn’t the only winner in Monday’s ruling by a federal appeals court over its long-running Ecuadorian pollution litigation. The victory, in which the court affirmed that a lawyer for victims engaged in...
Aug 10 2016 // A 61-year-old New York woman has been sentenced to prison time for stealing nearly half a million dollars from her longtime employer. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Bernadette Szymanski of...
Aug 10 2016 // Authorities are warning N.Y. drivers against taking selfies, citing a national review suggesting they are among the most likely to do it. It’s generally illegal except in an emergency to use a handheld mobile device...
Aug 10 2016 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said he’s more focused on boosting returns than worrying about the government’s classification of his company as too big to fail.“Of...
Aug 8 2016 // Fidelis Group Holdings LLC (FGH), a maritime insurance provider headquartered in Louisiana, together with its subsidiary, Continental Underwriters Ltd., has hired John Kirchhofer as vice president of its marine...
Aug 8 2016 // World Insurance Associates, AIV GroupWorld Insurance Associates, an independent insurance agency based in Tinton Falls, N.J., has acquired AIV Group, an insurance agency serving the Asian community. AIV Group, in...
Aug 8 2016 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed Michael Pieciak as the commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), replacing Susan Donegan. Pieciak was previously deputy commissioner of DFR’s securities...
Aug 8 2016 // New York will require $1 million coverage for life-threatening brain injuries and other new health insurance for both professional boxers and its first group of licensed mixed martial artists under regulations slated to...