All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2016 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York, has sued state insurance regulators over requirements that workplace health plans cover employee abortions.The New York State Department of Financial Services lacks...
May 16 2016 // A once-powerful New York politician convicted of using his position as Senate majority leader to help his son extort hundreds of thousands of dollars was sentenced May 12 to five years in prison after each asked for mercy...
May 16 2016 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of Morstan General Agency Inc. and related companies based in Manhasset, New York.The transaction is expected...
May 13 2016 // Cooperative insurer Ontario Insurance Company has launched a new insurance program for craft brewers and distillers in New York State. Dubbed the “Craft Brewer’s Kit,” the new insurance offering works...
May 11 2016 // New York authorities say they have ordered 143 nail salons to pay $2 million in unpaid wages and damages to 652 workers.A state task force established a year ago said Monday that it has opened investigations into more than...
May 11 2016 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced he’s forming a new statewide task force to combat heroin and opioid abuse.Cuomo said the task force is comprised of experts in healthcare, drug policy, advocacy,...
May 11 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to start a guild for 35,000 drivers in New York that will help them negotiate with the ride-hailing company, though the group will have less power to resolve disputes than a full-fledged...
May 11 2016 // Investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank have uncovered evidence of three hacking groups — including two nation states — inside the bank’s network but say it...
May 10 2016 // New York is launching a website to help communities across the state prepare for extreme weather. The website created by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provides access to more than...
May 10 2016 // New York state has approved regulations allowing a new virtual currency called Ether.Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and the state’s Department of Financial Services announced the move on May 5. The regulations will...
May 10 2016 // CMS LLC, an insurance wholesaler based in Melville, New York, announced that it has acquired Diversified Professional Risk Managers in Rockville Centre, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Established in...
May 9 2016 // The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) is adding a new feature to its certificates of insurance.NYSIF said all NYSIF workers’ compensation certificates now include a QR (quick response) code, which can be scanned...
May 5 2016 // As former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was being sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, many of the politicians he once served with were passing legislation to outlaw commercial bass fishing in the...
May 4 2016 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the 2016-17 state budget includes $9 million to cover the cost of lost wages and health care expenses for volunteers who contracted illnesses at the World Trade Center site...
May 4 2016 // Walsh Duffield Companies Inc., an independent insurance agency based in Buffalo, New York, announced that it has acquired Don Allen Agency Inc., based in Rochester, New York. Terms of the transaction, which became...
May 3 2016 // New York’s inspector general says a state prison guard has been charged with fraud and grand larceny, accused of stealing more than $38,000 in sick leave and workers’ compensation benefits by falsifying medical...
May 3 2016 // Geico said it plans to hire more than 100 new associates in its Buffalo, New York, office for additional positions in claims, sales and service.Geico, the largest auto insurer in New York State, said its policyholder base...
May 2 2016 // Greater New York Insurance Companies (GNY), a super-regional carrier in commercial property/casualty insurance, announced it will begin issuing policies in Maine beginning May.“Many New England business owners and...
May 2 2016 // National Football League executives may for the first time have to testify about what they knew of concussion risks after a judge cleared the way for questions from insurers who are suing to avoid paying more than $1...
May 2 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) announced that president and CEO Richard Poppa will retire at the end of 2016 after leading the association for 20 years.Poppa has served as IIABNY’s...