All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 23 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s been under pressure from activist investors, said it plans to cut 242 jobs at five locations in New York City.The reductions will take place through Sept. 30, and...
Mar 21 2016 // The scribbled, cryptic doctor’s prescription is headed toward eradication in New York, where the nation’s toughest paperless-prescribing requirement takes effect this month.Instead of handing patients slips of...
Mar 21 2016 // New York state will monitor and target a type of mosquito that officials fear could spread the Zika virus, part of a new plan to combat the disease that also includes distributing prevention kits to pregnant women.The...
Mar 21 2016 // John Q. Doyle, who was ousted from the executive ranks of American International Group in a management shakeup in December, is joining global insurance broker Marsh.Marsh said it has appointed Doyle as president, effective...
Mar 16 2016 // A printer error first tipped off Bangladesh’s central bank to one of the biggest cyber heists in recent history, according to a complaint filed to police that provided new details on the attempted theft of nearly $1...
Mar 13 2016 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. for around $6.5 billion, as the owner of New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria expands its U.S. hotel portfolio, a person...
Mar 11 2016 // Marshall & Sterling Insurance announced that it has acquired the Valley Group Inc., an insurance and financial services agency based in Kingston, New York, with a satellite office in Hopewell Junction, New York. Terms...
Mar 10 2016 // Small-business owners struck back against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to implement a $15 minimum wage Tuesday, saying the Democratic governor’s call to enact what would be the highest state minimum in the...
Mar 9 2016 // Caetlyn Fallon Cook Maran & Associates, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, announced that Caetlyn Fallon has been promoted to a personal insurance advisor position...
Mar 7 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by three companies to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign tax credits denied by the Internal Revenue Service as the tax agency tries to curb corporate abuse of...
Mar 7 2016 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has hired Edith Quintrell as its U.S.-based underwriting development director for its Global Financial Risks division.Quintrell previously was...
Mar 3 2016 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the appointment of Mary Beth Woods as executive director of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, where she had been acting director.Woods succeeds Mark Wade who...
Mar 2 2016 // XL Catlin has announced the regional expansion of its Hartford-based Professional Liability underwriting operations, establishing offices in New York, Chicago, Denver and Toronto.According to Dan Kumpf, chief executive of...
Mar 2 2016 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for more federal spending to help homeowners pay for lead paint removal.The Journal News says the New York senator made the announcement Monday after visiting an older home in...
Mar 2 2016 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired MRW Group Inc., an independent agency based in Hauppauge, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MRW Group’s staff of 25 will continue to...
Mar 1 2016 // A federal jury on Monday found two former New York stockbrokers liable for trading on confidential tips about an IBM Corp acquisition, despite a major appeals court ruling that made insider trading cases harder to...
Feb 26 2016 // A classical pianist from New York City who hurt his elbow in a car accident and can no longer play at the level he mastered has been awarded $2.5 million by a New Jersey jury. The award was against a motorist from...
Feb 26 2016 // The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has published its eighth annual report examining the trends in the performance of the New York workers’ compensation system following reforms enacted in 2007.WCRI...
Feb 26 2016 // Ann L. Wozencraft Crystal & Company has hired Ann L. Wozencraft as executive director. She is based in Crystal & Company’s New York City headquarters office. Wozencraft comes from Aon where she served as...
Feb 26 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 26, 2016 – New video interview with Ryan Specialty Group Chairman and CEO Pat Ryan, along with other videos from the 2016 PLUS D&O Conference in New York now on...