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Bill Cosby Accuser Files New Lawsuit Under Expiring New York Survivors Law

Nov 22 2023 // A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse...

New Law Lets New York Auto Insurers Waive Photo Mandate Starting Next May

Nov 21 2023 // New York finally has a law on the books that allows insurance companies to waive pre-insurance photo inspections.Bills to permit inspection waivers have been introduced since 2009. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed one...

New York Law That Opened Window for 2,500 Sex Abuse Suits Is Expiring

Nov 21 2023 // For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean...

Citigroup Managing Director Sues Over Sexual Harassment

Nov 21 2023 // Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats.Ardith Lindsey said the New York-based bank, her employer since...

Business Moves

Nov 20 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Clements WorldwideGlobal insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Clements Worldwide. Clements is an international insurance broker serving expats, diplomats...

People & Places

Nov 20 2023 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. appointed Bobby Bianconi global head of Cyber.Bianconi has been with Aspen since 2016 and brings over 10 years of dedicated underwriting experience, most recently as head of U.S....

New York Governor Hochul Proposes Limousine Safety Bill

Nov 17 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a legislative proposal to improve safety within the limousine industry.The bill includes provisions requiring that stretch limousines be equipped with enhanced safety features and...

After Fire Kills 3, New York City Says Businesses Must Do More to Ensure e-Bike Safety

Nov 16 2023 // New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the proliferation of unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries, after a fire blamed on an electric scooter`s lithium ion battery killed...

Manhattan Real Estate Brokerages Sued for Inflating Commissions

Nov 16 2023 // A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages and companies of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions paid to agents who help sell residential real...

Trump Asks for Mistrial in New York Civil Fraud Case

Nov 15 2023 // Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday urged a New York judge to declare a mistrial in a civil fraud case over his family real estate company’s business practices, but the former U.S. president faces long odds of...

Man Charged With Arson for New York Race Track Fire That Killed Dozens of Horses

Nov 15 2023 // Authorities are investigating the deaths of more than two dozen racehorses in a barn fire at an upstate New York track that they believe was deliberately set.The horses were killed early Thursday after the barn where they...

American Coastal, Once Affiliated with UPC, Has Buyer for Interboro in New York

Nov 14 2023 // American Coastal Insurance Corp., formerly affiliated with Florida-based United Property & Casualty Insurance, announced it has a cash buyer for Interboro Insurance Co. in New York.According to the company, the unnamed...

Columbia University and Hospital Plan $100M Fund for Hadden Sex Abuse Survivors

Nov 14 2023 // New York City’s Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) announced a plan that includes a $100 million fund for survivors to address the abuse and trauma inflicted by former...

Piercing Through Rain, Smoke and Fog: How Radar Satellites See Catastrophes

Nov 14 2023 // Executive Summary: The potential for satellite technology to revolutionize claims management has long been recognized but has only recently been realized with technological advancements. Satellite-based data can give the...

Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Prince Associates

Nov 9 2023 // National specialty broker Risk Strategies has added a Long Island commercial lines agency to its roster.Boston-based Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of Prince Associates, Inc., a multi-line retail independent...

Two-Thirds of North America Could Face Power Shortages This Winter

Nov 9 2023 // More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter due to lacking natural gas infrastructure, the North American...

Gallagher to Buy Evans Bank Insurance Operations in Western New York for $40 Million

Nov 8 2023 // Western New York’s Evans Bancorp, Inc. has agreed to sell its insurance agency operation, The Evans Agency, to global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for $40 million.The net gain on sale, on an...

New York No-Fault Fraudster Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $40M in Restitution

Nov 7 2023 // A man whom federal prosecutors in New York say was the mastermind behind a $40 million automobile insurance fraud scheme pleaded guilty on Friday to bribery, health care fraud and identify theft charges.Alexander Gulkarov,...

Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Complaint by NRA Against New York Regulator

Nov 6 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear an appeal by the National Rifle Association of a case in which it accuses a New York insurance regulator of violating its free speech rights when she urged insurance...

Gas Explosion Injures 10 at Building North of New York City

Nov 6 2023 // A gas explosion collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City, trapping victims in the rubble and injuring 10 people, according to officials.There were no fatalities in the Thursday afternoon...