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New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Firms Gemini, DCG, Genesis for Alleged Fraud

Oct 19 2023 // bankruptcybakruptNew York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sued cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global, its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Gemini for allegedly “defrauding” investors of...

Uber Driver Must Face Injury Claim for Picking Up Passenger 2 Feet From Curb

Oct 19 2023 // Uber and one of its New York drivers who failed to pull within a foot of the curb when picking up a passenger must face a negligence lawsuit after all.A lower court had dismissed the negligence suit against Uber and the...

Markets/Coverages: Howden Launches Climate Parametrics Practice to Help Clients Derisk Net-Zero Climate Transition

Oct 17 2023 // Howden, the London-based insurance group, announced the creation of Howden Climate Parametrics, a global practice that brings together re/insurance, climate, and data expertise to focus parametric risk transfer solutions...

New York Plant Transfers Spent Nuclear Fuel to Dry Cask Storage

Oct 17 2023 // The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, has transferred all spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage in a move towards decommissioning the plant, the New York State Department of Public Service and Indian...

People & Places

Oct 16 2023 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) installed Michigan’s Mike McBride, president of Mason-McBride in Troy, as the 2023-2024 chairman at the recent Big “I” Fall...

New York to Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales

Oct 16 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring people selling their homes to disclose whether their properties have been flooded or are at risk for future flooding.The new law comes as inland areas in the state have...

Flooded Clinics, Embryo Mix-ups: The Risk Management of In Vitro Fertilization

Oct 13 2023 // (Bloomberg) —In March, a 39-year-old woman and her husband sat in a fertility clinic near Atlanta, and waited. The woman was there to have an embryo implanted in her uterus, the final stage of a grueling in vitro...

Memorial Honors 1911 Factory Fire Deaths That Galvanized Push for Workplace Safety

Oct 13 2023 // If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory once existed, they could find it. There are plaques pointing out that it was the site of a horrific fire in 1911 that...

New York Bills Seek to Protect Kids From Social Media’s Mental Health Harms

Oct 12 2023 // Citing research showing increased rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm associated with children and young adults’ social media use, officials in New York are proposing legislation to protect...

Aon Estimates Losses From September Flooding in New York City Area

Oct 11 2023 // The severe weather in New York City and other spots around the country in late September could end up costing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic and insurance losses, according to global insurance broker...

Is Mar-a-Lago Worth $1 Billion? Valuations at the Core of Trump’s Fraud Trial

Oct 10 2023 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — How much is Donald Trump`s Mar-a-Lago worth? That`s been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property`s value when he said...

Trump Civil Trial Day 3: Trump Appeals Pre-Trial Ruling; Judge Chides Lawyers

Oct 5 2023 // A judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial pounded his fists in frustration with the former U.S. president’s lawyers on Wednesday for what he described as redundant and “ridiculous”...

New York City Subway Flood-Protection Projects Behind Schedule, Audit Says

Oct 5 2023 // Some projects designed to make New York City’s transit system more resilient in severe weather are behind schedule or over budget, according to an audit released on the same day that flash floods forced the closing...

People Moves: Risk Strategies Adds Bussiere; Pie Insurance Appoints Foglietta as CFO; Palisades Expands Leadership Team

Oct 4 2023 // Risk Strategies Names Bussiere Commercial Lines Leader, New York RegionRisk Strategies, headquartered in Boston, Mass., appointed Margaret Bussiere as commercial lines leader, New York region. Bussiere brings nearly 25...

Trump Trial on Business Fraud Charges to Begin Today in New York

Oct 2 2023 // An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, allowing the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the former president...

New York Drying Out After Soaking by Record Rainfall

Oct 2 2023 // New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered...

People

Oct 2 2023 // Charles Symington is the new president and chief executive of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I), effective Sept. 1.In September 2022, Symington was promoted to executive vice president...

New York Ups Workers’ Compensation Benefits; Targets Wage Theft

Oct 2 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three bills into law that affect workers, including one raising the minimum disability benefit under workers’ compensation, over three years.The workers’ comp legislation...

All High School Students Hurt in New York Bus Crash Expected to Recover

Sep 28 2023 // All the high school students who were injured in an upstate New York charter bus crash on the way to a band camp are expected to recover, according to their school superintendent.The bus, one of six carrying students from...

Trump Found Liable for Fraud in New York Attorney General’s Case

Sep 27 2023 // Donald Trump was found liable for fraud for exaggerating his net worth by billions of dollars a year on financial records submitted to banks and insurers, a major blow to the former president in the biggest civil case...