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Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Northeast Aviation & Marine of New York

Sep 4 2024 // Massachusetts-based Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group reports it has acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Insurance Brokers of Schenectady, New York.Northeast Aviation & Marine handles aviation including...

Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times

Aug 30 2024 // A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to dismiss the lawsuit while a jury was...

Disability Rights Group Sues to Stop Mask Ban in Suburban New York County

Aug 29 2024 // A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons, arguing it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with...

US Workers More Glum on Compensation and Work Prospects, New York Fed Says

Aug 19 2024 // U.S. workers are growing more sour with their employment compensation, according to a survey released on Monday by the New York Federal Reserve.In its Survey of Consumer Expectations Labor Market Survey for July, the...

New York City Subway Workers at Risk, Federal Agency Warns

Aug 19 2024 // The agency that runs New York City’s subway system is putting track workers at risk by failing to follow its own safety rules, federal authorities said in an audit issued this week.The Federal Transit Administration...

OSHA Says Alleged Fall Hazards Could Cost Adidas in New York Nearly $400K

Aug 13 2024 // Federal workplace safety officials say that Adidas America Inc. – maker of one of the world’s best-selling sneakers – faces almost $400,000 in penalties for allegedly continuing to ignore federal...

New York, Mid-Atlantic States On Tornado Watch as Debby Remnants Move North

Aug 9 2024 // A tornado threat is expected today from the Mid-Atlantic states northward into eastern New York, according to the National Weather Service. The risk for a few tornadoes will likely focus initially over the Mid-Atlantic...

New York City Deploys Drones to Warn About Storms

Aug 9 2024 // Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather.With a buzzing sound in the background, a drone equipped...

Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims

Aug 5 2024 // Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the insurer underpaid their total loss claims on their vehicles.The $48 million represents approximately...

Captive Insurer Targets New York Affordable Housing Market

Aug 5 2024 // A new Vermont-based captive insurer is promising to provide insurance for New York affordable rental housing buildings at a time when advocates say coverage is difficult to afford or obtain.The Milford Street Association...

Personal Lines Insurer Adirondack Exchange Withdrawing From New York

Jul 31 2024 // The New York personal lines carrier Adirondack Insurance Exchange (AIE) is facing financial difficulties and has told its agents and customers that it is working on a transition plan for all existing policies.The insurer...

People Moves: IMA Financial Adds Jacobs as Employee Benefits Executive in New York

Jul 31 2024 // Shawn Jacobs IMA Financial Group, Inc. has expanded its team in New York City, hiring Shawn A. Jacobs for the newly created role of employee benefits new business client executive. Jacobs serves as an insurance and...

New York City Turns to AI-Powered Scanners to Keep Guns Out of Subway

Jul 31 2024 // New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the threat of a lawsuit from...

Rebuilding Rome: Upstate New York City Looking Forward After Destructive Tornado

Jul 30 2024 // A tornado that hit this small, upstate city tore off rooftops, leveled brick buildings and toppled the steeples of two historic churches. No one was killed, but the twister left a debris-strewn scar through downtown and...

Jury Faults New York Railroad — Mostly — for 2015 Crossing Crash That Killed 6

Jul 23 2024 // A commuter railroad is mostly at fault for a fiery and deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing, a jury has found in a verdict that lays out how the bill for any damages will be...

Storms Pummel Large Swath From Ozarks and Plains to New York and New England

Jul 19 2024 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada leading to flash floods and water rescues Wednesday in the Ozark Mountains, dropping a tornado that ravaged a...

Markets/Coverages: Captive Insurer Targets New York Affordable Housing Market

Jul 12 2024 // A new Vermont-based captive insurer is promising to provide insurance for New York affordable rental housing buildings at a time when advocates say coverage is difficult to afford or obtain.The Milford Street Association...

Progressive Settles New York Case Over Unpaid Sales Taxes on Total Loss Claims

Jul 10 2024 // At the same time it is settling a New York class action about underpaying totaled loss claims for $48 million, Progressive Insurance, in a separate case, has agreed to an $18.3 million settlement over allegations that its...

Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims

Jul 5 2024 // Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the insurer underpaid their total loss claims on their vehicles.The $48 million represents approximately...

NY Plane Crash Kills 5 Members of Georgia Family, Including Former Insurance Analyst

Jul 3 2024 // MASONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Five members of a family from Georgia, including a former insurance analyst, who were visiting Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament died when their small plane crashed in a rural,...