All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 24 2021 // Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews. But New York City residents could soon get more say over the computers making...
Nov 18 2021 // A Queens, New York, man has been charged with murdering a woman for life insurance benefits.A superseding indictment was filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Cory Martin with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit...
Nov 15 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued final guidance to New York-regulated domestic insurers regarding their management of the financial risks from climate change.After issuing a proposed...
Nov 9 2021 // A new law will prohibit used car dealers in New York from selling vehicles that don’t have working airbags. Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Sunday she signed the bill into law. It’s named...
Nov 8 2021 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul last month signed a legislative package relating to animal welfare.The package includes legislation S.4254/A.4075, which prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge...
Nov 5 2021 // New Yorkers have approved a ballot measure adding the right to a clean environment to the state constitution.The measure was one of five statewide ballot questions before New York voters Tuesday. Supporters say enshrining...
Nov 3 2021 // In its latest move to address the effects of climate change, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced a new climate risk division and appointed Dr. Nina Chen as its executive deputy superintendent.Dr....
Nov 1 2021 // New York Attorney General Letitia James formally announced Friday that she is running for governor, a widely anticipated move from the woman who oversaw an investigation into allegations that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Oct 26 2021 // The powerful storm battering the U.S. Northeast will inundate New York City with lashing rain and possible flash floods through Tuesday night, then unleash the worst of its fury on New England.As much as 4 inches (10...
Oct 21 2021 // A New York litigation funder and the fifth member of a $31 million trip-and-fall fraud scheme has been arrested and charged in Manhattan Federal Court.An indictment has been unsealed charging Adrian Alexander with...
Oct 21 2021 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proclaimed October 2021 as Cyber Security Awareness Month in New York state. The announcement comes as part of the state’s effort to raise awareness on the importance of all New...
Oct 20 2021 // A Syracuse, New York, iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards,...
Oct 19 2021 // Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state’s attorney general on Monday and three other platforms were directed to provide information about their business.The move...
Oct 18 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is mandating continuing education in flood insurance for property/casualty insurance producers in response to the increasing risk of flooding due to climate change....
Oct 15 2021 // Mosaic Insurance has opened an office in New York City. This is its first U.S.-based physical address for a growing number of employees.The Midtown South office, which will accommodate members of Mosaic’s cyber and...
Oct 13 2021 // Federal judges issued three different decisions on New York state and city requirements for Covid-19 vaccinations, upholding the status quo as the contentious issue winds it way through the court system.New York...
Oct 12 2021 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, acquired the assets of Safe Harbour Group Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Located in New City, New York, Safe Harbour...
Oct 5 2021 // InsurTech NY, a resource for the InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced the launch of its Insurance Collaboration Index.Based on input from InsurTech executives, the index scores insurance and...
Oct 4 2021 // A plastics company in upstate New York agreed to pay $23.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it knowingly polluted well water with a toxic chemical.The Times Union reports the proposed settlement, agreed to...
Oct 4 2021 // The Allstate Corp. moved closer to its complete exit from the life insurance and annuity business with the closing of the sale of its Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York to Wilton Re for approximately $400...