All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 7 2020 // A single-engine seaplane skipped twice on the water of Long Island Sound while landing and crashed on top of a concrete pier in Queens, killing a passenger and sending the pilot and another passenger to the hospital with...
Oct 6 2020 // State regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained stretch limousine with corroded brakes that hurtled down a hill at more than 100 mph and crashed in a ravine, killing 20 people, federal...
Oct 6 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Paul Global Benefits Inc. (PGB) of Syosset, N.Y., on September 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.PGB is an employee benefits consulting firm specializing...
Oct 5 2020 // “I guess the only positive thing is next year there won’t be anything left to burn.”— Rep. Brad Last, R-Hurricane, commenting on Utah’s wildfire season, which has broken records for the number...
Oct 1 2020 // Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has hired Brando Guerrero as a regional sales executive in New York.In this role, Guerrero will oversee growth/broker partners in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley...
Sep 28 2020 // Pension funds for truckers, teachers and subway workers have lodged lawsuits in the United States against Germany’s Allianz, one of the world’s top asset managers, for failing to safeguard their investments...
Sep 25 2020 // New York again heads the rankings of the world’s leading global financial centres.The Global Financial Centres Index 28, launched by London think tank Z/Yen Group in partnership with the China Development Institute...
Sep 25 2020 // New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro has announced the arrest of a capital region area drywall installer who allegedly failed to provide legally required workers’ compensation insurance to his...
Sep 24 2020 // U.S. environmental policies will drive long-term demand for renewable energy, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report.The report depicts a “a credit positive for renewable energy developers” in the...
Sep 24 2020 // Reliance Global Group Inc. has acquired the assets of UIS Agency LLC, a Thiells, N.Y.-based insurance agency serving the commercial transportation industry.Reliance Global Group CEO Ezra Beyman said in a company press...
Sep 22 2020 // Specialty insurer Beazley has expanded its underwriting and claims presence in the U.S. with new hires for its Executive Risk team that focuses on board-level risks facing businesses and their executives.Elizabeth...
Sep 22 2020 // New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda Lacewell today implemented several new initiatives to address climate-related financial risks, calling on insurers to begin integrating these...
Sep 22 2020 // A 200-strong coterie of mostly men gathered in the Poconos Mountains earlier this month to engage in what some regard as this pandemic era’s ultimate taboo: a bacchanalian party. The Utopia music festival took place...
Sep 22 2020 // “California, folks, is America fast forward.” Thus said Governor Gavin Newsom, hoarsely, amid brown smoke at the North Complex Fire on Sept. 11. “What we’re experiencing right here is coming to a...
Sep 22 2020 // Three passengers suffered minor injuries Sunday when a New York City subway train derailed after hitting construction debris that had been thrown onto the tracks, authorities said.The derailment happened at about 8:15 a.m....
Sep 21 2020 // Carlyle, Alera GroupNew York-based investment firm The Carlyle Group led a $150 million investment for Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group, the property and casualty, employee benefits insurance broker that is a...
Sep 21 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) filed cybersecurity charges against a title insurance provider for exposing millions of documents containing consumers’ personal information.The charges are...
Sep 18 2020 // New York state filed civil charges on Thursday accusing Johnson & Johnson of insurance fraud for downplaying the risks of opioid painkillers, including to doctors and elderly patients.Governor Andrew Cuomo said the...
Sep 17 2020 // Alliant is continuing to grow its team in New York, recently adding Brennen Parker as senior vice president.Parker, who is based in Albany, N.Y., will design and deploy insurance solutions to address industry-specific...
Sep 16 2020 // Alliant Insurance Services has named cyber risk and insurance specialist John Loftus to work alongside Robert Horn in running Alliant’s cyber initiatives.Loftus is based in New York and maintains a network of...