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How One Young Brokerage Founder Plans to Target a ‘Different’ High Net Worth Market

Aug 24 2020 // As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution.So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth...

N.Y. Regulator Fines Assurant Subsidiary $2.8M for Violating State Insurance Laws

Aug 21 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined The Signal, LP, an Assurant Company, $2.8 million for failing to comply with New York insurance laws.A DFS press release alleged that The Signal provided...

New York Regulator Issues Insurance Fraud Action Against Two Opioid Manufacturers

Aug 20 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has filed charges and initiated administrative proceedings against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and its subsidiaries, as well as Allergan PLC and its...

Arceo.ai Names Gamble in New York to Lead Broker Relations

Aug 19 2020 // Cyber analytics firm Arceo.ai has named Thomas Gamble as executive vice president and global chief distribution officer. Gamble will be based in Arceo’s New York offices. Gamble has experience in mergers and...

New York Regulator Takes Action to Expedite Isaias-Related Insurance Claims

Aug 13 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has taken action to help expedite the payment of insurance claims for New Yorkers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias.As the storm moved through the eastern portion...

R&Q Acquires 35% Interest in New York-Based Tradesman Program Managers

Aug 10 2020 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) has reached an agreement to merge its wholly owned subsidiary, Sandell Re Ltd., with Tradesman Program Managers LLC in return for a 35% interest in the combined...

COVID Business Interruption Suits Top 700 with More to Come

Aug 10 2020 // When insurance coverage lawsuits brought by businesses seeking coverage for COVID-related interruptions surpassed the 700 mark last month, the natural question to ask was: Is that a lot?That’s exactly the question...

People & Places

Aug 10 2020 // Aon announced that Brent Rieth is the new U.S. practice leader of the Cyber Solutions Errors and Omissions/Cyber Broking team. Rieth first joined Aon in 2009 as team leader of the E&O/Cyber broking effort for...

New York City Erects Quarantine Checkpoints to Curb Coronavirus

Aug 5 2020 // New York City will put up COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at key entry points to ensure that incoming travelers from 35 states with outbreaks comply with the state’s 14-day quarantine mandate, Mayor Bill de Blasio...

‘Defensive Dining’: Keeping Makeshift Outdoor Eateries Safe From Storms, Drivers

Aug 5 2020 // Outdoor spaces hastily fancified for low-risk dining are keeping thousands of U.S. restaurants from closing permanently. But crashing the dinner party are tropical storms, rats — and the occasional out-of-control...

World Insurance Associates Acquires New York’s Loveman, Kornreich & Steers

Aug 5 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Loveman, Kornreich & Steers Inc. of White Plains, N.Y., on July 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Loveman, Kornreich & Steers specializes in a...

Tropical Storm Isaias Left Death, Darkness, Tornadoes, Floods on East Coast

Aug 4 2020 // 08/05/2020 02:06 AM— Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off...

N.Y. Manufacturer Fined, Citations Upheld for Falsely Claiming Violations Corrected

Aug 4 2020 // An administrative law judge with the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld citations and penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

Isaias Could Bring Heavy Winds and Rain to New York City Region

Aug 4 2020 // New York City area residents should be prepared for heavy winds and rain from Isaias on Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.The storm was off the Florida coast Sunday and its maximum sustained winds had declined to 65 mph....

Judge Voids Parts of Trump Labor Rule Limiting Coronavirus Sick Leave Eligibility

Aug 4 2020 // A U.S. judge on Monday voided parts of a Trump administration rule that restricted paid sick leave and emergency family leave for potentially millions of workers affected by the coronavirus.Ruling in a case brought by New...

NFP Acquires New York’s Rose & Kiernan

Aug 3 2020 // NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has acquired Rose & Kiernan Inc. in a transaction that closed effective August 1,...

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Boaters Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Isaisas

Aug 3 2020 // The Coast Guard on Saturday urged commercial and recreational boaters in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to prepare for possible high surf, dangerous rip currents, heavy wind, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding from...

COVID-19 Signals Billions in Long-Term Healthcare Costs Ahead

Aug 3 2020 // Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.Her throat, head and eyes hurt, her muscles and joints ached and she felt like she was...

COVID Business Interruption Suits Top 700. Yep, That’s A Lot

Aug 3 2020 // When insurance coverage lawsuits brought by businesses seeking coverage for COVID-related interruptions surpassed the 700 mark last week, the natural question to ask was: Is that a lot?That’s exactly the question...

Update: Tropical Storm Isaias to Regain Hurricane Strength, Heads Toward Carolinas

Aug 2 2020 // Aug 3, 12:02 pm — Tropical Storm Isaias was expected to regain its hurricane strength on Monday as it moved up the U.S. East Coast, threatening a deadly storm surge before making landfall in North Carolina or South...