All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 30 2020 // Actress Ashley Judd persuaded a federal appeals court to let her proceed with a sexual-harassment claim against former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who she said sabotaged her career after she rejected his advances.The...
Jul 30 2020 // Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across the United States, in one of the largest rollouts of such technology among retailers in the...
Jul 29 2020 // Electric moped sharing service Revel said on Tuesday it was suspending service in New York after a string of accidents and reports of a second rider killed in the city in recent weeks.Revel said in a statement it was...
Jul 29 2020 // InsurTech NY has announced that it will be accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator.The application window will be open from July 21 to August 17, and applications will be accepted through the...
Jul 27 2020 // Florida’s top business regulator said Saturday that he planned to set up meetings with bar owners to discuss how they can reopen their businesses again safely, as the Sunshine State surpassed New York State in the...
Jul 24 2020 // BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve claims they hid evidence that certain talc products contained asbestos in an effort to scuttle thousands...
Jul 24 2020 // A home and personal care fabric products manufacturer will correct hazards at its five manufacturing facilities in New York and pay $200,000 in penalties to resolve safety violations after an investigation by the U.S....
Jul 24 2020 // U.S. insurers and brokers are starting to craft professional liability coverage for police officers, spurred on by signs that policymakers in some cities and states want to use a financial stick to curb police...
Jul 23 2020 // The State of New York may be on the verge of making the same mistake that has driven Florida auto insurance premiums through the roof, and that did the same in California until its high court learned the error of its...
Jul 22 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has filed cybersecurity charges against a title insurance provider for exposing millions of documents containing consumers’ personal information.The charges...
Jul 22 2020 // American International Group is moving its global headquarters in 2021 as part of a continued push to modernize its operations, the company disclosed on July 21.The property/casualty insurance giant will still maintain a...
Jul 21 2020 // ENV Insurance Agency LLC of Liverpool, N.Y., has joined AssuredPartners Inc. The team of 26 will remain under the operational leadership of Ed Vaughn and Terry Engels. The agency currently reports $7.5 million in...
Jul 21 2020 // Everest Insurance has hired Dean DeBlasi to its Retail Property group as vice president and East region manager.In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing the retail property portfolio and developing and...
Jul 20 2020 // Law firm Mintz has added a group of five practitioners to its Insurance and Reinsurance Practice.Deirdre G. Johnson, Paul W. Kalish, Suman Chakraborty and Ellen MacDonald Farrell joined as members, and Elaine Panagakos...
Jul 16 2020 // A New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) report says the coronavirus outbreak that has afflicted nursing homes throughout the state may have resulted from staff and visitors unknowingly infecting residents early in...
Jul 15 2020 // The insured loss from Tropical Storm Fay will be close to $400 million, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC).KCC said its estimate includes the privately insured wind and storm surge...
Jul 15 2020 // A federal judge won’t give preliminary approval to a proposed $18.9 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and nine women who claim he sexually assaulted or abused them, saying the tentative deal isn’t...
Jul 15 2020 // The National Rifle Association will have to appear for a regulatory hearing over allegations it violated New York law by marketing an insurance policy for shootings that critics have dubbed “murder insurance.”A...
Jul 14 2020 // Coalition, a cyber insurance and security company, has hired Marcin Weryk as head of Business Development.Weryk brings more than 15 years of insurance industry experience as a cyber and technology E&O underwriter to...
Jul 13 2020 // Speed cameras made their U.S. debut in 1986 in Galveston County, Texas. The Swiss-made devices, dubbed “PhotoCops” by the local company that lent them to police departments in exchange for a cut of the ticket...