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Lockton Adds 3 Managing Directors from Aon to Its Transaction Liability Practice

Dec 2 2020 // Global insurance broker Lockton reports that three transaction liability advisors from Aon — Joshua Halpern, Gaurav Sud and Eric Ziff — have joined the firm to lead its mergers and acquisition (M&A) consulting...

Johnson & Johnson to Pay $120 Million in NY Baby Powder Case

Nov 23 2020 // Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a New York state judge to pay $120 million in damages to a Brooklyn woman and her husband, after she blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company’s baby...

New York Fines NRA $2.5M, Halts Its Insurance Business in the State for Five Years

Nov 19 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has entered into a settlement with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to resolve alleged violations of New York insurance law.The settlement includes a monetary...

N.Y. Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $3K in Workers’ Comp Benefits

Nov 19 2020 // A New York woman who stole $3,065.28 in workers’ compensation benefits by forging her late father’s name in order to cash the checks has been sentenced to one year in jail.Bonnie S. Slater of Randolph, N.Y.,...

Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Mancebo as a Partner in New York City

Nov 17 2020 // Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a national law firm serving the business and insurance communities and headquartered in Woodbury, N.Y., has hired John Mancebo as a partner in its New York City office. Mancebo, who...

People & Places

Nov 16 2020 // Brokers Guy Carpenter and Marsh, two business units of Marsh & McLennan, announced the appointment of Dean Klisura as president of Guy Carpenter, effective October 1, 2020.In this newly-created role, Klisura will be...

Ex-Employee Who Protested Safety Sues Amazon Alleging Bias in His Firing

Nov 13 2020 // A former Amazon.com Inc. worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and Hispanic workers at...

New York Sues Sotheby’s for Helping Client Escape Sales Taxes on Artwork

Nov 10 2020 // Sotheby’s was sued on Friday by New York’s attorney general, who accused the auction house of defrauding the state by helping an important client avoid millions of dollars of sales taxes on art he...

Johnstone Partners Hires Friedman as an Adjuster in New York

Nov 9 2020 // Johnstone Partners has expanded its national risk management and claims adjusting practices with the hire of Andrew Friedman in New York.Friedman joins Johnstone Partners as an adjuster with six years of claims experience....

N.Y. Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Tow Yard Arson Causing $100K in Damages

Nov 9 2020 // A New York man has been charged with arson and other crimes after allegedly setting fire to vehicles in a tow yard and filing an insurance claim to collect the cash.Egor Spiridonov, of Broad Channel, Queens, has been...

Applied Underwriters Announces Formation of Applied Specialty Underwriters, Names Christopher Day President of the New Company

Nov 5 2020 // Applied Specialty Underwriters will concentrate on Casualty E&S markets nationwide, initially focusing on New York construction risks.Omaha, NE, November 5, 2020 — Steve Menzies, CEO of Applied Underwriters,...

Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions

Nov 4 2020 // Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region.Eight years ago...

Robinson+Cole Expands New York Office with Eight Member Financial Lines Team

Nov 3 2020 // Robinson+Cole has expanded its New York office with the addition of two partners, John F. McCarrick and Erica J. Kerstein, as well as two counsel, Phyllis A. Ingram and Sedgwick M. Jeanite, and four associates, Meryl E....

Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit

Nov 3 2020 // A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been brought to the Occupational...

Disbarred New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds

Nov 2 2020 // A disbarred attorney based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has pled guilty in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds.Gustavo L. Vila’s plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the U.S....

Sompo International Names New York’s Gundersen Head of Asian Risk Solutions

Oct 29 2020 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Sara Gundersen as executive vice president and Asian Risk Solutions segment leader...

New York City Sued Over Clashes with Floyd Protesters

Oct 28 2020 // Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were assaulted and abused by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Hires Yozzi to its New York Office

Oct 28 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has hired Renee Yozzi to lead Customer & Broker Engagement for the Eastern U.S. Region.Yozzi brings nearly 20 years of experience to BHSI. She most recently held the title...

Judge Rules New York City Crosswalks Fail to Protect Blind Pedestrians

Oct 23 2020 // Most crosswalks in New York City violate laws protecting people with disabilities by failing to properly protect blind and low-vision pedestrians, a judge ruled Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan...

Target to Enhance Safety at 200 Northeast U.S. Stores in Department of Labor Settlement

Oct 21 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer’s stores in...