All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2024 // Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general on Monday agreed to changes in the terms of the $175 million surety bond Trump secured with Knight Specialty Insurance Co. (KSIC).Attorney General...
Apr 22 2024 // New York’s attorney general has urged the state judge overseeing the state’s civil fraud case against Donald Trump to reject the former president’s $175 million appeal bond.Attorney General Letitia James...
Apr 22 2024 // A man working on a utility pole was electrocuted early Friday when low-hanging wires made contact with the basket of his truck, according to police.The cable company worker was doing routine maintenance in rural Berne,...
Apr 18 2024 // New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to address years of reported mismanaging clergy sexual abuse cases.According to the Office of the Attorney General,...
Apr 17 2024 // Donald Trump submitted evidence that the insurer providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenge fails, after the state attorney...
Apr 16 2024 // Shareholders cannot sue companies for fraud if they flout a rule requiring disclosure of trends expected to affect their bottom line unless the omission makes another statement misleading, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on...
Apr 15 2024 // Floridians with homes in the ritziest neighborhoods that include Coral Gables and Naples are experiencing the nation’s biggest increases in real estate wealth as markets in the Sunshine State supplant those in...
Apr 15 2024 // New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their head coverings to be photographed after they were arrested.The class-action lawsuit was filed in...
Apr 15 2024 // Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of independent insurance broker Lockton, added Brian Lewis as senior broker, leading the Cyber practice for North America. He is based in Lockton Re’s New York office.Lewis has...
Apr 15 2024 // Risk Strategies, H.W. InternationalGlobal specialty brokerage Risk Strategies reported it has acquired the U.S. and Canadian operating entities of global insurance holding company, H.W. International B.V. Based in New York...
Apr 15 2024 // Is the world being overtaken by robots? While the answer to that question is clearly “no” – or at least, “not yet” – it seems that the focus of nearly every industry and business media outlet is...
Apr 12 2024 // Rosensaft Joins Alliant Insurance Services as Managing DirectorJodi Rosensaft joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as managing director, advisory leader – representation and warranties...
Apr 12 2024 // An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to help small business owners is under criticism for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies and advises companies to violate the law.But...
Apr 9 2024 // The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories might seem especially vulnerable to...
Apr 7 2024 // An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no widespread damage but startling an area unaccustomed to temblors.The U.S....
Apr 5 2024 // A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the New Jersey-New York area this morning at about 10:23 am, according to the United States Geological Survey.The earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey....
Apr 5 2024 // A violent storm that hit the Northeast the past two days has taken the lives of at least four people, three of whom were killed when uprooted trees crashed into their vehicles.Heavy rains and snow along with winds as high...
Apr 5 2024 // Donald Trump must prove within 10 days that the company providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenges fail, the state told a...
Apr 4 2024 // Risk Strategies, headquartered in Boston, appointed Josh Conklin as national employee benefits growth leader and senior managing director.Conklin joined Risk Strategies in 2019 through the acquisition of National Insurance...
Apr 4 2024 // Citigroup on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing its Citibank unit of failing to reimburse customers who fall victim to online scammers.While recognizing...