All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 30 2017 // It’s possible to know where in the country more homebuyers will be moving over the next 30 to 90 days, thanks to what’s called a “pre-mover” index.It turns out that the U.S. markets with the highest...
Nov 29 2017 // More than 100 passengers have been rescued from a ferry that ran aground in New York’s East River.Police say it happened Monday evening just off a pier near the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan. The U.S. Coast...
Nov 22 2017 // Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ride-hailing firm ousted its chief security...
Nov 22 2017 // As a fourth generation, family-run organization, Warwick, N.Y.-based Seely & Durland Insurance understands the importance of creating a welcoming, family environment in the workplace, according to President Garrett...
Nov 22 2017 // State and local authorities are trying to determine what triggered explosions and a fire at a cosmetics factory in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed one employee and injure nearly three dozen other workers and...
Nov 20 2017 // Working toward joining the Minor Leagues as an umpire to becoming the CEO of an insurance agency may seem like a big career change, but for Ed Mackoul, CEO and president of Mackoul & Associates Inc. in Island Park,...
Nov 20 2017 // The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released a tool for policymakers and system stakeholders to track New York workers’ compensation system performance.Originally established to monitor the system...
Nov 17 2017 // The American Arbitration Association (AAA), a provider of conflict management and dispute resolution services, has opened a new office in Buffalo, N.Y., offering local arbitration support in a region that has experienced...
Nov 17 2017 // Congressional Republicans took an important step on Thursday toward the biggest U.S. tax-code overhaul since the 1980s as the House of Representatives approved a broad package of tax cuts sought by senior lawmakers and...
Nov 16 2017 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired the majority of the assets of IOA Northeast NY Inc. (IOANE), a division of IOA National Inc. The transaction became effective November 1, 2017.Located in Florham Park, N.J., IOANE...
Nov 15 2017 // The Public Entity Group of Alliant has hired Anthony Tamburro as vice president.With more than 25 years of expertise in the Eastern United States, New York-based Tamburro will provide targeted risk management and insurance...
Nov 14 2017 // The MEMIC Group, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation specialist, has hired Tammy Bialek as senior production underwriter to support growth within the New York market. Bialek has more than 25 years...
Nov 13 2017 // Hub International Northeast, a subsidiary of global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited, has hired Terrance Farrell as vice president of marketing and Vaughan Reale as vice president, responsible for employee...
Nov 8 2017 // Taxi companies across the U.S. waged a bitter, high-profile battle to keep Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. from bringing the sharing economy to cabs.They lost. Now the cabbies are adopting a...
Nov 6 2017 // Fire Starter?“We still don’t know whether the fires caused pole or line damage or the poles caused the fires. They may never sort it out.” — Michael Picker, chairman of the California Public...
Nov 6 2017 // A new regulation issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) aims to curb costs and abuses of New York’s no-fault insurance law while leveling the playing field for New York insurers,...
Nov 6 2017 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized two regulations to protect New Yorkers and crack down on unscrupulous practices in the title insurance industry.These regulations, which are the culmination...
Nov 6 2017 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) will host its 11th annual Northeast Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.The dinner is expected to draw the attendance...
Nov 3 2017 // A 63-year-old man faces prison time for fraud, forgery and other illegal activities at the two car dealerships he operated in western New York.Richard Giza, of Lancaster, has pleaded guilty in Erie County Court to grand...
Nov 2 2017 // Safety National Re has hired Lydia Wilmot as vice president and Stephanie Wizner as assistant vice president. Wilmot and Wizner will be based out of New York.With more than 15 years of combined industry-related insurance...