
Ida Batters Northeast With Record Rain And Floods, Tornado
At least 22 people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New York and New Jersey with tornadoes, record rain and flooding that left the area deluged and under states of emergency on Thursday.
September 2, 2021
Auto
Property
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania

New York Attorneys, Doctors Indicted For $31M Insurance Fraud Scheme
The US Justice Department has announced that two lawyers and two surgeons in New York have been indicted on mail- and wire-fraud charges, for their alleged role in a complex $31 million insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents that spanned five years.
August 26, 2021
Fraud
New York

Cardiologist Sues Insurer Over $1.5M In Swiped Artwork
A wealthy Park Avenue cardiologist and his wife are having an art attack — because their insurance company refuses to reimburse them for $1.5 million in stolen artworks, according to new court papers.
August 24, 2021
Litigation
New York

Henri Forecast To Become Hurricane, Make Landfall In The Northeastern United States
After several days of uncertainty and wild swings in forecast models, confidence is increasing in a large tropical system making landfall in the northeastern United States this weekend.
August 20, 2021
Property
Connecticut
New York
Rhode Island

57 Injured In New York Tour Bus Rollover Accident
Saturday afternoon’s tour bus crash on the New York State Thruway prompted a regional emergency response from Central New York hospitals, medical officials said Sunday.
August 16, 2021
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
New York

NY Drivers Seek Class Action Against Insurer For Systematically Underpaying Total Loss Claims
A proposed class action suit has been filed against the Progressive Corporation in New York federal court accusing the insurer of underpaying total loss claims by applying an arbitrary and deceptive valuation adjustment.
August 13, 2021
Auto
Litigation
New York

US Insured Losses From Hurricane Elsa Estimated at $240M
The insured loss to onshore properties from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million -- $240 million in the US and $50 million in the Caribbean, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC).
July 13, 2021
Auto
Property
Florida
Georgia
New York

Patients Could Get ER Bills as Insurer Moves to Deny Claims it Deems Non-Emergent
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.
June 10, 2021
Life & Health
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut

GEICO Files Racketeering Suit Over Multi-Million Dollar Pharmaceutical Billing Scheme
GEICO is suing a New York-based pharmacy company for its alleged role in an insurance billing fraud scheme.
June 10, 2021
Auto
Litigation
New York

Woman Admits She Got $200K in iPhones by Faking Insurance Claims
A 39-year-old woman admitted she posed as legitimate customers to obtain more than $200,000 in iPhones over a three-plus year period.
May 14, 2021
Fraud
New Jersey
New York

Residents Suffering After Massive Steel Factory Blaze File Suit
More than 30 people who lived near Bethlehem Park are suing Great Lakes Industrial Development for damages related to the massive 2016 fire at the former Bethlehem Steel site that roared for four days.
January 26, 2021
Liability
Litigation
New York

Tanker Rollover Causes Explosion, Fire On Long Island Expressway
An explosion caused by a tanker truck carrying propane tanks forced a New York City expressway to shut down around midnight Tuesday.
December 22, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York

Surveillance Reveals Insurance Fraud Group Staged Accidents, Strategically Smashed Vehicles
At least a dozen people in New Rochelle and the Bronx were indicted Wednesday in a cunning car fraud scheme to collect insurance by strategically smashing vehicles and submitting big-buck bills while scrimping on the actual repairs, prosecutors said.
December 10, 2020
Auto
Fraud
New York

Explosion In Gates, New York Levels Home And Spreads Fire To Others
There was a massive fire following an explosion in the Town of Gates early Wednesday evening. It happened just after 6:00 p.m. on Noel Dr., near Lyell Rd. and flattened a house there.
December 10, 2020
Property
Subrogation
New York

Six Accused Of $6M Cargo Theft At JFK Airport
Six people have been accused of running an organised cargo theft operation at JFK International Airport in New York targeting shipments of designer clothes and accessories.
November 2, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York



