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N.Y. Regulator Fines Chubb $1.3M For NRA Insurance Program

Insurer Chubb Ltd and a unit have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million to New York State’s insurance regulator over their role in a National Rifle Association (NRA) insurance program, the regulator said on Monday.
May 8, 2018 Legislation & Regulation Liability New York

Driver In Fatal Hit-And-Run Charged With Padding Insurance Claim

A Wheatfield hit-and-run fatality in 2014 continues to reverberate through local courtrooms. The driver who killed Ryan Fischer, 16, of North Tonawanda, faces charges of illegally padding an insurance claim he filed after the teenager’s mother, who was drunk at the time, rammed his garage door and damaged his vehicle.
April 19, 2018 Auto Fraud Liability New York

Hurricane Forecasters Shrinking ‘Cone Of Uncertainty’

The National Hurricane Center is making changes to its “cone of uncertainty” based on an improving forecast record. The cone is designed to show people where the center of a storm is likely to head.
April 19, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia

Greenwich Village Home Burglar Has Stolen $94K In Jewelry

Police are searching for a thief who stole more than $94,000 worth of jewelry from a handful of homes in Greenwich Village. The man is suspected in six burglaries since January 20, police said.
April 16, 2018 Property New York

U.S. Recalls More Than 200M Eggs Over Salmonella Fears

Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.
April 16, 2018 Subrogation Colorado Florida New Jersey New York North Carolina

One Killed In Apartment Fire At Trump Tower In New York

One man was killed and six firefighters received minor injuries in an apartment fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, in a blaze that was quickly extinguished, fire officials said.
April 9, 2018 Property New York

Overpass Shears Top Off Charter Bus, 40 Injured

Authorities are investigating an accident Monday that injured more than 40 people, involving a charter bus carrying New York City high school students that crashed into a bridge overpass.
April 9, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Amputee Sues BMW Over Dangers Of Soft-Close Doors

BMW soft-close automatic doors are allegedly to blame for a New York man losing his $250,000 per year income as a self-employed software engineer for his own company. The lawsuit alleges BMW deceives the public by hiding the serious dangers of the soft-close automatic doors by advertising the alleged benefits of the systems.
April 4, 2018 Auto Liability Litigation Technology New York

Two Killed In Fiery Five-Car Pile-Up On New York Expressway

Two people were killed in a fiery five-car pile-up on an expressway just outside Kennedy Airport early Wednesday, according to a report.
April 4, 2018 Auto Liability New York

Firefighter Dies From Blaze At New York Movie Set

A firefighter was killed battling a five-alarm blaze late Thursday night in Harlem. FDNY officials identified the firefighter as 37-year-old Michael R. Davidson, a 15-year department veteran.
March 23, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation New York

CFTC Hits Wall Trying To Serve Bitcoin Fraud Summons

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is having trouble serving a court summons to a binary options trader charged in January with stealing more than $1 million in bitcoin.
March 22, 2018 Fraud Technology New York

Fourth Nor’easter In Three Weeks Leaves 90,000 Without Power After Heavy Snow

More than 90,000 customers were without power overnight after another major nor’easter — the fourth in three weeks — pummeled the Interstate 95 corridor with as much as 19 inches of snow on the first full day of spring.
March 22, 2018 Catastrophe Property Massachusetts New Jersey New York Pennsylvania

Parents Of New York Helicopter Crash Victim File Lawsuit

The parents of one of the victims of Sunday’s deadly helicopter crash in New York’s East River have filed a lawsuit against the operator of the company, saying the harness their son wore on the flight prevented him from escaping.
March 15, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation New York

Dog Dies On United Flight After Being Stowed In Overhead Bin

A little dog died on a United Airlines flight after an attendant forced the animal’s owner to put the pet in the cabin’s overhead bin, and the airline said on Tuesday it was taking full responsibility.
March 14, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York Texas

Mayday Call From Helicopter Pilot Before Fatal Crash In River

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City’s East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot survived, police said.
March 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York
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