More Travelers Purchasing Insurance Against Terrorism Losses
Leading travel insurance trends arent just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.
April 19, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out Inside Buffalo Restaurant
Buffalo firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire on Pearl Street early Tuesday morning. Two-alarms mean nearly 60 firefighters were on the scene.
April 19, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York
Crash Leaves Car Wedged Under Tractor-Trailer In Queens
At least three people were hurt in a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer in the Rosedale section of Queens Monday evening.
April 18, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Why New York Crop Insurance Should Matter To Craft Beer Enthusiasts
The average person likely doesnt have much interest in New York crop insurance, believing it to be the business of farmers and politicians. However, a recent development has brought the issue closer to home in a very visible way.
April 17, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York
New York Passes Budget With Workers Comp Reforms
Workers compensation reforms were included in the final version of New Yorks fiscal 2017-2018 budget, which passed the New York State Senate Sunday following an agreement between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leadership of the New York State Legislature.
April 14, 2017
Workers' Compensation
New York
Workers Comp Programs Fight Addiction Among Injured Workers
Meet a victim of the nations opioid addiction scourge: the American worker. A number of U.S. states are taking steps through their workers compensation systems to stem the overprescribing of the powerful painkillers to workers injured on the job, while helping those who became hooked to avoid potentially deadly consequences.
April 11, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Regular Risk Assessments Can Help Mitigate Cyber Exposures
Employees and third-party services are most likely the weakest links in a companys cyber security system, but regular risk assessments can help prevent information leaks, a financial services regulatory attorney said last week.
April 11, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Risk Management
Technology
New York
Medical Event Led To 10-Vehicle Accident On Long Island
Nine people were hospitalized Tuesday after a chain-reaction accident involving ten cars on Long Island. Police say a 76-year-old man driving a Lexus sedan suffered a medical event and sped up to a red light on Route 110.
March 31, 2017
Auto
Liability
New York
17.5 Tons Of Frozen Taquitos Recalled
When mass-producing packaged foods, one of the goals is to prevent pieces of the processing equipment out of the food. A plant that makes José Olé products came up short of that aspiration, resulting in a recall of 17.5 tons of taquitos that could contain pieces of plastic and rubber.
March 28, 2017
Subrogation
California
Florida
Illinois
Missouri
New York
Man Pleads Guilty To Arson Of Leased Restaurant
A New Windsor man pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted arson and insurance fraud in a 2016 fire at a Town of Newburgh eatery he leased. Khaled Baroud, 61, admitted in Orange County Court to attempted arson in the March 13, 2016 fire that damaged USA Waffle, a waffle and bagel store at 440 South Plank Road.
March 23, 2017
Fraud
Property
New York
New York Wants Home Insurers To Offer Prepper Discounts
This doesnt rise to the level of prepperdom, where people are preparing for apocalyptic events ranging from a world economic collapse to chemical attacks or zombie takeovers, but the state Department of Financial Services is trying to get home insurers to offer outlines for disaster preparedness courses.
March 17, 2017
Property
New York
Fire Burns Through Yonkers Apartment Building
One person has died after a four-alarm fire burned through a large Yonkers apartment building Wednesday, forcing firefighters to battle both flames and weather conditions.
March 15, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York
FDNY Uses Drone For First Time To Battle Bronx Fire
A drone used during a Monday night fire in a Bronx apartment may have helped save lives, FDNY says. The FDNY deployed a drone for the first time as a fire ripped through an apartment in Crotona Park.
March 9, 2017
Property
Technology
New York
Fierce Winds Pummel The Upper Midwest, Northeast
Powerful and potentially dangerous winds blew across the Great Lakes region and the northeast United States Wednesday, derailing a train, blowing over tractor trailers and pushing a plane off a runway.
March 9, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Freight Train Strikes Boom Loader, Derails In New York
A CSX train carrying hazardous materials derailed Tuesday after striking a forklift being driven across the tracks by a steel company employee, leaving an engine resting across Water Street, injuring two and alarming local officials who long feared a derailment.
March 8, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York



