Risk Toolbox Launches Free COI-Related Compliance Resource for the Insurance Industry

Risk Toolbox (Parsippany, N.J.) announced at ACORD 2016 in Boca Raton, Fla., that it has published more than 200 pages of certificate-of-insurance (COI) related information on its website in order to provide a compliance resource for carriers, agents and brokers.
November 15, 2016 Technology Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

300 Homes Evacuated As Massive Industrial Fire Creates Noxious Clouds Of Smoke

Officials have ordered the evacuation of 300 homes downwind of a fire at a former steel mill site outside Buffalo, citing air quality concerns.
November 11, 2016 Liability Property New York

Industrial Building Ablaze Along Lake Erie Shoreline

Firefighters are responding to major fire at the former Bethlehem Steel site. The fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the property off of Route 5 in Lackawanna.
November 9, 2016 Property New York

UFC Athlete Insurance Sky High For Debut Event In NYC

The UFC won its lobby to legalize mixed martial arts in New York but athlete insurance in the state is proving to be costly. It has already spent millions of dollars just to be able to hold events in New York.
November 2, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Fire Tears Through NYC Apartment Buildings, One Man Killed

One man was killed and 12 people were injured, one man critically, in a fire that overtook three Upper East Side apartment buildings and sent flames shooting 20 feet into the air on Thursday morning, officials said.
October 27, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines New York

Long Island Commuter Train Derailment Injures 33

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the derailment of a Long Island commuter train Saturday night that left 33 people injured, authorities said.
October 10, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Fire Chief Killed In New York City Home Explosion

A battalion chief who had been considered a rising star in the Fire Department of New York was killed Tuesday when a row house exploded as he was supervising an evacuation following a report of a gas leak, and authorities are looking into whether the building was being used to grow marijuana.
September 28, 2016 Workers' Compensation New York

New York Considers "Textalyzer" Bill

On a summer morning near Chappaqua, New York, in 2011, Evan Lieberman, 19, was carpooling with co-workers when the driver collided with another vehicle. Five occupants between the two cars were sent to the hospital.
September 27, 2016 Legislation & Regulation Liability New York

Transit Bus Collision Sends Passengers Flying

An accident involving two NJ Transit buses shut down the Lincoln Tunnel’s center tube into New York City Monday morning, causing delays of nearly two hours and injuring dozens. Some 44 people were hurt, though the injuries were not considered life-threatening.
September 27, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New Jersey New York

Bronx Home Explodes During Search Of Drug Lab, Seven Injured

A house believed to be a drug den exploded in the Bronx Tuesday, injuring at least seven people, including firefighters, according to police and fire officials.
September 27, 2016 Property Workers' Compensation New York

Peer-to-Peer Insurer Lemonade Launches In New York

Lemonade, the insurance startup that launched in January aiming to "Uberize" insurance, will begin selling policies soon in its home state of New York.
September 21, 2016 Property Technology New York

Man Admits To Inflating Burglary Claim With Fake Receipts

A man who defrauded State Farm Insurance of $19,553 in a claim stemming from an alleged burglary pleaded guilty to a felony Monday in Niagara County Court.
September 21, 2016 Fraud Property New York

NASCAR Accused Of Racial Discrimination In Lawsuit

NASCAR was hit with a $500 million lawsuit accusing the auto racing body of racial discrimination for preventing black-owned teams and drivers from competing, including in the Sprint Cup Series.
September 20, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Litigation New York

Thermal Imaging Drones Will Soon Assist New York City Firefighters

The drone hovered over the clearing in the wooded park on Staten Island, the thin cord that tethered it to the ground unspooling enough for it to fly above the trees. Michael Wall, a New York City firefighter, stood on the ground below, operating the drone from a portable command center of sorts, with controls and a monitor housed in a mustard-colored case.
September 13, 2016 Property Technology New York

Lawsuit Imminent After JetBlue Misplaces 5-Year-Olds

It was JetBlue’s plane stupidity that got a Manhattan boy lost. A 5-year-old returning home alone from a family visit in the Dominican Republic was placed on the wrong flight — and ended up 214 miles away in Boston while his panic-stricken mom waited at Kennedy Airport.
September 1, 2016 Liability Litigation New York
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