Deadly Chain-Reaction Crash On Long Island Expressway

Three people were killed and nine others were injured early Wednesday in a collision on a major Long Island highway where just 10 days earlier six other people died in a horrific crash.
August 31, 2016 Auto Liability New York

Hudson River Ferry Runs Into Kayaking Group, Five Injured

An NY Waterway ferry hit a group of kayakers in the Hudson River Tuesday, cutting one man’s arm to the bone and sending four other paddlers to the hospital, officials said.
August 31, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Woman Rescued From Burning Car After 10-Vehicle Pileup

Dramatic dashcam video showed a pile-up on a New York highway and captured the brave actions of bystanders in the immediate aftermath.
August 30, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

6 Balconies Collapse At Long Island Apartment Building

The upper balcony of a three-story apartment building on Long Beach, Long Island collapsed Tuesday morning causing several balconies below to come crashing down.
August 30, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Property New York

Found On Road Dead? Ford Recalls 88K Cars For Stalling Issue

There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. That’s why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead — and unable to restart — in the middle of the road.
August 24, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Five Die As Airborne Car Hits Two Others On Long Island Highway

Five people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed on Sunday when a car driver lost control and his vehicle became airborne, striking two cars traveling in the opposite direction on the Long Island Expressway, police said.
August 22, 2016 Auto Liability New York

Bronx Children Playing With Stove Start Multi-Home Fire

Four firefighters were severely hurt either fighting or trying to get to an extra-alarm fire in the Bronx Tuesday afternoon.
As CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported, three firefighters were hospitalized while battling the blaze, and a fourth nearly lost his arm in an accident on the way to the scene.
August 10, 2016 Property Workers' Compensation New York

NYPD Officer Busted After Third False Auto Claim

Fraudulent insurance claims were the center of a scheme implemented by an NYPD officer. He was caught after having burned a Range Rover in addition to two of his other vehicles.
August 9, 2016 Auto Fraud New York

$5K Worth Of Property Stolen By Manhattan Airbnb Guest

A bad house guest ransacked his Airbnb lodgings during the month of July, making off with more than $5,000 in property, police said.
August 9, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines New York

Engineering Company Charged In Insurance Scheme After Hurricane Sandy

A Long Island engineering company and one of its former executives were charged on Monday in a scheme to minimize insurance payments to homeowners whose residences were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
August 2, 2016 Fraud Property New York

NY Restaurateur Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Far Rockaway restaurant owner was arrested this morning for allegedly lying about her injuries and employment status in order to wrongfully receive more than $69,000 in disability and workers’ compensation insurance payments.
July 26, 2016 Fraud Workers' Compensation New York

Passengers Bruised After Hudson River Ferry Makes Hard Landing

Seventeen people were injured on Saturday when a ferry crossing the Hudson River from Manhattan hit the dock it was approaching in Jersey City, authorities said.
July 25, 2016 Liability New York

GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue

Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Career Fraudster, Operator Of Massive No-Fault Scheme, Sentenced To 25 Years

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Danilovich was sentenced today to 25 years in prison in connection with his conviction for 16 counts of racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, health care fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges following a five-week jury trial.
July 20, 2016 Fraud Liability New York

Crane Collapses On Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Site

The Tappan Zee Bridge became a parking lot Tuesday when a construction crane collapsed on the span injuring four people, shutting down traffic and trapping motorists for hours.
July 20, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York
SOS Ladder AssistMid-America Catastrophe ServicesAspen Claims ServiceHouston Auto AppraisersNationwide Overspray