A New York official says quick repair work on Superstorm Sandy damage is needed to ensure boater safety around Long Island’s popular Jones Beach. The storm destroyed a light tower and a jetty there. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the …
The New York Court of Appeals has reaffirmed the importance of the insurer’s duty to defend its insureds, holding that when an insurer breaches its duty to defend, it may not rely on exclusions in the policy to avoid coverage …
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) said the Buffalo- Niagara Falls metropolitan area has the highest vehicle theft rate in New York State and the Glens Falls metro area has the lowest rate in the state. A report from the …
A Port Authority police officer has been charged with insurance fraud for claiming he was disabled while moonlighting in a rock band. Authorities say Christopher Inserra defrauded the AFLAC insurance company and the Port Authority of New York and New …
Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in …
An investigative report of day care centers statewide finds “shocking” violations and inadequate oversight of persistent violators. Most cases involve failure to take certain precautions, leaving children unattended and unlicensed operation. A few of the most egregious cases include corporal …
Some property owners along the Mohawk River have sued the state Canal Corporation, claiming the agency failed to adequately prepare for the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. A lawsuit listing 57 property owners in the Schenectady County …
Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing legislation targeting thieves who strip and sell copper and other metal from homes and businesses. The New York Democrat is due in Niagara Falls Thursday to push a bill he’s co-sponsoring that would require metal …
Amy and Bill Wetsel’s house near the Schoharie Creek is still empty and stripped down to wall studs. More than 19 months after the deluge of Tropical Storm Irene, their family still pays rent on another house and still tries …
Insurance regulators in New Jersey and New York—the two states hardest-hit by Sandy—report that insurers have settled 93 percent of the claims they received in the wake of superstorm Sandy, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). More than half …