More than 500 BMWs, Cadillacs, Toyotas and other vehicles damaged and towed during Superstorm Sandy remain unclaimed and will be auctioned off next month, city officials said Saturday. The city is working with auction house David R. Maltz in Central …
It turns out coasting an SUV with no brakes downhill to a scrap yard isn’t a good idea after all. Police say a 28-year-old man found that out Tuesday evening when he attempted to drive a 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe to …
A construction worker has died after being crushed by a 1,700-pound pipe at an upstate New York construction site. New York State Police say Gary Feeney of Dorchester, Massachusetts was pinned Saturday morning after the 40-foot pipe became dislodged while …
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the federal government to reimburse Long Island schools district for transportation costs for students displaced by Sandy. He says over a dozen Long Island school districts have spent more than $1 million …
A reworking of a key piece of the workers compensation rating formula and a New York statute that could create significant new liabilities for workers compensation insurers were among the issues discussed by a panel of experts at the Casualty …
A New York police officer who was moonlighting as a member of a punk rock band has been accused of disability fraud. Federal prosecutors announced the charges against Christopher Inserra on Tuesday. A criminal complaint says Inserra falsely claimed that …
Albany, N.Y., mayor Jerry Jennings says it’s time National Grid reviewed the city’s aging underground infrastructure, after the third incidence of exploding manhole covers downtown. Fire officials and National Grid say an underground electrical fire sparked an explosion early Saturday …
Gov. Cuomo’s administration says banks and mortgage service companies have released $112 million in insurance checks intended for victims of Superstorm Sandy, but delayed by bureaucracy. The New York Department of Financial Services had sought to free the checks sent …
The Navigators Group, a specialty insurance holding company, confirmed Friday it plans to move its corporate headquarters from New York to Stamford, promising to add 200 jobs in Connecticut within the next five years. The publicly traded firm is the …
Rick Hoagland has been named vice president of GEICO’s Buffalo regional office with responsibilities for New Jersey and the Northeast. Prior to the announcement, he served as vice president of GEICO claims operations at the company’s corporate headquarters in Chevy …