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Insurance for UBER and LYFT Drivers

A TNC is a company that connects people who need rides with drivers ready to go. Founded in 2009, Uber is the best known TNC and others such as Lyft are popping up. What you may not know is that driving for a TNC may effect your personal auto insurance coverage. Most Auto policies cover traditional forms of ride sharing such as car pools. However,...

Are you insured while working for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) such as UBER or LYFT?

A TNC is a company that connects people who need rides with drivers ready to go. Founded in 2009, Uber is the best known TNC and others such as Lyft are popping up. What you may not know is that driving for a TNC may effect your personal auto insurance coverage. Most Auto policies cover traditional forms of ride sharing such as car pools. However,...

New York Paid Family Leave or PFL

New York Paid Family Leave provides employees with the income they need to enable them to stay home and care for: * a newborn, adopted or foster care child within the first 12 months *  an ill or aging family member * children while a spouse is serving in the military Paid Family Leave will be phased in over the next four years, until 2021,...

Do Contractors and Landlords need Action Over Coverage?

third-party-over action A type of action in which an injured employee, after collecting workers compensation benefits from the employer, sues a third party for contributing to the employee's injury. Then, because of some type of contractual relationship (Risk Transfer Agreement) between the third party and the employer, the liability is passed back to the employer by prior agreement. It is particularly important that New York Property...

Valuable Articles Coverage

3 ways Homeowners can cover Jewelry, Furs, Silverware, Musical Instruments, Fine Arts, Coins Stamps, Golf and camera equipment, firearms and other collectibles. A standard Homeowners policy has limitations on these items along with limits away from the premises. Coverage can be enhanced the following 3 ways. 1- Itemized Agreed Value Coverage- Available only for Jewelry with this coverage each piece is listed individually with its own...