Article: NEW YORK'S CON ED SELF-INSURED FOR $3 MILLION IN BLACKOUT CLAIMS.

NEW YORK-The Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. has insurance above a $3 million self-insured retention for losses and potential lawsuits from a blackout last week that affected nearly 200,000 Manhattan residents.

One proposed suit by the City of New York still is in the planning stages, a spokeswoman for the Office of Corporation Counsel said. The suit will seek reimbursement for city property destroyed by the blackout, such as spoiled food from city schools and damaged computers. The suit, however, will not seek reimbursement for the costs of extra city services, such as police overtime, resulting from the blackout. No dollar amount has yet been ...

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