East News
May 9, 2008
New York Agents Want to Rein in State Workers' Comp Insurer- Eastern Insurance Reports Improved Workers' Comp Results
- Hobbs Joins NSM Direct in Pa. from HRH
- Mt. Washington Expands Home Insurance Choices in N.H.
May 8, 2008
- Mass. Denies Hike in FAIR Plan Home Insurance Rates
- Mass. Cuts High Risk Exemption for New Auto Insurers to 2 Years
- Conectiv to Pay $1.65M to Settle Racial Suit in Pennsylvania
- Valiant Names Bossart Chief Claims Officer
- U.S. Court Bars Sex Bias Claim by Maine Mom Denied Promotion
- Groups Challenging New Maine Health Tax, Driver's License Laws
May 7, 2008
- Pennsylvania Troopers Make Record Number of DUI Arrests
- Buchanan to Manage New Ohio Casualty Office in Virginia
- Safety Insurance Net Income Dips
- Maine Bans Sale of Toys with Lead
- Maine Widower May Never Collect $500K Insurance Settlement
May 6, 2008
- Mass. Agents Take Aim at Progressive Online; Insurer Defends Site
- 8 Lawsuits Underway Involving Vermont Heating System Malfunction
- Scientists Call for Further Study of Safety of Boston Biolab
May 5, 2008
- Penn National Sells ESL Inc. Subsidiary to Atlantic Specialty Lines
- Judge Upholds Conn. Widow's Settlement
- Northern Maine Floodwaters Recede, Damage Assessments Begin
- High Risk Pass for New Mass. Auto Insurers Irks Established Players
May 2, 2008
- Tyco International to Pay N.J. $73M to Settle Securities Fraud
- New York: Workers' Comp Insurers Can Stop Security Fund Payments
- Levee Protects Downtown But Flooding Still Severe in Fort Kent, Maine
May 1, 2008
- Progressive Begins Selling Mass. Auto Online; Casco Looks to Enter
- New Jersey Finds Problems with Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts
- Virginia's Had Worse Tornadoes than Most Recent Outbreak
- Dangers Remain for Virginians Digging through Twister Debris
- Referendum Drive Could Overturn New Maine Driver's License Standard
- St. John River Flooding Forces Evacuations in Northern Maine
April 30, 2008
- New York Agents' Group Gets New Lobbyist
- Origin of Massive Connecticut Apartment Fire 'Suspicious'
- Rash of NYC Construction Accidents Prompts Workers to Hold Memorial
- First Estimate on Virginia Tornado Property Damage: $18 Million
- Virginia Tornado Victims Cope with Injuries, Demolished Homes
April 29, 2008
- Virginia Gov. Kaine Declares Emergency After 3 Tornadoes Strike
- Maryland Car Dealership Fire Causes $3M in Damage
- Flood Watches Posted for Most of N.H.
- Valiant Adds Three Executives
April 28, 2008
- N.Y. High Court Says Landlord Liable for Injury to Tenant's Contractor
- Pennsylvania Highway Deaths Dropped in 2007
- Ironshore Approved as E&S Insurer in New York
- Northeast States Lead Nation for Low Worker-Death Rates: Report
- CMIC Names Barclay to Communications Post
- Curci Joins R.I.'s Doorley Agency
April 25, 2008
- New Jersey Regulators: Jobs, Education Are Sound Criteria to Rate Drivers
- Plaintiffs: Gas Firm to Pay for Rhode Island 'Blue Soil' Cleanup
- $65M Lawsuit Blames BJ's Wholesale Club in Virginia Slaying
- Virginia Mine Where Worker Died Had 48 Safety Violations
- FDA Reportedly Finds 'Concerns' at Merck Plant in Pennsylvania
- New Jersey Reaches Deal with Companies to Clean up Superfund Site
- NYC to Review Construction Safety in Wake of Fatal Accidents
- Connecticut Woman Sues Husband for Sticking Carrot in Her Eye
- Construction Worker Hurt in Scaffold Fall at NYC Arts Center
- Delaware Bill Would Protect Returning Troops from Rate Shock