East News
News for August 2004
August 31, 2004
- Pa. Looks at Motorcycle Crash and Injury Data One Year After Repealing State's Helmet Requirement
- N.Y.'s Rose & Kiernan Adds The Daniels Agency
- Selective Announces Executive Appointments
- Lindeberg Elected to Safety Insurance Board
August 30, 2004
August 27, 2004
- Commissioner Seeks Changes to Mass. ARP Plan
- Maryland Targets Pedestrian Safety
- Gays Challenge Conn. Marriage Laws
- SEC Fines Seven Regional Securities Brokers
August 26, 2004
August 25, 2004
- New York Authorities Put Auto Fraud Ring in Park; Five Corporations Indicted
- The MIIX Group: N.J. Regulator Seeks to Place Subsidiary in Rehabilitation
- Md. Senate President Calls for Med-Mal Special Session; Supports $50M State Fund to Freeze Rates
- Mass. Liquor Liability JUA to Write Higher Limits
- MedRisk to Move Headquarters; Appoints Weir as CFO
August 24, 2004
- N.J. Consumer Advocates Caution on Geico Return
- N.H. Weighs Impact of New Group Rating
- Maine, Anthem Agreement on Dirigo Sets Stage for Universal Health Plan Sales in Oct.
- Selective Makes Executive Appointments
August 23, 2004
- Mass. Ruling Upholds Church Immunity
- Pa. Court Rejects Claim Over Heroin Death
- Stracher Joins OneBeacon Media Liability Team
August 20, 2004
- Maryland Pursues Unauthorized Med-Mal Insurers
- Md. Gov. Ehrlich Urges Doctors, Nurses to be 'More Dangerous' in Med-Mal Political Fight
- Suit Filed in Pa. over Interest on Unclaimed Property
- Virginia Bureau Offers Teens Auto Coverage CD
- N.J. Man Pulled Over in Auto Theft Ring
August 19, 2004
- Va. to Consider 4.9% Workers' Comp Hike in November
- R.I. Court Holds Nightclub Owners Personally Liable
August 18, 2004
- N.Y. Workers' Comp Writers Refile for 9.3% Hike
- N.Y. Court Blocks Pawtucket's Mid-term Cancellations
- R.I. Lowers Workers' Comp System Assessment
- Conn. Med-Mal Panel to Reconvene
- Donegal Mutual Purchasing Donegal Group Stock
August 17, 2004
August 16, 2004
- Insurer's 90% Med-Mal Hike Under Fire in Conn.
- Mass. Auto Insurers Seek 5.8% Increase
- GEICO Returns to N.J. Auto Market
- Md. Court Denies Drunk Lawnmower Benefits
- Consumers Financial Buys Syracuse, N.Y. Agency
August 13, 2004
August 12, 2004
- Agent, Senate Pres. Codey Next in Line for New Jersey's Governorship Following McGreevey Resignation
- Conn. Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court on Coverage for Husband's Shooting of Wife in Bed
- R.I. Court to Decide Next Week on Personal Liability of Nightclub Owners for $1 Million Workers' Comp Penalty
- Mass. Jury Faults Doctor in HMO Death Suit
August 11, 2004
- University of Vt., Captives Launch Training Program
- Vt. Crime Project Pays for Windshield Repairs
- Allied World Assurance Expands N.Y. Operation for Underwriting
August 10, 2004
- PIANJ Hails Court Ruling on Agent E&O
- N.Y.'s Marshall & Sterling Joins RiskProNet Network
- N.Y. Insurance Officials Reach Out at Summer Fairs
- N.J. Department Now Heard in 150 Languages
August 9, 2004
August 6, 2004
- Rhode Island Wants Nightclub Owners Held Personally Liable for Failure to Carry Workers' Comp
- N.J. Auto Reforms Bring Rewards to Drivers
- Safety Group Urges Others to Follow N.Y. Lead to Curb Cigarette-Caused Fires
August 5, 2004
- Mass. Adopts Tough Fire Sprinkler Code for Bars
- U.S. Risk Sells R.I. Book to DeCotis Agency
- MIIX Co. Delays 2003 Negative Report in N.J.
- Safety Insurance Reports Net Income Up for First Half But Down for Second Quarter
- Maine Considers Terrorism Task Force
August 4, 2004
- PEMA Looks at Damage Following Severe Weather
- Reputed Mobster Pleads Guilty to Staged Accidents, Insurance Fraud Charges in New York
August 3, 2004
- Md. Appeals Court Backs Insurer in PIP Waiver Case
- N.J. Medical Society Files Suit to Block State-Approved Oxford Merger with UnitedHealthcare
- Mass. Gov. Romney Signs Bill Changing Effective Date of Auto Rates to April 1
- A.D. Davis now Banknorth in New Hampshire
August 2, 2004
Newly-Installed Conn. Gov. Rell Reappoints Cogswell as Insurance Commissioner- Del. Sessions Ends in Status-Quo for Insurers
- In N.H. Governor's Race, Four Candidates Differ On State's Handling of Insurance Issues
- Proposed Mass. Auto Plan a 'Trojan Horse' Designed to Fail, Charges Consumer Advocate
- Former Providence College Basketball Star, L.A. Lakers Draft Choice Charged in Insurance Scam