East News
News for October 2007
October 31, 2007
- N.H. Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Texting While Driving
- Cigna Consents to Sharing Doctor-Ranking Information in N.Y.
- NJM Insurance Mails Dividend Checks to N.J. Drivers
October 30, 2007
- N.J. Court: Underinsured Motorist Policy Covers Drive-by Shooting Victim
- Insurer for Norwich, Conn. Diocese Settles Another Abuse Case
October 29, 2007
- 28 Delaware Municipalities Form Workers' Compensation Pool
- Western Mass. Diocese, Abuse Victims Near Settlement
- Maine Jury Awards $8 Million for Hospital, Midwife Malpractice
October 26, 2007
- Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice Costs Dropping, Says Gov. Rendell
- Study Suggests Closing 6 of 29 Pittsburgh Fire Stations
- Md.-Pa.-Del. Agents Group Highlights Delaware Merger, Elects Officers
October 25, 2007
- Mass. Caps Hikes in Auto Insurance at 10%; Smaller Insurers Eye 2.5% Cut
- Judge Cuts $12 Million Award to Conn. Man in GE Job Bias Case
October 24, 2007
- Md. Workplace Fatalities Rises in 2006
- Brownyard Group Adds Meadowbrook As New Market
- Vt. Gets Funds to Fight Internet Crimes
October 23, 2007
Mass. Insurance Chief Urges Agents to Seize Opportunity in Auto Deregulation- Willis Settles Gender Discrimination Class Action Suit
- Pa. Agency Honored for Real-Time Capabilities
October 22, 2007
- Urban Lawmakers Eye Ban on 'Proxies' in Mass. Auto Insurance Pricing
- Former N.J. Assemblyman Pleads Guilty in Insurance Bribe Case
October 19, 2007
- Premier Insurance in Mass. Changing Brand to Travelers
- N.Y. Knicks' Thomas Wants $11.6 Million Harassment Penalty Cut
- AIG's Willett To Manage Boston Office for Aon Risk Services
October 18, 2007
- Virginia Weekend Safety Blitz Nabs Thousands of Drivers
- Vermont Official Says Sprinkler System Saved Historic Complex
- Three N.Y. Siblings Awarded $2.5 Million in Lead Poisoning
- ProMutual Holds Medical Liability Rates Steady in R.I., Other Northeast States
- Yovino Joins N.Y.'s Tri-City Brokerage
October 17, 2007
- D&O Insurer Asks N.Y. Court to Confirm Tyco Chief Owes $2 MIllion
- N.J. Lawmaker Poised to Advance Health Insurance Mandate Plan
October 16, 2007
- N.Y. Weighs Making Fake ID Sellers Liable for Damages
- Mass. Hospitals Share Data on Patient Injuries from Falls
- Pa. Really Hasn't Banned Cell Phones While Driving...Yet
- Fredenberg Rejoins Safeco in Northeast
October 15, 2007
- N.Y. Insurance Department Prevails in Liquidation Bureau Audit
- Mass. Jury Awards $26.5 Million In Birth of Disabled Child
- Mass. Agents Launch Site on Mandatory Health Insurance Law
October 12, 2007
- Mass. AG Calls for 18% Cut in Home Insurance Rates Charged by FAIR Plan
- Year After N.Y. Yankee Lidle's Crash, Lawsuits Stretch Across Country
- Lloyd's Settles Lawsuit Against Former R.I. Governor Sundlun
October 11, 2007
- Agents Fear N.Y. Coast Insurance Market Worse; Pols Weigh Options
- Vermont Landlord, Painters Faulted for Lead Paint
- Brown & Brown Acquires Professional Risk Managers
October 10, 2007
- N.Y. Lawmaker Says Safety Device is Harming Firefighters
- N.Y. City Restarts Site Inspections, Uncovers Safety Problems
- USI Completes Buy of N.Y.'s Armitage
- Baltimore Feels Small Earthquake
October 9, 2007
- Mass. Bans Credit Scores in Both Rating, Underwriting in New Auto Plan
- D.C. Allows Workers' Comp Rate Cut
- Maryland Malpractice Insurer Told Its $69 Million Dividend Belongs to State
October 8, 2007
October 5, 2007
- N.Y. Proposes 'Rainy Day' Catastrophe Insurance Fund With Eventual Tax Break
- Conn. Jury Awards $16 Million for Failure to Diagnose Heart Disease
- Class Action Suit Filed Against N.J. Meat Plant, Markets
- Death Penalty Possible in N.Y. Life Insurance Killings
October 4, 2007
- Md. Task Forces Hears From Industry on Need for Stronger Structures
- Jury Finds N.Y. Knicks' Coach Harrassed Former Exec
October 3, 2007
- Court Suggests N.Y. City Could be Liable for 9/11 Workers' Health
- N.Y. City Police Camera Scans License Plates Near Ground Zero
- Maine-based Workers' Comp Writer MEMIC on the March-- Now in 42 States
- Main Street Group Drives Predictive Modeling Auto into Conn., Pa.
October 2, 2007
- Pa. Judge Accused of Bilking Insurers to Take His Defense to Trial
- Conn. Drivers Ignore Cell Phone Ban
- New Residents in N.J. Must Now Register Vehicles Within 60 Days
- Canada's TD Banknorth to Buy N.J.'s Commerce Bank; Sell Insurance Unit
- Maryland's Shore Bancshares Acquires Marine Insurance Agency, Wholesaler
- N.H. Fire-Safe Cigarette Law In Effect
October 1, 2007