http://www.insurancejournal.com Property casualty insurance news from Insurance Journal en-us Copyright 2009 Wells Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:09:07 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/img/insurance-journal-property-casualty-magazine-logo_88x31.gif http://www.insurancejournal.com 88 31 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/23/105512.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/23/105512.htm New England recorded fewer work-related deaths last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, a trend that could be at least partly attributable to the economic ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:09:07 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/23/105508.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/23/105508.htm A bill that would require Massachusetts drivers age 75 or older to pass cognitive and physical exams every time they renew their licenses has stalled on Beacon Hill. The legislation gained ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:25 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/23/105507.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/23/105507.htm New Hampshire is promoting safe holidays with a new campaign against driving drunk or drugged. More than 200 state officials are expected to attend the campaign's launch at the governor's annual ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:57:42 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/20/105479.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/20/105479.htm The Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit Wednesday brought by the owners of a dump truck involved in a fiery crash in Avon in 2005 that killed four people and injured 11 others.In its ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:14 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/20/105478.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/20/105478.htm A federal appeals court says a western Pennsylvania woman isn't entitled to a new trial on her claim that an accounting error by Ernst & Young cost her $103 million. The Pennsylvania Superior ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:39 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/20/105477.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/20/105477.htm The New England Seismic Network says a small earthquake shook parts of western Maine early Thursday morning. According to Weston Observatory at Boston College, the earthquake happened at 2 a.m. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:05 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/19/105449.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/19/105449.htm A Connecticut jury has awarded $15 million to automobile repair shop owners in their lawsuit accusing an affiliate of The Hartford Financial Services Group of unfair trade practices. The Stamford ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:38 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/19/105437.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/19/105437.htm It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle -- machine against nature -- and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided. As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:57:23 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/19/105434.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/19/105434.htm An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke, Virginia pet store that caused about $2 million in damage. Roanoke Fire Department spokeswoman Tiffany Bradbury said ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:53 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/18/105421.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/18/105421.htm A surgery training program at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital has been placed on probation by a national accrediting organization because some participants were working too much. The ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:46 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/18/105419.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/18/105419.htm Homeowners policyholders of New Jersey’s Franklin Mutual Insurance will have access to a debit card-style program that allows them to more quickly pay claims on their policy. The card, known ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:22:58 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/17/105386.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/17/105386.htm The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said it will take legal action against Kingsway Financial Services Inc. over its attempt to divest Lincoln General Insurance Co. In a press release, the ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:32:33 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/17/105380.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/17/105380.htm Changes made five years ago to a Connecticut law aimed at revealing medical mistakes at hospitals have allowed the facilities to keep more errors secret, according to a <i>Hartford ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:21:46 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/17/105379.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/17/105379.htm An insurance agent from Meadville, Pennsylvania says he'll seek the Republican nomination for the 3rd Congressional District in northwestern Pennsylvania.Fifty-one-year-old Steven Fisher says ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:14:27 -0600 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/16/105355.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2009/11/16/105355.htm Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine has requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) send preliminary damage assessment teams to Virginia to help determine damage levels from the ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:28:46 -0600