East News for January 2012
- New Jersey’s New AG Changes Consumer Affairs Enforcement
 - Two Vermont Towns to Decide on Abandoned Asbestos Mine
 - Maryland High Court Sides With Allstate in Coastal Homeowners Case
 - New Jersey Residents Say Flood Buyout Programs Fall Short
 - Chubb Says Commercial Renewal Rates Rose 6% in Q4, Up From 4% in Q3
 - N.J. Commissioner Considine to Leave Post, Will Be COO of MagnaCare
 - U.S. Taxpayers Still Owed $132.9B From Bailout
 - Safety Groups Say Teen Traffic Deaths Rising in Virginia
 - Penn.-based Glatfelter Appoints President of Healthcare Practice
 - Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Appoints VP of Underwriting
 - Ground Zero Building in New York Struggles to Find Tenants
 - U.K.-based Broker BMS Group Opens New York Office
 - N.J., N.Y. Have Worst Tax Climates for Business, Report Says
 - Mass. AG Calls Proposed Homeowners Premium Hike ‘Illegally Excessive’
 - N.J. Amends 25% of PIP Reform Proposals, Reflecting Public Comments
 - Penn.-based USG Insurance Services Appoints President
 - Travelers CEO: Business Insurance Renewal Price Up 10% in December
 - Nationwide Calls Harleysville Deal ‘Fair and Compelling’
 - Loreley Financing Sues Citigroup Over $1 Billion Investments
 - N.Y. Program Lets Uninsured Artists Exchange Art for Medical Services
 - Del. Regulator Offers Advice on Healthcare Options for Early Retirees
 - Irene Flooding Left Vermont Home on Unexpected Island
 - N.J. to Use Face-Recognition Technology, Scan License Photos for Fraud
 - Pennsylvania Whistleblower Claims Hospital Medicare Fraud
 - AIG to Merge Group Benefits Units From Chartis and American General
 - Former Red Sox Catcher Wins Claim Against Merrill
 - Four Northeastern States Get New Federal Emergency Aid From HUD
 - New Jersey High Court Clears County in Bicyclist’s Death
 - New Jersey’s Insurance Regulator Considine to Step Down: Report
 - Boston Judge Orders 14 Drug Cos. to Settle Breast Cancer Case
 - Teen Driver Bill Fails to Get New Jersey Governor’s Support
 - N.Y.-based Navigators Group Adds Professional Liability Reinsurance Unit
 - Philly Dentist, Daughter Charged With $5M Medical Billing Fraud
 - Virginia Mom of Boy Left on Bus Sues School Officials for $500K
 - Insurers Say More Pet Owners Turn to Pet Insurance
 - Starr Companies Hires AIG Exec to Lead Defense Base Act Coverages
 - Lawsuit Filed Over 2008 Outbreak at Six Flags New York Water Park
 - Massachusetts AG Sees Foreclosure Deal With Banks Likely
 - Penn. School District Pays $600K Settlement Over Harassment Claim
 - Vermont Governor Unveils Next Step in Health Care Plans
 - Key Risk Expands to Pennsylvania, Opens Harrisburg Office
 - N.J. Siblings Indicted for Auto Insurance Claims Fraud
 - Virginia Man Accused of Faking Death to Get Insurance
 - More Than $25.2M in Virginia Quake Aid OK’d
 - Chartis Realigns Global Business Units Amid Departure of Key Executive
 - Marsh & McLennan Appoints AIG Exec Portalatin as CEO of Mercer Unit
 - New Yorkers Recovering From Italy Ship Ordeal
 - Swett & Crawford Appoints Transportation Underwriter in Pennsylvania
 - $100M Gender Bias Suit Filed Against Quest Diagnostics in New Jersey
 - Mass. AG Coakley Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Back Insurance Mandate
 - P/C CEOs Look Back on the Financial Storm That Was 2011
 - Man Claiming Abuse by Sandusky Asks to Intervene in Insurance Lawsuit
 - Willis N. America Appoints Penn.-based Environmental Practice Leader
 - Boston-based Celent Appoints Insurance Division Leader as New CEO
 - 2011 Vermont Traffic Deaths at Lowest Level Since 1944
 - Virginia Gets $19M in Federal Funding to Fix Storm-Damaged Roads
 - New York Judge Drops Binladen Group as 9/11 Defendant
 - Connecticut Governor Seeks Storm Exercises, Utility Standards
 - Penn.-based NSM Insurance Receives Capital Investment
 - Maine Gov., Secretary, Push Youth Driver Safety
 - N.Y. Court: Worker Injured on Break Entitled to Workers’ Comp Benefits
 - LIG Marine Managers Opens Philadelphia Office
 - N.J.-based Exceptional Risk Advisors Appoints Head of Sports Division
 - N.Y.-based U.S. RE Hires Guy Carpenter Exec as Senior Vice President
 - PSA Acquires Baltimore Office of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
 - Digital Insurance Buys Va.-based Strategic Employee Benefits Services
 - Philadelphia Insurance Announces Three Promotions
 - Report: N.Y. Regulators Examine Banks Over Force-Placed Home Insurance
 - Heffernan Hires Fonseca as VP of Construction Practice in New York
 - Vermont Added 41 New Captive Insurance Companies in 2011
 - I.I.I. Survey: P/C Executives Expect Improved Profitability in 2012
 - Endurance Promotes Boland to Senior VP in New York Office
 - New York Officials to Implement Pharmacy Safety Program
 - FDNY Inspector Accused of Accepting Bribes, Ignoring Safety Violations
 - Boston Lawsuit Claims DES-Breast Cancer Link
 - Connecticut Law Nixing Legitimate Malpractice Lawsuits
 - Chartis Hires Farmers Insurance Executive as Chief Science Officer
 - Lockton Hires Willis Exec as Real Estate Practice Leader in New York
 - Penn. Woman Tried to Get Policy After Child’s Crash
 - N.J. Court Rules in Favor of Allstate in Agency Franchise Lawsuits
 - Officials Announce Two Disaster Aid Centers Opening in Virginia
 - Heffernan Hires McMurray as Account Executive in New York Office
 - N.J.-based Bollinger Acquires Argent Professional Insurance Agency
 - R.I.-Based FM Global Appoints Senior Vice President
 - Connecticut Storm Panel to Release Recommendations
 - Two N.Y. Port Authority Retirees Sue Over Revoked Lifetime Toll Passes
 - Lockton Affinity Appoints Senior Vice President in Washington, D.C.
 - Allstate Files $1.1M Fraud Case Against N.Y. Chiropractor Businesses
 - MedPro Completes Acquisition of New Jersey-based Princeton Insurance
 - Jay-Z Cleared of N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Charge
 - Penn.-based Glatfelter Acquires Faith-Based and Senior Living Programs
 - Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Group Announces Promotion
 - N.Y.-based Sterling & Sterling Appoints Insurance Brokerage President
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Capital Bauer Insurance in Albany, N.Y.
 - Fatal Connecticut Fire Reminds Homeowners of Ash Dangers
 - Connecticut Health Officials Urge Homeowners to Test for Radon
 - New York City Helps Upstate Towns Prepare for Future Floods
 
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