East News for February 2012
- Dozens Charged in Massive Insurance Fraud Scheme in New York
 - Free Speech Suit Settled in Massachusetts School Bullying Case
 - 2 Baltimore Attorneys Sue Facebook Over Privacy
 - N.J.-based Prudential Group Insurance Names Chief Information Officer
 - Insurance Fight Shows Catholic-Evangelical Ties
 - Penn. Insurance Department Forms New Health Insurance Assistance Unit
 - March 5 Deadline to Register for Virginia Quake Aid
 - Maine Wreath-Making Firm Awarded $1M in Lawsuit Against L.L. Bean
 - Conn.-based Wholesaler S.H. Smith & Co. Announces Promotions
 - Maine AG Stands Behind Opposition to Fed Mandate
 - FEMA Gives $19M to Help Rebuild Virginia High School
 - Ironshore Opens P/C Production Center in Boston for Wholesale Market
 - AIG’s Benmosche: ‘AIG Has Not Only Survived, It’s Got Its Strength’
 - Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments
 - Massachusetts Court Says Teens Not Liable Under Social Host Law
 - Pennsylvania Township, Schools Pay $63K to Banned Fan Mom
 - Virginia Residents File $2B Lawsuit Over Toxic Fly Ash
 - Willis Tabs Zurich Exec to Lead U.S. Construction Surety Business
 - R.I.-based Affiliated Insurance Managers Appoints Marketing Manager
 - Pennsylvania Christian College Sues Over Birth Control Regs
 - The Hartford Hires Chartis U.S. Underwriting Chief Tucker
 - OneBeacon Completes Sale of AutoOne Business to New York’s Interboro
 - 2 Virginia Localities Declared Primary Disaster Areas
 - N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services Acquires The Pinnacle Group
 - UnitedHealth Pays $250K Penalty in Vermont Over Alleged Improper Ads
 - AIG’s Chartis Appoints Head of New Claims, Operations Division
 - USI Insurance Appoints Two Executives in New York
 - Connecticut Seeks to Recapture Role as Insurance Capital
 - Preferred Concepts Hires R-T Specialty Exec in Hartford, Conn.
 - $20M Verdict Upheld in Massachusetts Pool Slide Lawsuit
 - Massachusetts Cardinal Pushes for Contraception Solution
 - Penn State Countersues PMA Over Coverage of Sandusky Lawsuit
 - Vermont Officials Will Choose Among 3 Health Packages
 - Penn.-based Keystone Insurers Group Announces Promotion
 - Mass.-based Enservio Acquires Insurers World
 - N.Y. Regulators Launch Audit of Rising Health Insurance Rates
 - Starr Companies Hires Chartis Exec as Head of Specialty Reinsurance
 - D.C. Metro Settles Most Death Suits From 2009 Train Crash
 - N.J. Prosecutors: Adjuster Defrauded Insurance Firms
 - Citigroup to Pay $158M in Whistleblower Fraud Claim Over Insurance for Mortgages
 - TD Insurance Appoints VP for Employee Benefits in Philadelphia Region
 - Judge in Philadelphia Hears Arguments Over Secret Arbitration
 - TD Insurance Announces Promotion in Boston
 - Massachusetts Hotel, Workers Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Over Tips
 - Paulson Steps Up Pressure, Urges Hartford Board to Spin Off P/C Biz
 - BMS Group Appoints Executive VP for Philadelphia Office
 - New York Leads 11 States in Suing EPA Over Soot Rules
 - The Hartford’s Biggest Stakeholder Wants to Split Up the Firm
 - Mass.-based PMC Insurance Appoints New England Territory Manager
 - SEC, Ex-Bear Stearns Managers Settle
 - The Graham Company in Philadelphia Appoints Vice Chairman, COO
 - Connecticut Unveils ‘Insurance Checkup’ Campaign for Consumers
 - Vermont Mulls Adoption of Health Insurance Exchange
 - Pennsylvania Insurance Department to Liquidate First Sealord Surety
 - Hanover Posts $49M Q4 Profit; Pricing Improved in Commercial Lines
 - Conn. Governor Proposes Boosting Storm Preparedness
 - City of Erie, Penn., to Pay $207K in Firefighter’s Firing Lawsuit
 - Virginia Bill to Ban Unauthorized GPS Tracking Advances
 - N.Y. Financial Services Deputy Superintendent Wrynn to Join Law Firm
 - MF Global Judge to Examine Insurance Payments for Former Executives
 - Vermont Would Allow ‘Bronze Plan’ to Encourage Health
 - 90 D.C. Workers Face Firing for Unemployment Fraud
 - Pennsylvania Woman Gets Probation for Fake Cancer Claims
 - New York Presses Citi Unit on Force-Placed Insurance Probe
 - First ‘Epic’ Vermont Flood Brought Change; Will Irene?
 - NYC Judge Throws Out Beer Pong Lawsuit
 - OSHA Investigates Virginia School After Lead Found
 - Vt. Fire Chief: Chimney Fires on the Rise Because of Warmer Weather
 - Selective Posts $16M Q4 Profit; Jan. Commercial Renewal Rates Up 4.5%
 - Mass. AG Coakley Heading to D.C. to Make Case for Health Care Law
 - New York Fed Taps 5 Banks to Bid for AIG Bonds: WSJ
 - Alleghany, Transatlantic Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement
 - N.Y. Attorney General Sues Banks in Foreclosure Effort
 - New Hampshire, Other States Reach Settlement With Prudential
 - Maryland-based Avon-Dixon Agency Appoints Selective Exec as COO
 - Chubb Sues Actress Marisa Tomei Over $129K Damage in NYC Apartment
 - Virginia Court Grants Rehearing of Global Warming Claims Case
 - Insurer: Penn State Policy Limits Lawsuit Coverage
 - Penn. Regulators Approve 5.7% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Costs
 - Zurich Appoints Chief Underwriting Officer in North America
 - WCRI: Virginia’s Medical Cost Per Workers’ Comp Claim Higher Than Most
 - Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs After Mixup
 - Markel Reports $52.3M Q4 Income, Down 63% From One Year Ago
 - Diederich Healthcare Expands Med Mal Coverage to New Jersey
 - Kodak Employee Sues Company Directors Over Stock
 - Deadline Feb. 2 for Quake-Related Jobless Benefits in Virginia
 - Penn. Regulators Recovered $3.2M in Restitution for Consumers in 2011
 - Virginia High Schools Join in Safe-Driving Campaign
 - W.R. Berkley Posts Q4 Profit of $118M; Average Renewal Rates Up 4.2%
 
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