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