East News for July 2019
- The Hilb Group Acquires Rhode Island’s Damiano Agency
- Vermont Water System Operators Told to Test for PFAS Contamination
- A Year after GDPR, How Can U.S. Insurers Prepare for Data Privacy Regs Closer to Home?
- Big I New York Welcomes Lombardo as AVP of Learning and Development
- Man Charged with Arson After Maine Business Fire Causing $150K in Damages
- Massachusetts Hearing into RMV Lapses Exposed by Deadly Crash Resumes
- NiSource Settles Massachusetts Gas Explosion Lawsuits for $143M
- New Connecticut Task Force to Begin Study of PFAS Chemicals
- Rhode Island AG Gains Access to Nearly 70 Years of Records from Diocese of Providence
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Maryland’s The Novick Group
- Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Gerard B. Tracy Associates
- Massachusetts Governor to Seek Disaster Declaration for Cape Cod Tornado
- OSHA Fines Virginia Shipbuilder More Than $13K for Safety Violation
- Bank Drops Objection to Financing Request by Bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions
- Northeast Insurer Kingstone to Exit Commercial Liability Lines
- Charges Dismissed Again in Deadly Philadelphia Amtrak Crash
- More Than 67K Still Without Electricity in New Jersey Following Storms
- High Winds, Tornado Rip Off Cape Cod Hotel Roof, Lead to Power Outages
- Construction Crane Collapses on House, Apartment Building in New Jersey
- Alera Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Landmark Benefits
- Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Promotes Prentiss, Barresi
- Powerful Storms Leave Many Without Power in New Jersey
- Connecticut Consumers Urged to Review Policies Ahead of Storm Season
- Pennsylvania Resort Employee Injured in Bear Attack During ‘Safari Tour’
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files for Bankruptcy After Refinery Fire
- Duke Energy Sued Over Environmental Damage to Dan River from 2014 Coal Ash Spill
- Fire Forces Philadelphia Energy Solutions to File for Bankruptcy Again
- Safety Rules Proposed After Child Dies in Grease Trap at New York Restaurant
- Court Orders New Jury to Review $1.8M Award in New Jersey Transit Bus Attack
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Applied Underwriters Settles Workers’ Comp Dispute with New York
- Investigation Indicates Widespread Fraud in the New York City Towing Industry
- Hartford InsurTech Hub Opens Applications for Accelerator Program’s Third Year
- New Hampshire Committee to Consider Tough Water Standards for Chemicals
- Scholarship Organization Forms in Maine to Assist Children of Injured Workers
- Risk Placement Services Expands Lawyers Liability Program to New York, Texas
- New Jersey Man Charged in Murders Facing Insurance Fraud Charge
- Pennsylvania’s Harvey Insurance Group Rebrands as AssetSure
- Teen Boy Dies After Accidental Fall During Pennsylvania YMCA Camping Trip
- Chemical Contamination Found in Wells Near Delaware Air Force Base
- Pie Insurance Begins Providing Workers’ Comp Insurance in New Hampshire
- Plymouth Rock Assurance to Acquire New Jersey’s Rider Insurance Company
- New Jersey Judge Says Lifeguard Can’t Be Sued Over Beach Collision
- The Hilb Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Greenwald Berk Agency
- Associated Mutual Insurance Cooperative of New York Hires Scannell
- Brown & Brown Metro Acquires Assets of New Jersey’s Innovative Risk Solutions
- Connecticut’s Saxe Doernberger & Vita Hires Baptiste-Perez to Northeast Office
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Pennsylvania’s JRG Advisors
- Sandy Hook Parents Lose Appeal Against Newtown Over School Shooting
- ConEd Faces Heat After Times Square Goes Dark
- Alera Group Acquires New York’s Austin & Co.
- Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Bill on Suing Car Insurance Companies
- Alliant Insurance Services Hires Downing in Massachusetts
- Art Ring Charged with Smuggling $143M in Antiquities
- Federal Court Says Amazon Can Be Sued Over Defective Product
- Rhode Island Governor Signs Three Bills to Combat Opioid Overdoses, Deaths
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania’s Cosaint Insurance Partners
- Connecticut’s Halpert Insurance & Financial Services Joins SAN Group
- Family of Massachusetts Youth Killed in Blast Settles Suit Against Company
- The Hilb Group Acquires Vermont’s Jamieson Insurance Agency
- Sedgwick Signs Agreement to Acquire New Jersey’s York Risk Services Group
- RiverStone Acquires New York’s Rockville Risk Management and ER Quinn Company
- Towns Raising Concerns About New Hampshire PFAS Standards
- Virginia to Get $1.8M for Tropical Storm Michael Repairs
- Retiring Delaware Justice Strine Was Influential in Shareholder Cases
- New York DFS Superintendent Lacewell Announces New Executive Appointments
- Fireworks Blamed for Blaze that Damaged Roof of a Massachusetts Town Hall
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Sues Insurers Over Future Abuse Claims
- Maryland Agency Outlines Response to Cybersecurity Incident
- New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Rosu as Senior Program Underwriter
- SOBC DARAG Acquires Vermont’s Innovative Physicians Solutions RRG
- Manhattan Jury Awards Nearly $60M to Ex-Student Burned in Class
- New Jersey Framing Contractor Cited for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
- New York Governor Cuomo Orders Probe into Facebook’s Advertising Platform
- Alliant Hires Rataski to Its Northeast Team as Senior Vice President
- New Jersey Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Insurance Fraud
- QBE North America Hires Ryan as SVP of Analytics in New York
- Delaware Chemical Manufacturer Fined $262K for Exposing Workers to Toxic Gas
- Vermont Sues DuPont, 3M, Others Over Chemical Pollutants