East News for August 2012
- Police Prep for Labor Day Weekend Partiers
 - N.J.-Based York Risk Services Group Appoints New Division President
 - Massachusetts Strikes Down 18.8% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Proposal
 - New York’s MTA Files Claims to Recover $65M From 2011 Storm Losses
 - Pennsylvania Hospital, Ohio Parents Settle Organ Donor Suit
 - The Hartford Promotes Bateman to Senior VP and Controller
 - Irwin Siegel Agency Appoints Assistant VP in New York
 - Maine Regulator Highlights New App That Helps Motorists in Accidents
 - Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Agency Acquires N.Y.-Based Keenan Marine Agency
 - Philadelphia Residents Among Worst Drivers in Nation: Allstate Report
 - Ex-NFL Player John Mott Sues in N.Y. for Head Injury
 - Del. Insurance Commissioner Candidate Returning $7,200 in Donations
 - Connecticut Moving Ahead With New Health Care Exchange
 - 3 Maine Agencies Included in State’s Annual ‘Best Places to Work’ List
 - Parents Sue Cornell University Over Son’s 2010 Death
 - After the Rain: Irene’s Lessons to the East Coast
 - Sandusky Victim Sues Penn State for Compensatory, Punitive Damages
 - New Jersey Looks Back on Tropical Storm Irene One Year Later
 - N.J. Town Seeks to Limit Alcohol in Firehouses Over Insurance Concerns
 - New York Teen With Cerebral Palsy Wins Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit
 - Del. Regulator Says State’s Captive Insurance Industry Growing Rapidly
 - Markel Executive Joins Aspen US Insurance in New York
 - N.Y. Distributed $574M in Post-Hurricane Irene, TS Lee Aid So Far
 - Maryland Court: Former NFL Punter Eligible for Workers’ Comp
 - Erie Insurance in Pennsylvania Announces 3 Officer Promotions
 - N.J. Bill to Toss Limits on Abuse Lawsuits Stalls
 - New York Gov. Cuomo Vetoes State Agency Mailing Bill
 - N.Y.-Based Reinsurer Southport Re Appoints Chief Actuarial Officer
 - 2 Hurt by Text-Messaging Driver in N.J. Settle Lawsuit
 - Penn. Regulator Advises College Students to Check Insurance Needs
 - 5 Conn. Firms Cited for Paying Workers Off the Books, Evading WC Laws
 - Maryland Officials Encourage Crop Insurance, Boost Advertising Budget
 - Mass.-Based Insurer A.I.M. Mutual Hires Former Guy Carpenter Executive
 - Report: OSHA Fines Maine Company in Worker’s Death
 - Macy’s Sues J.C. Penney in N.Y. Over Martha Stewart Deal
 - N.J. Judge: No Workers’ Comp Benefits for Thrift Store Volunteer
 - Penn. Regulators Collected Over $1M in Penalties and Restitution in Q2
 - Maryland’s Dog-Bite Liability Bill Fails in Special Session
 - SIAA Added 6 New Agency Members in Northeast Region in July
 - N.J. Reminds Insurers to Provide $250K as Default PIP Coverage Option
 - NAMIC Taps Hanover Ins. Exec for Northeast State Affairs Manager Role
 - N.J. Court: Man Blaming Cancer on Vaccine Can’t Sue
 - Vermont Mutual Insurance Group Announces 2 Manager Appointments
 - N.J. Law to Restrict First Responders From Sharing Accident Photos
 - Progressive Reaches Settlement in Auto Claim Case Amid Online Protest
 - Rhode Island Sees Rash of Scrap Metal Thefts
 - Public Adjuster in N.J. Admits Filing $42,000 in False Claims
 - Alterra Balks at Defending NFL in Concussion Suits
 - Md. Consumers Reminded of New Registration, Insurance Rules for Mopeds
 - Liberty International Underwriters Names Kania as SVP, Energy and Construction
 - N.H. Governor Signs Bill on Limits on Landowner Liability
 - N.Y. Man Harnesses Social Media to Protest Against Progressive
 - Number of Highway Deaths in Maine Up 50% Over Last Year
 - N.Y. Businessman Charged With $10M Insurance Fraud Scheme
 - ACE USA Names EVP for Medical Risk, Life Sciences Unit in N.J.
 - Maryland Senate Approves Strict Liability for All Dog Bites
 - Mass.-Based Insurer A.I.M. Mutual Names Information Technology Manager
 - Aon Hewitt Hires Lead Health and Benefits Strategist in New York
 - N.J. Upholds Law Requiring Young Drivers’ License Decal
 - Former Agency Owner in Va. Sentenced for Selling Nonexistent Policies
 - Disabled Drivers in N.Y. Pay 28% More for Auto Insurance, Study Says
 - N.Y.-Based Preferred Concepts Hires Senior Property Underwriter
 - Former Conn. Doc Sentenced for Illegal Prescriptions, Insurance Fraud
 - N.Y.-Based Broker Sterling & Sterling, Hyde Agency Form Joint Venture
 - Connecticut Says Tougher Teen Driving Laws Showing Positive Results
 - New Commissioner Joins Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission
 - N.Y. Cardinal Suing Obama Over Birth Control Coverage Invites Him to Dinner
 - New York Enacts Law Allowing Gifts Worth Up to $25 From Producers
 - N.J.-Based Selective Insurance Announces 8 Officer Promotions
 - N.Y. Man Pleads Not Guilty in Father’s Fake Death Plot
 - Vt. Town Offices Reopen a Year After Irene, With Help From Flood Insurance
 - Maine-Based Cross Insurance Forms Partnership With Kraft Sports Group
 - XL Names Chief Underwriting Officer for Primary Casualty Unit in N.Y.
 - Son of N.Y. Man Who Vanished at Beach Is Charged With Insurance Fraud
 - 1 Dead, 9 Injured in Lightning Strike at Pocono Raceway in Penn.
 - Gilbert Steps Down as Chairman of N.Y.-Based Holborn Corp.
 - Howden Specialty Underwriters Appoints Head of New York Office
 - Mass. Embraces ‘Disclosure, Apology, Offer’ Approach for Med Mal Cases
 - N.Y. Pilot Program Allows Colleges to Self-Fund Student Health Plans
 - Captive Insurance Industry to Gather in Burlington, Vt., This Week
 - Conn.-Based Medical Liability Insurer CMIC Names Underwriting Director
 - WKFC Underwriting Managers Appoints Chief Casualty Officer in New York
 - Few Employers in New England Plan to Drop Health Insurance: Survey
 - R.I. Woman Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for Insurance Fraud
 - Philadelphia Insurance Cos. Appoints 2 New Executives
 - Marsh USA Executive Joins XL Group’s Primary Casualty Unit in New York
 - NFIB, EMPLOYERS Expand Workers Comp Program to New Jersey
 - Thomson Reuters Establishes Connecticut’s First Captive Insurance Co.
 - Mass. Healthcare Cost Containment Measure Aims to Save Up to $200B
 - N.J. Chiropractor Charged With Stealing $89K Through False Claims
 - Mass. Regulators Offer Advice to Drivers Who Are at Fault in Accidents
 - Va. Court: Waiter’s Choking on Quesadilla Didn’t Arise Out of Employment
 - Natural Gas Drilling Co. Tells N.Y.: Stop the Local Bans or We’ll Sue
 - Md. Regulators Advise College Students to Get Smart About Insurance
 - Rhode Island Hosting Statewide Hurricane Response Training This Week
 - N.Y. Judge Orders Iran, al-Qaida to Pay $6B for 9/11
 
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