East News for December 2011
- Lack of Workers’ Comp Closes Vermont Trucking Company
 - Some Uninsured Americans Turn to Daily Deal Sites for Health Care
 - More Teens Drink and Drive on New Year’s Eve Than on Any Other Holiday
 - Maryland Court: Premium Financing Firms Overcharged Auto Policyholders
 - Jay-Z Sued by Workers Compensation Board of New York
 - New York Unions Sue State Over Retiree Health Insurance Costs
 - Conn.: 10 More State Workers Suspected of Post-Irene Aid Fraud
 - Suit in Mass. Bullying Case Was Settled for $225,000, Documents Show
 - Small Leak Forces Shutdown of Massachusetts Nuclear Power Plant
 - Massachusetts Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $28K Insurance Fraud
 - Employers Share Employee Benefits Success Stories at Mass. Conference
 - Penn. Senator Asks Flood Insurers to Quickly Process Remaining Claims
 - Jan. 2 Deadline Looms For People Suing Over 9/11 Health Claims
 - N.J. Court: State Not Responsible for Fatal Accident on Highway
 - Aon Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Former Exec, Now at Alliant
 - Unhappy Law School Grads Consider Suing Their Alma Maters
 - Judge: NYC Taxi Agency Must Help Disabled Riders
 - Report Says Virginia Drivers Wrongly Charged Under Insurance Law
 - BNY Mellon Settles N.Y. Probe Involving Insurer’s Debt Security Sale
 - New York Judge: Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida Liable for 9/11
 - $1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident
 - AIG CEO Benmosche Wants to Extend His Stay: Report
 - Pennsylvania’s Rhyming Justice Pens Insurance Fraud Opinion
 - Insurer for Sandusky Charity in Pennsylvania Argues Over Payouts
 - Travelers Indemnity Says $1M Policy Won’t Cover Penn. Turnpike Mess
 - Vermont Mutual Appoints Property Risk Control Manager
 - Penn. Commissioner’s Advice: Take Steps to Prevent Holiday Mishaps
 - Barclays Hires Insurance Chief for North America, Based in New York
 - Brain-Damaged Woman to Get $7M From New York County
 - Allstate Files $6.3M Insurance Fraud Case Against 83 N.Y. Defendants
 - Connecticut, German Regulators Sign Cooperation Agreement
 - Group Criticizes ‘Judicial Hellholes’ Report, Calls It Propaganda
 - N.Y. Court: AG Enforcement Doesn’t Pre-empt Private Securities Suits
 - Pennsylvania Gets $420M in Disaster Aid, NFIP Settled $196M in Claims
 - Insurance Charity Foundation Raises $1.2M at This Year’s Charity Event
 - D.C. Commissioner Recommends Reviewing Policies for Winter Activities
 - New York, Federal Office to Cooperate in Mortgage Probes
 - Alliant Insurance Services Appoints Vice President in New York Office
 - Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg Wins Leadership Award From Yale University
 - Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Announces Acquisition
 - XL Hires Another ACE Executive for Its New York Team
 - Pennsylvanians Face Sinkhole Threat, But Many Lack Insurance Coverage
 - Louisa, Virginia, Quake Victims Advised to Appeal Aid Denials
 - New Hampshire Woman, Children Win $8.5M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
 - Rhode Island Police Step Up Patrols to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
 - Some in Massachusetts Eye Tougher Cellphone Restrictions for Motorists
 - City of Brotherly Love Keeps Its Title of Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’
 - New Hampshire Man Convicted of Insurance Application Fraud
 - Insurance Charitable Foundation Awards a Record Number of Grants
 - Zurich Receives Top Award from Insurance Charitable Foundation
 - New Jersey Doctors Arrested in Alleged Kickback Scheme
 - N.Y. Consumer Report Accuses Insurers of Needlessly Raising Rates
 - Conn.-based W.R. Berkley Promotes Rohde as Senior VP
 - XL Hires ACE Exec as N.Y.-based President of America Casualty Business
 - Starr Companies Appoints Head of International Insurance Operations
 - Va.-based IT Firm CSC Launches Insurance Cybersecurity Council
 - Groups Voice Concern Over Virginia Nuke Plant
 - Male Pedestrians More Likely to be Struck Than Females on N.J. Roads
 - Travelers Indemnity Seeks Claims Limit in Western Penn. Turnpike Mess
 - Four New Hampshire Agencies Form Regional Alliance
 - MBIA Reaches Settlement With Morgan Stanley Over Credit Default Swaps
 - Progressive to Pay $125K Fine in Massachusetts‎
 - N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services Acquires Bluff Head Enterprises
 - Aspen Chief Says It’s Time to Get Back Underwriting Discipline
 - Church Mutual Offers New Opportunities for Senior Living Brokers
 - Law Pushed After Study Shows Massachusetts Seat Belt Use Dropping
 - Maine Drops Workers’ Comp Rate Again
 - Connecticut Updates Underwriting Guidelines for Hurricane Deductible
 - N.Y. Authorities Say 18 People Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
 - FEMA, N.Y. Officials Settle Dispute Over Flood Insurance Regulation
 - Post-Irene Rebuilding Could Take Several More Months, N.Y. Group Says
 - Virginia Regulators Approve Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
 - TD Insurance Appoints Vice President in New York
 - Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in New Hampshire, Connecticut
 - Connecticut Chiropractor Pleads Guilty in Insurance Scam
 - Nearly Two Dozen Conn. State Workers Accused of Post-Irene Aid Fraud
 - Philadelphia Jury Awards Three Women $72M Over Prempro Therapy Drug
 - Risk Strategies Company in Boston Acquires Global Insurance Network
 - Deadline Nears for Fed Aid for New York Flood Victims
 - Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Six Member Agencies in East
 - Travelers CEO Says His Company’s Business Insurance Rates Up Over 5%
 - CNA Appoints Commercial Underwriting Officer in Boston
 - $5M in Aid Approved for Louisa County, Virginia, Quake Victims
 - Professional Insurance Women’s Group Announces Award in Connecticut
 - Marsh & McLennan Agency Hires Executive VP for N.Y., Conn. Region
 - William Gallagher Associates in Boston Announces Promotions
 - Hartford Financial to Sell Life Private Placement Unit for $117.5M
 - Connecticut Probes Fraud in Post-Irene Food Aid Program
 - Ernst & Young Sued for $900M Over Madoff Audits
 - Massachusetts Utility Regulators Probe October Storm Response
 - Rate of Virginia Workplace Injuries Up in 2010
 - Sen. Schumer Says Flood Insurers Are Too Slow in Processing Claims
 - Pennsylvania Receives $349 Million in Disaster Aid So Far
 - AXIS Capital Hires North American Professional Lines Chief in N.J.
 - Massachusetts Sues Banks Over Foreclosures
 - Maryland To Hold Hearing on Insurance Affordability for Coastal Areas
 - Investment Firm AssuredPartners Acquires N.Y.-based Agency SKCG Group
 - Penn.-based Broker KMRD Partners Acquires General InsurCorp
 - New Jersey Declared Disaster Area for October Snowstorm
 - IIABNY Advises Motorists: Don’t Skimp On Auto Liability Insurance
 - ACE Completes $107M Acquisition of Agribusiness Insurer Penn Millers
 - New York Lost 250,000 Middle- and High-Wage Jobs Since 2008: Report
 
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