East News for June 2015
- Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Elects Officers for 2015/2016
 - Hilb Group Acquires Cornerstone Group, Gencorp Insurance Group in R.I.
 - Worldwide Facilities Hires 3 Brokers for New Connecticut Office
 - Liberty Mutual Promotes Trish to Northeast Business Insurance President
 - Jury Orders Wall St. Financier to Pay Ex-Employee $18M in Harassment Case
 - New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office Urges Fireworks Safety
 - All Risks in Maryland Hires Korn as Brokerage Underwriter
 - FEMA Sets Sept. 15 Deadline for Requesting Sandy Flood Claims Review
 - N.J. Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Over Damage Done to Car
 - Obamacare Tax Subsidy Recipients in Northeast Express Relief
 - Penn. Withdraws Its Healthcare Marketplace Plan After Supreme Court Ruling
 - Beazley Hires Kontonotas as Crime & Fidelity Underwriter in New York
 - Delaware Bans ‘Loser-Pays’ Fee-Shifting Bylaws in Corporate Class Actions
 - New Jersey Doctor Sentenced for Role in Bribes-for-Test Referrals Scheme
 - New York City to Pay $6.25M to Man Exonerated in 1989 Killing
 - Penn. Advises Rideshare Drivers to Carefully Examine Insurance Coverage
 - Storm Cleanup Gets Underway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
 - Task force: Massachusetts Is in Midst of Opioid Abuse Epidemic
 - Fidelis Group Holdings Opens New Flagship Office in NYC
 - NYC’s Taxi Regulatory Agency OKs New App Rules for Uber, Lyft
 - Willis North America Appoints Collins as Growth Leader in New York
 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Trying to Recoup Over $500K
 - N.J. Banking and Insurance Commissioner Kobylowski to Leave Post
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Monument LLC in Pennsylvania
 - Hub International Northeast Hires Gonzalez as New Business Producer in N.Y.
 - New York Lawmakers Approve Tougher Regulation of Nail Salons
 - NYSIF Issues Update on Elimination of WCB Fees, Weekly Benefit Rate
 - MEMIC Promotes Holbrook to VP of Information Technology in Maine
 - SAN Group Hires Read as Agency Development Field Specialist in Conn.
 - Owner of Mass. Asbestos Abatement Firm Indicted for Work Comp Fraud
 - Public Comment Welcome as N.Y. Crafts Official Sea-Level Rise Projections
 - Delaware Gov. Markell Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
 - Marsh Appoints Rahr as Mid-Atlantic Partnership Leader in Philadelphia
 - Rideshare Firm Lyft to Pay $300K in Settlement With New York
 - Penn. Healthcare Marketplace Plan Strictly a Contingency: Gov.’s Office
 - Narragansett Bay Insurance Hires Fought as N.J. Territory Manager
 - AssuredPartners Acquires StoudtAdvisors in Pennsylvania
 - PMA Cos. in Pennsylvania Promotes Romeu to Claims Client Service VP
 - N.J. Police Captain Accused of Illegally Accessing Private Insurance Database
 - New Vermont Law Makes Child Safety Priority
 - Alliant Insurance Services Hires Ostrau as Senior VP in New York
 - Santo Insurance & Financial Services Hires Kimball as Insurance Agent in N.H.
 - Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Strategic Benefit Advisors in Massachusetts
 - N.J. Sen. Menendez Warns of Predatory Groups Targeting Sandy Victims
 - Mass. High Court Orders Hearing on Alcotest Breathalyzer’s Reliability
 - Stahlka Agency Acquires Prahovic Agency in New York
 - Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire William Gallagher Associates in Boston
 - DelDOT Announces Approval for Rideshare Firm Uber to Operate in Delaware
 - Conn. Gov. Seeks to Scale Back Some Proposed Tax Hikes for Corporations
 - Report: Connecticut City’s Insurer Paid $30K to Settle Ebola Fear Lawsuit
 - NYDFS Names Lawsky’s Chief of Staff Albanese as Acting Superintendent
 - N.J. Approves New Healthcare Industry Captive Authority for Benefit Plans
 - CNA Hires Dipasupil as VP of Underwriting in New York
 - N.Y. Assembly OKs Bill Allowing Later Claims for Medical Malpractice
 - Federal Judge Approves $53.8M Settlements for 82 WTC Cleanup Workers
 - Philadelphia Insurance Acquires Allen J. Flood Companies in New York
 - Boston-Based Online Agency Goji Hires Kezirian as CEO
 - Portsmouth, N.H., Officials Call for Proof of Insurance for Rideshare Services
 - Insurance Society of Philadelphia Announces New Leadership
 - Dickerson Joins Maryland Insurance Administration as Associate Commissioner
 - AssuredPartners Acquires WorkforceTactix in Maryland
 - Health Insurers Ask Pennsylvania Regulators for Big Rate Hikes
 - Miller Confirmed as Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner
 - Center for Work-Related Health Needs Opens in Buffalo, New York
 - Virginia Gov.: Elephant Auto Insurance to Add 1,173 Jobs in Henrico County
 - EPIC Adds Hughes to Employer Services Platform in Northeast
 - N.Y. Launches Statewide Multimedia Campaign Against Impaired Driving
 - USI Acquires Construction Agency Professionals in New Jersey
 - Supreme Court Rejects Maine’s Obamacare Challenge
 - Chiropractors, Orthopedist in New Jersey Charged in Insurance Scheme
 - N.J. Lawmaker Wants to Ban Smoking in Vehicles When Kids Present
 - Prime Risk Partners Acquires Cook Maran & Associates in New York
 - N.H. Senate Votes Not to Change Oversight of Public Risk Pools
 - VAIA Offers Free Insurance License Training for Veterans and Their Spouses
 - Continental Agency of CT Hires Hildebrand as Marketing Representative
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Solid Benefit Guidance in New Jersey
 - Penn. Superior Court Judge Disbarred for Insurance Fraud Seeks Reinstatement
 - Penn. Gov. Wolf Seeks State Authority Over Health Insurance Marketplace
 - Clark Insurance Adds 2 to Business Insurance Department in Maine
 - Former Mass. Brokerage Owner Pleads Guilty to Stealing $10M From Aetna
 - Prosecutor: Pennsylvania Nurse on Disability Taught Fitness Class
 - Alliant Hires Moylan as Managing Director for Construction Services in Md.
 - Massive Copper Theft in NYC Latest Example of Troubling Trend Nationwide
 - Universal Property & Casualty Writes 1st Homeowners Policy in Pennsylvania
 - U.S. Appeals Court Revives Suit in N.H. School’s Missing Policy Case
 - Confie Seguros Acquires 2 Brokerages in New York
 - N.Y. DMV Seizes 18 Fake IDs, Arrests 21 at Saratoga Springs Concert
 - Former Mass. Jail Officer Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting Benefits
 - Willis Acquires Evolution Benefits Consulting in Pennsylvania
 - Boston Scientific Ordered to Pay $100M to Delaware Woman
 - Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges
 - Jimcor Hires Leff as Branch Manager in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Office
 
		East News Archives