East News for September 2004
- Historic Liberty Bell Pavilion Given New Home on Campus of The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
 - OSHA Cites N.H. Contractor for Cave-In Hazard
 - Mass. A.G. Reilly Calls for 6.2% Cut in Auto Rates
 - Pa. Holds the Line on Storage Tank Fees
 - Insurers Seek Delay in Pa. Church Abuse Trial
 - R.I. Fire Marshal Struggles to Meet Tough Code
 - Conn. Workers’ Comp Writers File for Decrease
 - Penn-America Group Notes Hurricane Losses
 - Md. Docs to Stop Surgery to Protest Med-Mal Hike
 - Pa. Debates Green Light for Red Light Cameras
 - Vermont Welcomes Its 700th Captive
 - Mass. Carnival Rides Face Inspections Following Death
 - N.J. Panel Advances Contractors Insurance Fix
 - PIANJ Golf Classic Sinks Record Amount
 - Grand Jury Indicts 16 Including Lawyers and Agent for Alleged Lawrence, Mass. Auto Fraud
 - Jefferson Pilot Products Now Available in N.Y.
 - Sen. Schumer Seeks N.Y. Nuke Workers’ Compensation
 - Probe of Fatal Carnival Accident in Mass. Underway
 - Wyrsch Sworn In as N.J. Big ‘I’ Chairman
 - PMA Names Steinauer Md.-Va.-D.C. Manager
 - Pa. Gov. Reports Aid for 15 More Counties
 - Pa. Department Adds Agent Search to Web Site
 - D.C. Fraud Bureau Warns On Sidewalk Sale
 - Maine Uncovers Bogus Hartford Casualty Operation
 - N.H. Insurers Seek 2.5% Comp Rate Hike
 - S&P: Harleysville Group ‘BBB-‘ Ratings Affirmed; Outlook for Company Remains Negative
 - Pilgrim Insurance Lands Excellent Mark from Best
 - Mass. Approves Commercial Auto Market Reforms
 - President Declares Major Disaster to Assist Pa. Recovery From Ivan’s Remnants
 - State Sets Vermont Hospitals’ Budgets
 - N.J. Eyes Reducing Urban Auto Rate Subsidies
 - Insurers Report ‘Encouraging’ Progress in Crackdown on Auto Claim Fraud in N.Y.
 - Conn. OBGYNs Drop Malpractice Levy
 - Conn. Releases Auto, A&H Complaint Rankings
 - Maryland Approves 33% Med-Mal Hike
 - ACE USA Appoints N.Y.-Based Mayer to Senior VP Post to Lead Construction Practice
 - Tower Group Buys Pre-Atlantic Mutual N.Y. Commercial Renewals from OneBeacon
 - PMA Group Enhances Web site Loss Reporting
 - GEICO Expansion Creates Jobs in Buffalo
 - Mass. Gov Urged to Veto Comp Provision in Budget
 - Boston’s Insurance Professional of the Year Award to be Presented to David Lane, Agent and Representative
 - Denn Wins Delaware Democratic Insurance Primary
 - PIANY Elects Ruchman, Officers for 2004-2005
 - Industry Seeks Clarification of Mass. Residual Market Changes; Commerce Touts Own Transition Plan
 - Mass. Man Nabbed for Insurance Fraud
 - N.Y. Psychiatrist to Get Plenty of Couch Time; Receives 23-Count Indictment in Insurer Fraud Scam
 - Mass. Painter Gets Coated on Obstruction Charges
 - Va. Disaster Victims Warned of Fraud Threat
 - Former N.J. Neurologist Pleads Guilty to Scam
 - N.J. Dept. Posts Insurance Company Reviews
 - Delaware’s Race for Insurance Commissioner Pits Advocate Denn Vs. Conciliator Ennis
 - Md. Woman ‘Suffers’ Guilty Plea over Comp Fraud
 - Officials Suspect Serial Arsonist in D.C., Md., Va. Area
 - N.Y.-Based DCAP Seeks Nasdaq Listing
 - Historic Richmond Hard Hit by Gaston Flooding
 - N.Y.’s Smithtown Bank Buys Seigerman-Mulvey
 - Toronto Bank Buying Majority of Banknorth
 - Pa. Workers’ Comp Study Says Injured Workers Satisfied
 - Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Completes Two More Buyouts
 - Maryland Commissioner to Host Regional Meetings
 - Double-Digit Health Cost Increases Continue in N.Y.
 - Mass. Attorney General, Trial Bar, State Bureau Criticize 9.3% Auto Insurance Rate Request
 - Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Gaston