East News for May 2013
- Paterno Family Sues NCAA Over Penn State’s Sandusky Fine
 - Conn. Senate Approves Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
 - Cross Insurance Hires Construction Risk Specialist in New Hampshire
 - Group Applauds N.Y. Senate Passage of Certificates of Insurance Bill
 - N.Y.-Based Navigators Management Taps AIG Exec as New Chief Claims Officer
 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Begins Post-Sandy Study of North Atlantic Coast
 - Obama, Christie Praise Government’s Response to Superstorm Sandy
 - Virginia Insurance Bureau Offers Hurricane Season Tips
 - Third Person Sentenced in New York Auto Insurance Scam
 - N.Y. Liquidation Bureau Distributed $346M in 2012; Over 6,000 Claims Resolved
 - Survey Says Texting While Driving Common Among N.J. Drivers
 - Mass. Bill Would Extend Legal Protections to Off-Duty First Responders
 - Cross Insurance Launches Surety Bond Division in Northeast
 - Willis Acquires Employee Benefits Broker T.E. Burke & Associates in Maryland
 - New York Regulator Asks Insurers About Readiness for Cyber Threats
 - New York Officials Urge Preparation for Hurricane Season
 - Chubb Subsidiary Approved as N.J. Domestic Surplus Lines Insurer
 - Driver’s Insurance Could Cover Virginia Parade Injuries
 - New Jersey Homeowners Hit by Sandy Can Apply for Grants
 - N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Seeks 16.9% Hike in WC Loss Costs
 - Crystal & Co. Exec Moves to Hub International in New York
 - N.Y. Assembly’s Anti-Concurrent Causation Bill Moves Forward
 - Conn.-Based SPARTA Insurance Names Chief Underwriting Officer
 - Fireman’s Fund Names Commercial Insurance Field Executive in N.J.
 - SeaFire Insurance Seeks Agency Partners in Penn., N.J.
 - $3.7B in Additional Sandy Relief Aid Announced for N.Y., N.J. Transit Agencies
 - Auto Glass Steering Bill Moves to Conn. Governor
 - Marathon Bombing Victims Urged to Apply for Funds
 - R.I. Nightclub Owners Say They Didn’t Know Part-Timers Needed WC Coverage
 - Commentary: Accounting for Non-Modeled Sources of Loss
 - Vermont Sues Patent Owner Under Its Consumer Protection Act
 - AIG Sues Ex-U.Va. Lax Player Over Insurance Claim
 - PIA: Agencies See Significant Underwriting Changes in Homeowners Market
 - Trident, McGowan Cos. to Offer Public Entity Coverage in Pennsylvania
 - Liberty Mutual Appoints Northeast Division VP for Commercial Insurance
 - N.Y. Assemblyman Takes Aim at Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses
 - Connecticut Court Rules That Lawyers Can’t Be Sued for Fraud
 - Vermont Mutual Insurance Promotes Chicoine to VP of Human Resources
 - Maine Legislature Votes Down Vacant Property Insurance Bill
 - PURE Introduces Auto Insurance Option to Massachusetts Drivers
 - Mom, Daughter Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud in Connecticut
 - NFP P&C Services Hires 2 Account Executives in New York
 - Allstate Sues 6 Physicians, Medical Corporations in New York
 - New York, Pennsylvania Rank High for Opioids Among Injured Workers
 - NYC Tops List of Cities With Most Questionable Claims: NICB
 - Delaware DMV Warns Residents About Auto Insurance Phone Scam
 - Christie Unveils Buyout Offer to New Jersey Flood Victims
 - D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Gun Owner Insurance Proposal
 - R.I. Officials Ask Court Not to Delay WC Fine Against Former Nightclub Owners
 - N.H. Gov. Nominates Sevigny to Continue to Serve as Insurance Commissioner
 - Boston Marathon Relief Fund Guidelines Released
 - NOAA Report Says Feds’ Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing
 - Demolition Begins on N.J. Coaster Wrecked by Sandy
 - A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Grange Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
 - N.Y. Regulator Issues ‘Cease and Desist’ Order to Car-Sharing Firm RelayRides
 - A.I.M. Mutual in Massachusetts Names New President
 - Delaware Workers’ Comp Task Force Issues Report, Recommendations
 - Frontline Insurance Approved for Coastal Homeowners in Delaware
 - Hudson Insurance Group Now Writing Excess Business in New York
 - Guy Carpenter Exec Moves to Sullivan Group in Connecticut
 - Quaker Special Risk Announces New Construction Manager Program
 - 8 Indicted in New York Over $2M Staged Auto Accident Conspiracy
 - Report: 127 Killed on the Job in Virginia in 2011, 20 More Than Previous Year
 - Business Frets at Terrorism Tag of Marathon Attack
 - Penn. Insurance Department Collected Over $1.3M in Penalties, Restitution in Q1
 - Former New York Governors Tell AG: Drop Greenberg Suit
 - FM Global: 1,900 Clients to Receive ‘Membership Credit’ to Lower Premium
 - 2 Third-Generation Independent Agencies Merge in Massachusetts
 - New York Senate OKs Legislative Package to Fight Auto Insurance Fraud
 - Mass. DOI to Issue Report on Insurance Claims Arising From Boston Bombings
 - New York AG May Follow Greenberg Case, Drop Claims Against BofA Over Merrill
 - Pennsylvania Family Gets $15.6M in DUI Lawsuit
 - Connecticut Bill Extending Repair Steering Ban Advances
 - R.I. Bill Considers Allowing Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
 - Virginia Website Tracks Farm Accident Reports
 - Work Crews Begin Demolishing Storm-Wrecked Homes in Mantoloking, N.J.
 - N.Y. Gov. Cuomo’s Administration Says ‘No Timetable’ on Fracking Decision
 - Selective Insurance Appoints Chief Information Officer in New Jersey
 - XL Group Expands Political Risk Team in New York
 - Ongoing Dry Weather Raising New York Wildfire Danger
 - 2 Mass. Men Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting $23K in Insurance Payments
 - Univest Acquires John T. Fretz Insurance Agency in Pennsylvania
 - N.J. Law Requires Insurers to Provide 1-Page Summary of Homeowners Coverage
 - New Law in Maryland Will Require Insurers to Explain ACC Clause to Homeowners
 - New York Mountain Town Awaits Hurricane Relief, 20 Months Later
 - Sandy-Struck New Yorkers Seek Home Buyouts
 - In Connecticut, Sandy Aid Tops $367M; Flood Insurance Payouts Reach $220M
 - Connecticut Bill Would Report Chatty Drivers to Insurers
 - 25 New York Gas Stations Settle Post-Sandy Price-Gouging Claims
 - Group Says New Maryland Law Slams Door on Rebates by Shady Contractors
 - N.J. Commissioner: Residents With Unresolved Sandy Claims Can Turn to Mediation
 - New York Drop of Damages Claim Against Greenberg Avoids Test of AG’s Power
 - Original Ledger Page for Titanic Insurance Policy Sold for $25K
 - Prosthetics Industry Group Pledges to Assist Boston Bombing Amputees
 - Delaware Police Issue 2,000 Distracted Driving Tickets
 - Crackdown on Mass. Auto Insurance Fraud Leads to Big Savings: Report
 - Maryland Consumer Advisory Explains Basics of Umbrella Insurance
 - Massachusetts AG Announces $200K Settlement With Safety Insurance Co.
 - Key Figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 Months Later
 - Confie Seguros Acquires Capital Insurance Agency in New Jersey
 
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