East News for August 2014
- New York’s Staten Island Gets $56M to Control Future Flooding
 - Nationwide Eyes Growth in New Jersey Auto Insurance Market
 - NORCAL Mutual Begins Offering Med Mal Coverage in Del., Penn.
 - Philadelphia Insurance Vindicated in YouTube Bugatti Crash Case
 - Levinson Joins IFG as President in N.Y. After Non-Compete Period Ends
 - NTSB Releases Its Final Report on 2012 N.J. Freight Train Derailment
 - Actress Heigl Drops Her $6M Lawsuit Against Duane Reade in New York
 - Former NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty in Disability Fraud Scheme
 - Mass. DOI: Insurers Received Over 1,300 Claims From Revere Tornado
 - NYC Fire Department Gets Ship Firefighting Simulator
 - Audit Planned of Troubled Vermont Health Connect
 - Lockton Appoints Keith to Lead Philadelphia Operation
 - MAPFRE Enters Life Insurance Market in Massachusetts
 - Virginia Looks for Ways to Reduce Animal-Vehicle Accidents
 - N.Y.’s Long Island Areas to Get $16M in Flood-Buffer Funding
 - Conn. Regulators Recovered $1.8M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in Q2
 - Delaware Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel Begins Work
 - Connecticut Prosecutor: No Criminal Charges in Irene Aid Fraud
 - Vermont Enticing Disaster Preparedness With Money
 - R.I. Lowers Assessment Rate for Workers’ Comp Insurers to 6.65%
 - Delay in Connecticut DMV Website Snags Immigrant Licenses
 - Massachusetts State Auditor Reviews Workers’ Comp System
 - Data: Connecticut, Maine Have Slow Economic Growth
 - New York to Receive $800M in Bank of America Settlement
 - Report: Injury Claims Against NYC Correction Dept. Doubled in 5 Years
 - Mass. Grand Juries Indict 38 in Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
 - N.Y. Man to Be Freed in Discredited Arson-Science Case
 - N.Y.’s Video Campaign Urges Motorists to Slow Down in Work Zones
 - New Jersey Hotel to Pay $65K in Sandy Price Gouging Case
 - N.Y. Gov. Issues Consumer Alert on Potential Home Repair Scams
 - Ex-Penn. Justice Melvin’s Daughter Seeks to Settle Insurance Fraud Charge
 - A.P. Michaud Acquires Nancy Greenwood Agency in Massachusetts
 - Maine Woman Sues GM, Claims Burn From Heated Car Seat
 - NFP Acquires 2 Agencies in New England
 - Virginia Task Force to Target Worker Misclassification, Payroll Fraud
 - GEICO Lowers Commercial Auto Rates in Virginia
 - 400,000 Mass. Residents Must Reapply for Health Coverage
 - Coast Guard, N.J. National Guard Still Recovering From Sandy
 - Maine Officials Alert Consumers, Businesses to Flood-Damaged Autos
 - NCCI Proposes Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Decrease in N.H.
 - R.I.’s Starkweather & Shepley Appoints Assistant Sales Manager
 - New York Public Hospital Gets $117M in Sandy Aid
 - Lyft Gets Temporary Approval to Operate in Pittsburgh
 - Number of Medical Errors Reported by Mass. Hospitals Spiked in 2013
 - N.H. Insurance Department Appoints Financial Regulation Director
 - Fatal Farm Accidents Involving Kids Not Uncommon in Pennsylvania
 - Acadia Insurance Launches Small Business Product in Maine, New Hampshire
 - MEMIC Hires 2 Senior Underwriters in New York
 - Lawsky: Regulators’ Stance on Life Insurers’ Captives Leaves Gaping Problem
 - Virginia DOT Studies Wildlife Travel Patterns to Increase Roadway Safety
 - Mass. DOI Providing Claims Assistance to Revere Tornado Victims
 - Selective Insurance in New Jersey Announces Officer Appointments
 - Other Social Media Back Facebook in New York Privacy Case
 - More States Raise Speed Limits, but Not New Jersey
 - Avon Mountain Crash Lawsuits Dismissed in Connecticut
 - Vermont DFR Taps Samsom to Lead Insurance Division
 - NYC Doesn’t Track Sightseeing Bus Accidents
 - Maryland Lawmaker: Legislation on Web-Based Ridesharing Likely
 - N.J. Senator Calls for More Railroad Safety Standards
 - NYS Comp Board Vice Chair’s Laptop, Phones Seized: Report
 - Uber Begins Operating in Richmond, Virginia
 - Beecher Carlson Names Managing Director of Northeast Casualty Brokerage
 - Vermont Family in Bed Bug Case Sues Homeowners Insurer
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cowles & Connell in N.Y.
 - Maryland Insurance Commissioner Appoints 2 to Top Posts
 - Coverys to Acquire ELM Exchange in Maryland
 - Maryland Gov. O’Malley Announces Disaster Relief for June Flooding
 - Clerical Errors Delayed 100s of Driver License Suspensions in Penn.
 - Massachusetts Will Keep State-Based Health Website
 - Feds Offer Low-Interest Loans to Fix Mass. Tornado Damage
 - N.Y. Uber Drivers Flock to Hamptons for Summer ‘Pop-Up’ Market
 - N.J. Commissioner Offers Consumer Tips for Selecting Pet Insurance
 - New Jersey City to Reimburse Homeowner for Sewer Backup Damage
 - Maryland Panel Says Uber Subject to State Regulations
 - Nightclub Insurer Founder to Remain in Custody in Maryland
 - Uber, Lyft Given OK to Operate in Virginia
 - N.J. Accelerates Disbursement of Federal Sandy Aid for Homeowners
 - Marsh Exec Joins BB&T’s Premium Finance Subsidiaries in N.Y.
 - New Day Underwriting Managers Hires Account Manager in N.J.
 - Norman-Spencer Acquires Northern Star Management in N.J.
 - New York’s Breezy Point Dune Plan Passes First Review
 - Program Brokerage Corp. Announces 2 Appointments
 - Virginia Sets Hearing on Workers’ Comp Premium Level Adjustments
 - Conn. Chiropractor Gets 27 Months in Insurance Fraud Scheme
 - R.I.’s Starkweather & Shepley Promotes Stabile to Senior VP
 - New York Man Awarded $2.3M in Med Mal Lawsuit
 - New York Investigates Mortgage Firm Ocwen’s Insurance Deal
 - NYC Mayor: Be Prepared for Peak Hurricane Season
 - Wholesale Trading Co-Op Hires Casualty Broker in New York
 - Clark Insurance Appoints Account Executive in Maine
 - New Hampshire Law to Ban Handheld Devices While Driving
 - Drunken Driving Crackdown Among New Maine Laws
 - Cook Maran in New York Announces 4 Promotions
 - William Gallagher Promotes Sussman to Lead Connecticut Office
 - Vermont Seeks Flood Damage Assessment After Storm
 - N.Y. Sen. Schumer Calls for Federal Rules on Private Drones
 - FEMA Administrator Questioned Over Sandy Flood Claims
 - Conner Strong & Buckelew Announces 2 Appointments
 - Hanover Insurance’s Q2 Profit Jumps 55% to $82.6M
 - Former New York Cop Sentenced for Inflating Auto Claim
 - City’s Sewage Test Floods Basement in Clifton, New Jersey
 
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