East News for April 2005
- Saving Pittsburgh’s Summer: Outdoor Groups Try to Hang On In Rough Insurance Market
- Fire Marshal Says Conn. Mill Fire Likely Set
- Student Study Backs Pa. Residents’ Claims of Development Effect on Flooding
- Harleysville Elects Directors; Names Chandler as CFO
- PMA Group Names Spina as VP
- Commerce Group’s IFS, Debt Ratings Affirmed
- Pa. Lawmaker Wants Shield Against Obesity Lawsuits
- Spitzer, Mills on the Prowl; New York Insurance Dept. to Audit AIG
- Selective Insurance Group Sees GAAP Combined Ratio Improved to 95.1%
- N.J. Agency Target of Fraud Investigation
- DVUA Names Dohm to Team
- Conn. Med-Mal Prescription Still Uncertain
- N.J. Prepares to Change Auto Rate Territories
- N.J. Man Gets Ride to Jail for Auto Scam
- Conn. Car Rental Firm Loses in Court Again
- Earnings Up in Commerce Insurance Group First Quarter
- Conn. Civil Union Bill Signed into Law
- Insurers Voice Opposition to Proposed Mass. Auto Premium Surcharge
- IIABNJ Holds Spring Fling for Industry Professionals
- N.Y. Central Mutual Drops Auto Rates 5%
- AIA: Reform of Mass. Residual Market Vital
- N.J. Doc, Niece Keep Insurance Fraud a Family Matter
- PCI Urges Court to Uphold Mass. High Risk Pool Reforms for Auto Insurance
- Best Affirms FSR for Harleysville
- IBANY Hosts TRIA Extension Meeting
- Nixon Peabody Works with Providence Insurance Managers in Purchase of Pawtucket Mutual
- MetLife, Conn. Gov. Rell Agree on Job-Saving Plan
- N.Y. Gov. Requests Federal Disaster Aid for 14 Counties Following Storms
- President Orders Disaster Aid for Pa. Flood Victims
- Harleysville’s Browne Named to IFP Board
- Conn. AG to Oppose MetLife-Travelers Life Merger
- Policymakers Urged to Weigh Cost of Consumer Regulation, Not Just Producer Compensation
- AIMU Hosting Marine Insurance Issues Seminar May 17
- N.Y. Insurance Chief Mills Urges TRIA Renewal
- Conn. House Passes Civil Unions Bill
- New Jersey Court: Drunk Driver Can Collect Medical Benefits
- MetLife Buy of Travelers to Cost 600 Jobs
- AIA Commends Md. Legislature for Forceful Response to Epidemic of Teen Auto Crashes
- Pataki, Spitzer Spar Over AIG Lawyer Contributions
- R.I. Lawmakers Eye Identity Theft Penalties
- Va. Web Site Offers Comparisons of Hospitals
- Rainy Season Produces Sinkholes in Pittsburgh Area
- Pa. Counties Flood for Second Time in 7 Months
- Philadelphia Insurance Cos., CIGNA Partner on Coverages for P/C Customers
- ACE USA Names Goanos to New Post
- NAIC, Md.’s Redmer Press for Flood Program Review
- Medical Costs Driving Mass. Workers’ Comp
- Harleysville Group Appoints Jacobs Vice President of Workers’ Comp Underwriting
- Penn Treaty American Corp. Ratings Unaffected by Reported Weakness in Disclosure
- Pa. Gov. Requests Accelerated Presidential Disaster Declaration Process Following Weekend Storm
- 11th Annual IIABNJ Charity Golf Classic Set for May 3
- Insurers Blast Maine Premium Tax Hike
- Mass. Political Leaders Unveil Competing Health Plans
- Hundreds Evacuated as Delaware River Floods
- Pa. Sets Series of Consumer Meetings on Insurance
- Insurers Warn in Study: Unprofitable Del. Auto Insurance Market Could Face Reduced Competition
- After Years of Hikes, ProMutual Vows No Increase in Med-Mal Rates in Massachusetts for 2005
- OneBeacon Targets Va. Small Business Market
- Md. Med-Mal Refunds in the Works
- AIA Says No to Maine Premium Tax Increase
- Del. Undertakes 5-Point Plan to Address Medical Malpractice and Attract More Competition
- Maine Gay Rights Bill Signed Into Law
- Vermont Senate Seeks ‘Strict Liability’ for Seed Makers of Genetically Engineered Crops
- MetLife Sells Second Manhattan Building to Fund Acquisition of Travelers Life
- Small Group Health Reforms Move Forward in N.H.
- Mass. Catches Scofflaw Scaffolders
- Del. Cracks Down on Auto Insurance Fraud
- N.Y. Court Upholds No-Fault Regulation Letting Insurers Deny Payments to Fraudulent Medical Firms