East News for June 2005

• Indoor Soccer League’s Goal: Pa. Team’s Workers’ Comp Payments
• Risi Named Deputy in N.Y. Insurance Department
• First Niagara Risk Management to Purchase Hatch Leonard Naples
• Kemper Auto and Home Unveils Real-Time Rating in Conn. Via SETWrite
• AIA Throws Support Behind Mass. Workers’ Comp Competitive Rating Bill
• N.J. House Proposing Business Tax for Insurers; PCI Expresses Concerns
• N.Y. Auto Ring Parked; 12 Indicted in Orange County
• N.H. Jury Awards $2.6 Million in Teen Overdose Malpractice Case
• N.Y. Lawmakers Float Bill to Raise Minimum Age for Boating to 14
• Md. Man Pleads Guilty Following Subdivision Arson
• Vt. Governor Signs Bills for Firefighters’ Workers’ Comp, Fire-Safe Cigarettes
• Chrysler to Stop Leasing Autos in R.I. if Liability Law Lapses
• N.Y. Trial Bar, Auto Insurers Agree on Court Changes to Expedite Claims
• N.Y. Auto Premium Cuts Continue
• Proposal Would Delay R.I. Lead Paint Law Implementation Until Nov.
• Philadelphia Insurance Execs Add Muscle to Philly’s First Triathlon as Competitors and Sponsor
• Romney Plan Would Require All to Buy Health Insurance …Or Else
• Conn. Gov. Rell Likely to Sign Med-Mal Bill Despite Insurers’ Concerns
• MetLife Nearing $11.5 Billion Funding Goal to Acquire Travelers Life
• Nationwide’s Allied Insurance Looking for Agents in Eastern States
• Bad Week for Romney Auto Reforms Continues as Mass. Agents Oppose Competitive Rating
• N.J. Surplus Lines Board Names Nelson as Executive Director
• Conn. Agents Rate Insurers; NLC, Chubb, Progressive, Peerless, Middlesex Among Leaders
• N.Y. Court Upholds Empire Blues Conversion to Profit Corporation
• PCI: Mass. Court’s Rejection of CAR Changes Shows Need for Reform
• N.Y. Soldier Charged with Killing Officers Previously Accused in Fire
• Workers’ Comp Code Corrections in N.H. Lead to Refunds
• Mass. Diocese Seeks Ruling on Insurers’ Share of Sex Abuse Claims
• Pa. Law Shields Employers Who Disclose Employees’ Job Histories
• Maryland’s IWIF Offering Free Young Workers Safety Kit to Employers
• R.I. Draft Rules for Importing Canadian Drugs Include Product Liability
• N.Y. Reschedules Workers’ Comp Rate Hearing to June 27
• Va. Municipalities Tally Costs, Benefits Involving Red Light Cameras
• Actuary Calculates High Cost of N.J. ‘Serious Impact’ Auto Ruling
• 3.8% Auto Residual Market Rate Increase in Effect in Virginia
• N.Y. to Hear 16% Workers’ Comp Hike
• Code Corrections Mean Workers’ Comp Savings for Maine Employers
• R.I. Bill Upping Inspection Station Liability Limits Advances
• N.H. Approves Pre-Trial Medical Malpractice Screening Panel
• Industry Economist Hartwig Named to N.Y. Big ‘I’ Agent Group Board
• PCI Reports Mixed Emotions on Key Mass. Bills
• Unum, HRH Boston Affiliate Settle for $1.3M Over Contingent Fees
• Insurers Claim N.J. Supreme Court Ruling is Setback for Auto Market
• Conn. AG Questions Physician Management Firm Over Medical Malpractice ‘Kickbacks’
• N.H. Lawmakers Approve Gov. Lynch’s Small Group Insurance Reforms
• N.J. Auto Agency Makes Drive for Success in Paterson
• Critics Emphasize Jobs at Conn. Hearing into MetLife-Travelers Merger
• Agents in N.J. Better Off Than in Other States, PIA Leader Tells Group
• Conn. Med-Mal Bill Passes But Gov. Rell Undecided Whether to Sign It
• FEMA, Insurers, Adjusters Charged in Md. Lawsuit by Isabel Flood Victims
• Calif. Wholesaler Sets Up Shop in East
• Plymouth Rock Names Murray Marketing Representative in Conn.
• Mass. LLJUA Hikes Limits, Adjusts Rates For Liquor Liability Coverage
• Conn. Senate Approves Med-Mal Bill Without Caps on Awards
• Pa. Insurance Department Notes Professionals Can Receive Licenses Electronically in Seconds
• Bill to Curb Conn. Drivers’ Cell Phone Use on Gov. Rell’s Desk
• R.I. Court Clears Way for Benefits to Nightclub Fire Victims’ Families
• Friedlander’s N.Y. United Restaurants’ Safety Group Pays 40% Dividend
• Safety Insurance Promotes Murphy to Marketing Director
• Conn. AG Subpoenas Prudential
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Adds Pa. Consultants to its Roster
• Insurers Move to Block N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority $2.1B Claim From 9-11
• St. Paul Travelers Names Preston as Field Marketing Exec VP
• Hartford Mayor Moves to Block MetLife-Travelers Merger
• Young Agents Conference President’s Panel Named
• Mass. Gov. Proposes Good Driver Rate Rollback in Plan to End ‘Soviet-Style’ System
• Investors in R.I.’s Pawtucket Have Big Plan to Stay Small
• Mass. Gov. Romney to Unveil Own Auto System Proposal

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