East News for January 2015
- Army Corps Releases Northeast Coastal Flood Risk Management Framework
 - Selective Insurance Group’s Q4 Profit Jumps 63% to $41M
 - Investigators Say Christmas Tree Fueled Fatal Maryland Mansion Fire
 - Massachusetts Coastal Communities Hit Hard by Blizzard
 - Conn. Regulators Recovered $6.3M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in 2014
 - Greenberg Calls New York Fraud Suit Waste of Time, Money
 - Hub Northeast Hires Killeen as First VP of Private Client Services
 - AIR Worldwide Reports on This Week’s Northeast Blizzard
 - New Englanders Facing Snowy ‘Big Dig’ After Blizzard
 - Insurance Executive Leaves $20M to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
 - Dartmouth College Considering Campus Ban on Serving Hard Liquor
 - United Insurance Acquires Shiretown Agency in Maine
 - Delaware OKs Decreases in WC Voluntary Loss Cost, Residual Market Rate
 - N.J. Official: State’s Ailing Roads, Bridges Costing Drivers Billions of Dollars
 - New York City Blizzard Proves Dud as Weather Forecasters Miss Mark
 - IA&B Adds to Sales Center Staff in Pennsylvania
 - Lawley Expands Into Connecticut With Merger of DFM Insurance
 - Clark Insurance Acquires James L. Cooney Agency in Massachusetts
 - Blizzard Sweeps Northeast U.S., New York Spared Its Brunt
 - New Jersey Moving to Demolish Hundreds of Sandy-Damaged Homes
 - N.Y. Region Revives With Travel Bans Lifted as Blizzard Fizzles
 - Joan Rivers’ Estate Sues N.Y. Surgical Center Over Alleged Negligence
 - Cross Insurance Hires Cellucci as Southern New England Region President
 - Lockton Promotes Manozzi to Executive VP in Boston
 - SAN Group Hires 2 Agency Development Field Specialists in N.H.
 - Brownyard Group Promotes 2 in Beauty & Pest Control Programs in N.Y.
 - Penn. Family Faces Charges in Alleged $20M Insurance Fraud Scheme
 - Conn. Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Homeowner Insurance Link to Dogs
 - Workers’ Comp Upheld for Maine Man Who Died on Treadmill
 - New York, Northeast May Get 3 Feet of Snow in Historic Storm
 - Sandy Flood Insurance Issues Said to Be Focus of Criminal Probe
 - XL’s McGavick Receives St. John’s 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year Award
 - Wal-Mart Settles With Family of Comedian Who Died in N.J. Turnpike Crash
 - N.Y. Assembly Speaker Silver Accused of Running 15-Year Graft Scheme
 - Maine Expresses Opposition to OSHA’s SHARP Program Changes
 - Vermont Captive Insurance Gross Written Premium Nears $30B
 - Report: High, Wide Dunes Worked During Superstorm Sandy
 - Glatfelter Insurance Group Announces 2 Promotions in Pennsylvania
 - Former Professional Wrestlers Sue WWE Over Concussions
 - Maine Bureau of Insurance Recovered $3.4M for Consumers in 2014
 - IFG Companies Promotes Lewis to Executive VP in Connecticut
 - Third Point Re Picks Short Hills, N.J., as U.S. Subsidiary Location
 - Penn. Insurance Dept.: 2014 Was a Banner Year for Consumer Protection
 - ANE Hires Simpson as Agency Recruitment & Development VP in Penn.
 - Federal Judge Allows N.J. Town’s Dune Construction Plan to Proceed
 - Insurance Groups Criticize Massachusetts Rideshare Regulations
 - AssuredPartners Acquires Omni Risk Management, Omni Benefits in N.Y.
 - NYIA: State Continues to Divert Assessment Funds
 - Allied Insurance Brokers Promotes McGeary to President in Penn.
 - Boston Taxi Owner Suit Latest Legal Salvo in Rideshare Wars
 - Politicians Vow to Block FEMA From Taking Mistaken Sandy Aid
 - Storm Slickens Virginia Roads, Troopers Respond to 344 Wrecks
 - Another Setback for Sirius XM in Turtles Copyright Case
 - New York AG to Propose Legislation to Strengthen Data Security Law
 - Connecticut Issues Consumer Advisory on Earthquake Insurance
 - Norton Insurance Agency Acquires Brennan Insurance in Maine
 - Erie Insurance Opens New Technical Learning Center
 - Families of 2 Sandy Hook Shooting Victims Sue Town, School Board
 - New Day Underwriting Managers Hires Johns as Account Manager in N.J.
 - Boston Insurance Brokerage Promotes Dickson to VP
 - New York City Council Members Take Aim at Uber Surge Pricing
 - Integro Promotes Crain to Boston Operations Leader, Hires Lavery as Principal
 - Virginia Judge Orders New Trial on Damages in Coal Contract Dispute
 - Stateline Insurance Hires Dougherty as Commercial Lines Representative in R.I.
 - Northwest Savings Bank Acquires B.J. Petruso Agency in Penn.
 - N.Y. Gov. Announces Nearly $4M Awarded to Combat Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
 - Vermont’s Donegan to Be Reappointed as DFR Commissioner
 - Rogers & Gray Announces Leadership Change in Massachusetts
 - Arnold K. Davis Insurance Merges With Eifert, French & Ketchum in New York
 - Penn. Gov.-Elect Wolf Appoints Miller to Lead Insurance Department
 - Delaware Traffic Fatalities Rose 20% in 2014
 - Penn. Commissioner Consedine to Leave Post After Gov.-Elect Wolf Is Sworn In
 - Cook & Co. Promotes Shillue to President in Massachusetts
 - The Walker Group Rebrands to AmWINS Brokerage of New York
 - N.J. Insurance Adjuster Receives 32-Month Prison Term for Defrauding NJTA
 - 5 Arrested in N.Y. for Alleged Accident Staging, Insurance Fraud
 - Connecticut Gov. Malloy Lauds Congressional Passage of TRIA
 - Magna Carta Cos. Appoints Yang as VP, Chief Actuary in New York
 - Farmers Files Suit Against Multiple N.Y. No-Fault Medical Providers
 - Vermont Traffic Fatalities Down 38% in 2014
 - Pennsylvania Store Manager Robbed at Gunpoint Wins Workers’ Comp
 - American European Group Hires Livaich to Lead AE Specialty Unit in N.J.
 - Anger Remains Over Pace of New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery
 - Dwyer Joins XL Group’s Distribution & Network Team in New York
 - Hub International Northeast Hires Giué as VP in New Jersey
 - AssuredPartners Acquires A.J. Lupas Insurance Agency in Pennsylvania
 - AmTrust Acquires New York’s Oryx Insurance Brokerage
 - Hub International Acquires MMZ Associates in New York
 - New York Knicks Heckler Tossed From Arena Sues Over Lost ING Job
 - Alliant Acquires American Benefits Consulting in New York
 - Former N.J. School Official Admits Witness Tampering in Alleged Kickback Case
 - Incoming Mass. Attorney General Healey Targets Drug Abuse Problem
 - Andrew Agency Acquires Assurance Associates, Bradshaw Agency in Va.
 - Cook Maran & Associates Hires 2 Client Advisors in New York
 - New Jersey Teen’s Disability Suit Against 6 Flags to Proceed
 - Duffy Insurance Agency Acquires Connolly Insurance in Massachusetts
 - Pedestrian Deaths Fall to Historic Lows in New York City
 - Clark Insurance Promotes Payne to Business Development VP in Maine
 - MassMutual, Hanover Among Top Donors to Baker’s Inaugural Committee
 - 2014 New Jersey Traffic Deaths Spiked After Record Low in 2013
 - Delaware Regulator Schedules Workers’ Comp Rate Hearing
 - Debate Heats Up Over Proposed Ridesharing Rules in Massachusetts
 - Revlon’s Ex-Science Chief Sues Co. Over Safety Issues, Anti-Jewish Bias
 
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