East News for December 2002
- ACE Contributes $1M to The Salvation Army to Aid N.Y., N.J. Families
 - HAP Applauds Rendell’s Med-Mal Plan
 - PA Doctors Threaten January Shutdown over Med Mal Costs
 - Sun Bancorp to Acquire Mid-Penn Insurance Associates
 - Erie Reports Storm Losses, Loss Reserve Increases
 - Harleysville Ratings Affirmed
 - Community Banks to Acquire Shultz Insurance Agency
 - N.J. Insurance Dept. to Investigate Insurers’ Refusal to Sell Basic Policies
 - Alea Unit to Underwrite Venture Programs’ Hospitality Program
 - N.Y. Men Face Insurance Fraud, Other Charges
 - N.Y. Insurance Dept. Completes First Full Year of Online Agent Licensing
 - N.Y. Man Sentenced for Running Auto Chop Shop
 - PIANY Urges Legislative Action on Auto Insurance Fraud
 - IIAANY Provides Online Terrorism Insurance Kit to Members
 - Pa. Supreme Court: Workers’ Comp Payments Recoupable from Malpractice Suit Proceeds
 - Mass. Broker’s License Revoked
 - New Age Sets up Brokerage Division
 - AXIS Specialty Completes Acquisition of R&SA Unit
 - Erie Fills Management Positions
 - Coalition Circulates Petition Urging N.J. Auto insurance Reform
 - AIA Names Northeast VP, Lauds New Vt. Commissioner
 - New Mass. Telemarketing Rules Incorporate NAII Suggestions
 - Mass. Insurance Division Approves 2.7 Percent Auto Rate Increase
 - Alleged N. Y. Fraud Ring Sued by The Hartford
 - Abandoned Mine Subsidence Program Beefs Up Homeowners Coverage
 - Harleysville Companies Elect Directors
 - Erie Indemnity Increases Dividend, Lowers Management Fee
 - NAII Members Map N.Y. Strategy for 2003
 - CIBGNY Inducts New Officers
 - NAII Files Brief Against N.Y. No-Fault Rule Modifications
 - N.Y. Woman Arrested on Charges of Workers’ Comp Fraud
 - Commercial National Financial Corp. Finalizes Agency Purchases
 - AAI: Consolidation of Va. Asbestos Cases Hinders Due Process
 - Conventus Approved to Underwrite Med-Mal in New Jersey
 - PIANY Sets Date for MetroRAP 2003
 - IIAANY Survey Shows Shrinking Commercial, Personal Capacity
 - Main Street America Launches Online Commercial Quoting Tool
 - NAII: Pa. Med Mal Reform Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
 - First Capital, United National Offer Umbrella, Excess Third Party Lines
 - Mass. Broker Sentenced for Issuing Bogus Liability Policies
 - OnlineBenefits Enhances Online Information Platform
 - Iroquois Expands Pa. Operations
 - Pa. Independent Agent Associations Merge
 - GR-NEAM Names New VP
 - AIA Appoints Mid-Atlantic Public Affairs Director
 - PIACT, PIANY Unveil Company Performance Surveys
 - Selective Selects New General Counsel
 - PMA Completes Caliber One Sale
 - AAI Urges Pa. to Enact Producer Licensing Reform
 - PIANY Continues Education Program for Downstate Agents and Brokers
 - Pa. Gov: Insurers Should Postpone MCARE Collection to Allay Med-Mal Crisis