East News for December 2005
- From New England to Virginia, Courts Made Insurance Headlines in 2005
 - William Gallagher Promotes Bolick
 - Mass. Antifraud Campaign Moves into Chelsea, the 8th Town Targeted
 - N.Y. Rates Auto Insurers on Complaints
 - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Adds Pa. Brokerage to Roster
 - Mass. Bus Driver Pulled Over for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
 - Vermont Gov. Douglas Seeks Nominees for Workplace Safety Award
 - R.I. Names Interim Fire Marshal
 - Vermont Governor Unveils Basic Policy, Health Care Plan
 - Federal Loans Offered to Conn. Flood Victims
 - Pa. Limits Liability of Horse Stable Owners
 - N.Y. Trial Court Dismisses Claim Under Labor Law by Injured Employee
 - Maine Health Insurers File Second Suit to Block Dirigo Fees
 - Me.’s Collins, Conn.’s Lieberman Push Tougher Chemical Plant Safety
 - Insurers Support Va. Red Light Cameras
 - Conn. Report Says Technicalities Let Drunken Drivers Escape
 - Virginia Considers Tougher Dog Owner Liability Law After Widow’s Mauling
 - OneBeacon Taps McDonough as CFO
 - N.Y. Permits Agents to Recover Costs for Bad Checks in Reversal of Opinion
 - Maryland Physicians with Complaints Could Face Tougher Review
 - Vermonters Duel Over Tort Reform
 - Pennsylvania Renews Doctors’ Subsidy
 - N.Y. Lowers Assigned Risk Rates
 - Feds Probing Western Mass. Transit Agency Insurance Contracts
 - N.Y. Auto Theft Ring Gets Parked; 37 Individuals Arrested to Date
 - Maine Allows 1.2% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Starting in Jan.
 - Selective Insurance Notes Appointments
 - N.Y. Gov. Reports Ulster County to Receive $580,000 in Flood Relief Effort
 - Mass. Drivers Get Early Christmas Gift: An 8.7% Rate Cut
 - N.Y. Lawyer Pitches ‘Personal Injury’ TV Series to Hollywood
 - Upstate N.Y. Would Save Millions with Generic Drugs, Says Excellus
 - N.Y. Agents Name Morstan’s Levy as General Agent Executive of Year
 - N.J. Agents Honor Gilchrest of for Community Volunteer Service
 - Conn. Approves Industry’s Workers’ Comp Rate Boost
 - S&T Bank Buys Pa.’s Holsinger Insurance Agency
 - Pennsylvania Sets Up Farm Risk Management Program
 - Insurers Respond to Maine Uninsured Motorist Coverage Report
 - Dorr Joins Mass. Office of HCC Specialty Underwriters
 - Insurers Say No to State Catastrophe Fund in New York
 - Lloyd’s Dropped from R.I. Nightclub Suit
 - Conn. Jury Awards $32 Million to Injured Construction Worker
 - Progressive Adds Business Auto in N.J.
 - Landlords Challenge New R.I. Lead Paint Law Over Exemptions
 - Conn. High Court Asked to Rule on Catholic Church Abuse Documents
 - Proformance Insurance, N.J. State Police Note Auto Fraud Case
 - N.Y. Insurance Fund Names Wehner as Executive Director
 - Md.’s Johns Hopkins Leads Effort on Disaster, Terror Response
 - State Security Kept in Dark During Conn. Courthouse Bomb Threat
 - Pa. Senate Votes to Revive ‘Fair Share’ Lawsuit Reform Act
 - N.H. Trucker Caught Paying ‘Under the Table’ to Avoid Comp Costs
 - N.Y. Agent Indicted on Charges of Identity Theft, Grand Larceny
 - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Names Golden Northeast Regional Manager for Brokerage Retail Division
 - N.Y.’s Murray Receives National Life Brokerage Industry Honor
 - Catholic Church in Pa. Fights Change to Allow New Sex Abuse Suits
 - Va.’s Newly-Formed Alliance Bank Agency Appoints 4 Vice Presidents
 - N.Y. Agents to Honor Harleysville’s Browne as CEO of Year
 - NAMIC: Study on Cost Impact of N.J. Court Ruling Shows Legislation Need
 - N.Y. Court Confirms Agent Not Liable Where Client Fails to Disclose
 - State Insurance Commissioners Honor N.Y.’s Moriarty with Top Award
 - Judge Allows N.Y. City’s Suit Against Gun Industry to Proceed
 - Bellett Joins Crew at Gowrie Barden & Brett Agency in Conn.
 - Cronin, Farrelly Named To Represent Plymouth Rock with Conn. Agents
 - Consolidated Services Group Acquires N.J.’s CHN Solutions
 - $36.5 Million Malpractice Award May be Record for Conn.
 - Conn. Courthouses Evacuated After Bomb Threat Called into Governor
 - Md. Fire Safety Officials Accelerate Checking of Retailers For Holidays
 - Mass. Delays Auto Producer Reassignments for Further Review
 - Goudarzi to Head ACE Office in D.C.
 - Under Conn. Settlement Recalculation, Aon to Pay More to Clients and Towns
 - FBI Forms Task Force to Hunt Down ‘Gate Cutters’ Jewelry Theft Ring
 
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