East News for February 2020
- The Hilb Group Acquires Assets of Rhode Island’s D.F. Dwyer & Associates
 - New York Governor Wants $40M to Respond to Coronavirus
 - Reckless Drivers Could Lose Vehicles Under New NYC Law
 - New York’s Greene & Associates Hires Fischer to Production Team
 - New York DFS Announces Settlement with Global Provider of Mobile Insurance
 - Nicolopoulos Confirmed as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner
 - NiSource’s Columbia Gas to Pay $53M, Plead Guilty for Massachusetts Gas Explosions
 - School Bus Crash in Upstate New York; Five Children, Two Adults Injured
 - Insurance Office of America Appoints Tresidder as Director of Surety
 - Lawsuit Alleges University of Maryland Fed Gluten to Student with Celiac Disease
 - Grant Will Help Virginia Test Schools for Lead in Water
 - Federal Appeals Court in New York Approves of $6.7M Award to Graffiti Artists
 - Vermont House Advances Climate Change Bill to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 - Insurtech Startup Blackboard Insurance Receives Approval in Virginia
 - Man Arrested in Series of Burlington Fires Causing About $74K in Damage
 - Vermont Reaches Settlement with Nursing Homes After Fatality
 - Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Involving Firefighter Deaths in Delaware
 - Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law to Take Effect
 - Mortgage Company Staffer in New Jersey Who Stole $2M Gets Prison Term
 - Lawsuit Settled Between Virginia Tech, Former Student Over Hazing Suspension
 - New York Stenographer Arrested for Extensive Overbilling Scheme
 - New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Friedman as Alternative Market Leader
 - Wendy’s Pays $400K to Resolve Child Labor Law Allegations in Massachusetts
 - Massachusetts’ J.E.D. Insurance & Financial Service Agency Joins SAN Group
 - Cannabis Insurance Group Expands Coverages, Adds Managing General Agent
 - Risk Strategies Acquires Virginia’s UNIRISC
 - Abrams Fensterman Brings Insurance Defense Group to Brooklyn
 - New Jersey Mall Worker Seriously Injured in 30-Foot Fall from Roof
 - Insurance Office of America Merges with New Jersey’s RDA Benefit Services
 - Massachusetts Chemical Plant Re-Opens a Day After a Series of Explosions
 - Suit Alleges Ex-Pharmacist in Pennsylvania Fired for Not Trying Medical Marijuana
 - Lawsuit Alleges Pennsylvania School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination
 - Vermont Governor Announces Decreases in Workers’ Comp Rates
 - Man Gets 15 Years for Conspiring to Set Fire to His Business in Maryland
 - Commissioner Navarro Responds to Report of Premium Increases for Military Members
 - State Lawsuit Alleges Juul Advertised Vaping on Teen Websites
 - Five Sue Driver of Trash Truck Struck by GOP Train in 2018
 - National Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit Maryland
 - N.H. Stone Products Manufacturer Cited for Hazards Following Employee Fatality
 - Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court in Delaware Against Shipping Firm for Damaged Jetty
 - Penn. Company Fined More Than $280K for Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards
 - Harsh Sentence Sought for Rhode Island Woman Who Took $5M from Loved Ones
 - Court Revives Lawsuit Over Runaway Golf Cart Injury in New Jersey
 - Pennsylvania’s Workpartners Maintains Excellent Rating from A.M. Best
 - Maryland Cybersecurity Bill Would Set Defense Plan for Local Agencies
 - Virginia Tech Student Sues After Hazing Suspension
 - Delaware Companies Save More Than $4M from Reduced Workers’ Comp Rates
 - Conservators Work on Items Damaged in Manhattan’s Chinatown Museum Fire
 - CBIZ Acquires Alliance Insurance Services of Washington D.C.
 - Hub International Limited Acquires Pennsylvania’s TRA Insurance Solutions
 - Student Sues Virginia Military Institute Over Alleged Hazing
 - Workplace-Related Deaths on the Rise in Connecticut
 - New York Regulator Alleges NRA Violated State Insurance Laws
 - Connecticut School Sued by Former Student Over Sexual Abuse
 - Hub Acquires Assets of New York’s Kokkoris Insurance Services
 - Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Announces Three Senior Vice President Appointments
 - New York Governor Signs Limo Safety Bills Inspired by Deadly Crashes
 - New Jersey Dentist Agrees to Suspension After 15 Patients Sickened
 - Massachusetts’ Warren Insurance Agency Joins Satellite Agency Network Group
 - New Jersey’s J.A. Montgomery Consulting Hires Vallen to Forensic Services Practice
 - Is the Pendulum Swinging Toward Defendants on New York Labor Law Claims?
 - The Andrew Agency Acquires Virginia’s A & R Associates
 - R-T Specialty Names Adcock, May President of National Personal Lines Practice
 - Alliant Hires New York’s Hessel as Senior Vice President
 - Selective Insurance Launches Agency Management Collegiate Competition
 - Deadline to File Claim in Massachusetts Natural Gas Disaster Approaching
 - Distinguished Programs Promotes Somers to Regional Sales Executive
 - FBinsure Acquires Massachusetts’ Nimiroski Insurance Agency