East News for September 2019
- New York Court Denies Industry Request to Delay E-Cigarette Ban
- Massachusetts Man Indicted for $45K Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Massachusetts’ EverQuote Hires Watt as Senior VP of Distribution Services
- Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Bedrick-Kaitz Agency
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for New Hampshire’s Concord Group
- Maryland’s B.F. Saul Insurance Hires Raphael as Senior Vice President
- Maine’s The MEMIC Group Appoints Roberts as Senior Production Underwriter
- Man Injured After Wall Collapses in New Hampshire Construction Accident
- Lawmaker Wants Rhode Island to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
- Tractor Trailer Crash Forces Mandatory Evacuations in Upstate New York
- Federal Agency Discusses Findings in Massachusetts Natural Gas Disaster
- One Dead After Underground Tank Explodes at New York Gas Station
- Massachusetts’ XS Brokers Announces New Executive Leadership Structure
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Maryland’s American Insurance Marketing
- Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Pro Safety Services
- The Hanover Enters Vermont Personal Lines Insurance Market
- Police Investigate $350K in Jewelry Thefts at Manhattan’s Trump Tower
- Investigators Wrap Up Work at Explosion Site in Maine
- Massachusetts’ Activer Solutions Hires Cassata as Assistant Vice President
- Risk Strategies Appoints Gabbard as Senior Vice President to Health Care Practice
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Quincy Mutual Group Members
- Hub International Acquires Pennsylvania’s WhartonHill Advisors
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s Allied Insurance Brokers
- ‘Putrid’ Smell of Carcasses Over Newark Prompts New Jersey Lawsuit
- Massachusetts Man Indicted in Connection with $110K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
- The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative Hires Brown in Pennsylvania
- Hub International Acquires New York’s EPIC Retirement Services Consulting
- Alliant Insurance Services Hires Riley as Vice President in New York
- JGS Insurance Acquires Maryland’s John Manougian Insurance Agency
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety
- Delaware Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud Following Motor Vehicle Accident
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Rhode Island’s Bucci Insurance Group
- New York Moves to Enact Statewide Flavored E-Cigarette Ban
- Hub International Acquires Assets of New York’s StoneStreet Pearl River
- Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. Hires Crawford to Northeast Office
- Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Trullinger, Keating in New Jersey
- AssuredPartners Acquires Connecticut’s Alton E. Woodford Insurance Agency
- Rochester Woman Arraigned for Defrauding Workers’ Comp System of More Than $5K
- Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Virginia’s Washington Financial Group
- Massachusetts, New York Signal Purdue Faces Stiff Court Fight
- Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Commercial Package Coverage Into New Jersey
- Alliant Insurance Services Forms Alliant Mergers & Acquisitions in New York City
- Sentinel Marine Underwriters Hires Chung in New York City, Klein in Baltimore
- New York Finds $1B in Hidden Transfers by Purdue Pharma’s Sackler Family
- Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery Expects $50M Advanced Insurance Payment
- Virginia is Latest State to Sue Purdue Pharma Family
- TigerRisk Partners Appoints Gupta as Chief Operating Officer in New York
- Professional Insurance Agents of New York Names Tomassi as President
- Vermont Anti-Poverty Group Fined for Asbestos and Safety Hazards
- Gallagher Hires Kambos to New York Management Liability Practice
- Assurance Hires Warren to Mid-Atlantic Office in Virginia
- Statewide Insurance Joins Satellite Agency Network Group
- Hagerty Acquires the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut
- The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ The Incentive Group
- Trial Begins in East Village Gas Explosion That Killed Two
- Delaware Attorney General Targets Sackler Family in Opioid Lawsuit
- Five Cases of Lung Disease in Connecticut Possibly Linked to Vaping
- New York Department of Transportation Employee Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Risk Strategies Appoints Flanagan as New England Regional Operations Leader
- Partners General Insurance Agency Hires Farrell, Opens Connecticut Office
- Rhode Island Bike Share Program Put on Hold Amid Safety Concerns
- Ransomware Attack Locks Out New Bedford City Data
- Unlicensed Labor Broker Indicted in New York for $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme
- OSHA Cites New York Frozen Foods Packager for Exposing Employees to Hazards
- Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Hires Greene as VP, Broker in New York Office
- Lockton Affinity to Pay $1M for Administering Carry Guard Insurance in New Jersey
- Officials Say Woman Stole $28K Diamond Ring from New Jersey Costco
- Companies Deny Wrongdoing in Fatal Virginia Helicopter Crash
- Starkweather & Shepley Acquires Rhode Island’s Revens-Gates
- AssuredPartners Promotes Regional President Bair to Mid-Atlantic Region
- PMA Companies Names Shertenlieb as VP of Marketing in Pennsylvania
- Maryland Auto Insurance’s FineFix Program Launches Statewide
- Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces New Directors, Officers
- National Search Begins for Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Official
- Aid Offered for Homeowners Affected by Lake Ontario Flooding
- The Hilb Group Hires Bohn Gitlitz to New England Region
- Toxic Chemical at PES Refinery Mostly Cleared, Aiding Probe of June Blaze