East News for October 2011
- 3M Powerless as October Snow Surprises Northeast
 - Q3 Earnings Report: Selective Posts Net Loss
 - William Gallagher Settles With Regulators, Will Pay $1.7M
 - Virginia Farm Bureau Says It’s Peak Deer vs. Car Season
 - Nearly 580,000 Lose Power During East Coast Snow
 - Q3 Earnings Report: Transatlantic, W.R. Berkley Post Lower Profits
 - Lockton Hires Marine Specialist in New York Office
 - Cuomo: More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York Farms
 - New York Railroad Workers Charged in $1 Billion Disability Claims Fraud
 - Wall Street Protesters Target Health Insurers
 - Group Challenges Secret Court Arbitration in Delaware
 - XL Hires Three New Underwriting Managers in Hartford
 - Capital BlueCross Begins Offering Insurance for Furry Pals
 - Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation to Host Benefit Dinner
 - Massachusetts Agents Drop Ballot Effort on Credit Ban
 - Chartis Appoints Chief Underwriting Officer for Global Commercial Unit
 - The Hartford Names New Chief Risk Officer
 - Maryland’s Highest Court Rules on Lead Paint Lawsuits
 - Pittsburgh Settles Suit Stemming From G20 Summit
 - Mass. Businessman to Appear in Court to Face Insurance Fraud Charges
 - Workers Exposed to Asbestos at Virginia Plant
 - New York Team to Assess Recovery in Flooded Communities
 - Lockton Hires Marsh Executive as Senior VP in New York
 - Delaware Regulators Recovered $1.8M for Consumers, Commissioner Says
 - Marsh Says Workers’ Comp Rates Fell 1.1% on Average in Q3
 - Markel’s Investment Unit Buys Manufacturing Firm
 - Penn. Court Strikes Down Workers’ Comp Exclusion in UIM Policy
 - 5 More Massachusetts Counties Get Irene Disaster Aid
 - FEMA, SBA Extend Deadline for Hurricane Aid in New Jersey
 - D.C. Regulators Say Social Networking Fraud Is A Growing Threat
 - New York-based RMI Hires Borget as Consultant
 - Pennsylvania Agent Accused of Stealing $255K From Clients
 - Wells Fargo Insurance Appoints New Executive For Philadelphia Region
 - New York Court Finds Driver Blinded by Sun Glare May Be Liable in Accident
 - Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year
 - N.J. Insurance Agent Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $176K
 - N.J. Man Indicted for Allegedly Submitting False Claim Worth $24K
 - New York-based Holborn Hires Two Executives From U.S. RE
 - AutoOne Employees Await as Sale to Interboro Nears Completion
 - Vermont Lawsuit Says Ex-Wife of Murder Suspect Negligent
 - R-T Specialty Hires Wholesale Veteran Smith to Manage N.Y. Operation
 - Massachusetts Jury Returns $20M Verdict in Pool Slide Suit
 - Vitale Appointed as New York-based Co-CEO of Aspen Insurance
 - New York’s Suffolk County Had Biggest Insured Property Loss From Irene
 - FEMA Warns N.Y. Residents to Avoid Scams in Wake of Tropical Storm Lee
 - New York Judge: Al-Qaida Owes $9.3 Billion for 9/11 Harm
 - State Farm: Its Conn. Deductible Decision Grounded in Fairness
 - Connecticut Regulators to Revise Hurricane Deductible Rules
 - Penn.-based Insurance Agents & Brokers Hires Brinjac
 - New Jersey Looks to Put a Lid On Its Auto Insurance ‘Pot of Gold’
 - Sen. Blumenthal Asks State Farm to Drop Hurricane Deductible for Irene
 - Aon Hires Willis Executive to Lead Contract Surety Unit in Boston
 - New York-based Navigators Group Names Interim CFO
 - New Jersey Workers’ Comp Insurers Seek 6.9% Rate Hike
 - XL Group Hires New York-based East Region Executive
 - Swiss Re Opens General Aviation Office in New York
 - Hartford Is Latest Site of Wall Street Protest
 - The Hartford Says Its Balance Sheet is Strong
 - FEMA Denies Virginia Earthquake Disaster Aid
 - New York-based Utica National Appoints Cox as Chief Financial Officer
 - N.J.-based Selective Insurance Reports $70M in Q3 Cat Losses
 - AIG’s $725M Settlement with Pension Funds Gains Preliminary Approval
 - Federal Disaster Assistance Extended to Additional New York Counties
 - Court Delays Sentencing in Rhode Island Insurance Fraud Case
 - Atlantic City to Bill Insurers for Emergency Calls
 - Mass. Agents Gathering Signatures for Insurance Credit Score Ban
 - Federal Assistance for Hurricane Irene Tops $5M for Conn. Residents
 - TD Insurance Appoints Nash in Maine Office
 - N.J. Insurance Veteran Fernandez Wins PIA Award
 - Insurers to Send Refunds to 14,149 Massachusetts Motorcycle Owners
 - N.Y.-based U.S. RE Hires Reinsurance Veteran Polkinghorne
 - Chartis to Trim Workforce
 - Towers Watson Acquires N.Y. Investment Advisory Firm
 - Lockton Hires New Producer for D.C. Brokerage Team
 - Mass. Businessman Charged with Filing False Claims, Stealing $40K
 - Heffernan Appoints Bayeux Senior VP for New York Office
 - Insurance Agency Founder Sentenced for Fraud in D.C.
 - Former Maryland Insurance Commissioner Orr Joins Workers’ Comp Insurer
 - Aon Risk Solutions Hires Business Development VP in Rhode Island
 - New York Officially Launches Financial Services Department
 - William Gallagher Associates Appoints New Senior VP in Boston
 - Thousands of Maryland Drivers Ticketed for Cell Phone Use
 - Court Agrees with Dismissal of Abuse Suit Versus Pittsburgh Diocese