East News for November 2014
- New York Court Shows Leniency in Dismissal of Going-Private Buyout Claim
 - New York Firefighters’ Group Urges Kitchen Caution on Thanksgiving
 - 2 Baltimore Women Awarded $3.8M in Lead Paint Case
 - Massachusetts Officials: Revamped Healthcare Website Working as Hoped
 - UVA May Extend Ban on Fraternity Activities as Board Pledges Improved Safety
 - Red-Light Camera Debate Heats Up in New Jersey
 - Snowstorm Recovery Efforts Continue in Buffalo, N.Y.
 - AHT Insurance in Virginia Announces CEO Retirement and Succession Plan
 - Vermont to Enforce Seat Belt Law Over Thanksgiving Holiday
 - NYC Incurred Record $732M in Legal Costs Last Fiscal Year
 - Superstorm Sandy Victims Allege Racketeering in Flood Claims Review
 - N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Near Misses Show Need for Drone Regulations
 - 2 AIG Subsidiaries File to Redomesticate From Pennsylvania to Illinois
 - Massachusetts Commissioner Murphy to Step Down, Join Coverys as COO
 - Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Residents Urged to Prepare for Flooding
 - D.C. Approves Fines for People Who Don’t Shovel Snow
 - Connecticut Approves NCCI’s Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease Filing
 - Safety Urged During Holiday Season in Virginia
 - New York Insurance Association Elects 2015 Officers and Board Directors
 - Draft Report: Taxis to Be Outnumbered by Rideshare Drivers in Virginia
 - Eastern Insurance Group Hires Lemos as Construction Practice Manager in Mass.
 - More Snow Threatening for Western New York as Flooding Risk
 - Hub International Northeast Hires Dionisio as Personal Lines VP in Conn.
 - Conn. Court: Enfield Homeowner Not Liable in Icy Sidewalk ‘Slip and Fall’ Case
 - Connecticut Commissioner Leonardi to Step Down, Join New York Investment Firm
 - New York DFS Superintendent Lawsky Leaving After $3B in Fines Makes Mark
 - Lawyer: Morgan Sustained ‘Traumatic Brain Injury’ in N.J. Turnpike Crash
 - Lancer Indemnity Hires Wind as Underwriter in New York
 - FBinsure Acquires Gramlich Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
 - Maryland Firm to Pay $415K to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit
 - New Jersey Approves 2.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates, Rating Values
 - Settlement Reached in Accidental Wild West Show Shooting in New Jersey
 - N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Federal Government Should Cover Ebola Costs
 - Truck Driver in Tracy Morgan Crash Asks to Delay Lawsuit
 - Hub International Hires Farley as East Region Cyber Risk Practice Leader
 - Acadia Insurance Sues Owner of HMS Bounty That Sank During Sandy
 - New Jersey Sen. Menendez Presses for Sandy Flood Insurance Probe
 - York Risk Services Group Acquires RMPG in New York
 - 3 Sentenced in N.J. for Running International Car Theft Scheme
 - CNA Hires DeVinney as Commercial Underwriting Officer in New York
 - Viewpoint: NCAA Keeps Bungling Penn State Investigation
 - Condé Nast Agrees to $5.8M Settlement in Class-Action Suit Over Intern Pay
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Titan Group in Virginia
 - N.Y. Court: Author Michael Lewis Did Not Libel Money Manager in ‘The Big Short’
 - East Gubernatorial Race Results and Their Impact on Regulators
 - Lockton Hires Amato as Health Risk Solutions Director in D.C.
 - Hudson Insurance Acquires Surety Partners’ Northeast Operation
 - Doctor Recovers From Ebola, Leaves New York City Hospital
 - New Jersey’s Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments
 - C&R Insurance Services in Pennsylvania Announces 2 Acquisitions
 - Prime Risk Partners Hires McKenna as Senior VP in New York
 - New York Rivers Getting New Flood Gauges
 - Audit: New York City Failed to Make Key Fixes After Crane Collapse
 - Virginia SCC: November Is Peak Month for Vehicle-Deer Collisions
 - New York’s Utica Mutual Names Creedon to Be Next CEO
 - Hub International Northeast Hires Clegg as Private Client Services VP
 - Joan Rivers Didn’t Consent to Procedures Performed at Yorkville
 - New York DFS Superintendent Lawsky Considering 2015 Exit Plan
 - N.Y. Sen. Schumer Urges Review of Car Safety Screening
 - Blue-Collar Workers Priced Out as Rich Snap Up Jersey Shore Homes
 - Aetna to Establish Captive Insurance Company in Connecticut
 - Waldorf Sale to Chinese Firm Risks U.S. Review Over Spying Concerns
 - New Jersey Psychologist Faces Insurance Fraud Charges
 - Person in NYC Released From Ebola Quarantine
 - 4 Sandy-Damaged NYC Hospitals to Get $1.6B in Federal Aid
 - Hub International Acquires Fotek Insurance Agency in New Jersey
 - New Hampshire Approves NCCI’s Loss Cost Decrease Filing
 - Former Insurance Exec MacArthur Wins N.J.’s 3rd Congressional District Seat
 - Hub International Northeast Hires Bueti as Assistant VP in New York
 - Imprisoned Pennsylvania Doctor Faces Health Care Fraud Plea
 - Circus Cited for Hair-Hanging Stunt in Rhode Island That Injured 9
 - Boston Insurance Brokerage Hires Bordonaro as Broker’s Assistant
 - N.J. Man Admits Staging Auto Accidents for $179K Insurance Payments
 - Md. Court Overturns $500K Verdict, Says Insurance Issue Likely Prejudiced Jury
 - New Rules for New York Drivers Using Hand-Held Phones
 - Maryland Insurers Using ‘Price Optimization’ Ordered to File Corrective Action Plan
 - Nash to Retire as President of N.H. Association of Insurance Agents
 - IA&B in Pennsylvania Hires Foster as CFO/COO
 - New York Workers’ Comp Assessment Rate to Drop to 13.2%
 - Starkweather & Shepley Acquires Universal Insurance Agency in Rhode Island
 - Study: N.J.’s Teen Driver Decals Show Sustained Link With Fewer Crashes
 - Boston Insurance Brokerage Hires Roderiques as Workers’ Comp Underwriter
 - AIG Pays $35M Penalty to Resolve Probe of Units Sold to MetLife