East News for December 2015
- Insurance Journal’s Most Popular East Region Stories of 2015
- Connecticut Doctors Say ‘Concussion’ Film Could Mislead
- Delaware Extends Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants
- Tarpey Insurance Group Acquires Wilson Insurance in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Officials Urge Drone Owners to Be Safe Over Holidays
- Mass. Consumer Comments Highlight Concerns Over Home Insurance Rates
- Maine Police Stumped by Rise in Pedestrian Deaths in 2015
- FEMA Continues to Examine Thousands of Sandy Claims Review Cases
- Bribery Probe Into N.J. Lab Nets $12M, More Than 2 Dozen Doctors
- Conn. State Police Responded to 460 Accidents Over Christmas Weekend
- Oswego Valley Insurance Acquires Banach Insurance in New York
- Hub New England Hires Minichiello as Employee Benefits President
- Cab Drivers Fight Back as Uber Looks to Expand to Upstate New York
- Newtown Victims’ Families to Split $1.5M From Homeowner’s Insurance
- Mass. Workers’ Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau Proposes Rate Hike
- NSM Insurance Group Hires McClellan as Producer in Pennsylvania
- Maine Group Urges Law for Drivers Under Marijuana Influence
- Pennsylvania’s Donegal Buys Out Activist Investor’s Shares for $70M
- Zurich North America Forms Captive Insurance Company in Vermont
- ACE Announces Future Field Leadership Team for Boston Region
- Pennsylvania Officials Offer Tips on Home Holiday Safety
- Ratings of Pennsylvania-Based ARI Mutual Downgraded
- Brethren Mutual Hires Foltz as Personal Lines Underwriting Manager in Maryland
- Delaware Decriminalizes ‘Personal Use’ Marijuana Possession
- Cross Insurance Acquires Knapp Schenck & Company in Boston
- N.J. Legislators Approve Bill Preventing Foreclosures for Sandy Victims
- Mother Sues Chipotle After Teenage Son Sickened at Boston Restaurant
- Maryland Commissioner to Meet With Local Farmers to Discuss P/C Insurance
- Pennsylvania Court Issues Liquidation Order for Regis Insurance
- N.Y. Court: Doc May Owe 3rd Party for Not Warning Patient About Driving on Meds
- McKee Risk Management Hires Prinz as Social Services VP in Penn.
- Brown & Brown Acquires Ocean Marine Insurance Agency & Affiliates in R.I.
- Virginia’s Tangier Island Residents Could Become ‘Climate Change Refugees’
- Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau Seeks 0.9% Loss Cost Decrease
- Massachusetts Rejects Mapfre’s Ice-Dam Deductible Request
- Mass. Lawmakers Weigh 2-Tiered Driver’s License Identification System
- Vermont Court Lets Home Insurer Off the Hook in Pesticide Lawsuit
- Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Northwestern Benefit in Boston
- IICF Northeast Benefit Dinner Raises $1.26M for Regional Charities
- Rhode Island’s Chestnut Hill Acquires Rotatori Insurance
- Preferred Mutual Hires Kellerman as Human Resources Director in New York
- Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Licensed in New Hampshire
- Penn. Counselor Allegedly Billed Insurance $600K for Fake Office Visits
- Delaware City Pays $15K Deductible in Settling Police Kick Lawsuit
- Delaware Warns Insurers About Circumventing PIP Subrogation Claims
- Once Profitable, Maine’s Community Health Option Is Now Losing Millions
- Vermont Program Gives Low-Income Motorists a Break on Their Old Tickets
- Jury Finds Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Skelos, Son Guilty in Corruption Trial
- Connecticut Regulator Warns of Phone Scams Targeting Policyholders
- Former Insurance Exec Gets 37 Years for $100M Premium Fraud in Maryland
- Great American Insurance Launches M&A Liability Division in New York
- 91 Sickened by Norovirus Tied to Boston Chipotle; CEO Apologizes Over Illnesses
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Smith Insurance in Connecticut
- Massachusetts to Receive $120M in Disaster Aid for Last Winter’s Snowfall
- N.Y., N.J., Conn. Team Up to Boost Security During Busy Holiday Season
- Penn. Encourages Older Drivers to Assess Their Skills Behind the Wheel
- Northeasterners Are Beginning to Wonder: Where’s Winter?
- Iu Named Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor in New Jersey
- Saving Shore Communities a Risky, Expensive Proposition
- Maine Pedestrian Deaths in 2015 Highest in Past 10 Years
- Associates of Glens Falls Insurance Acquires Loomis & LaPann in New York
- Boston Chipotle Shuts Down After Scores of BC Students Get Sick
- Insurance Fraudster Heads Back to Jail for Violating Release Terms in Conn.
- Woodruff-Sawyer to Acquire Capstone Insurance in Massachusetts
- JLT Specialty Hires Brown as SVP of Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie Practice in N.Y.
- N.Y. Sen. Schumer Calls for Increased Federal Funding for Fire Departments
- Health Insurers to Rebate More Than $2M to Delaware Consumers
- Federal Officials Reopen Disaster Loan Filing Period for Sandy Victims
- Prosecutors Plan to Retry Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Executives
- NAIA Adds Strategic Benefit & Insurance Advisors as Member Agency in N.H.
- N.Y. State Police Issued 14K Tickets During Thanksgiving Weekend
- Connecticut Bans Use of Price Optimization in Insurance Rates
- Meeker Sharkey & Hurley Hires Ambrose as Benefits Practice Leader in N.J.
- Mass. AG Announces $209K Settlement With American Fidelity Assurance
- Maine High Court Rejects Insurance Payout to Assault Victim’s Estate
- Vermont Trooper Specializes in Speeders on I-89 Hotspot
- Plymouth Rock Promotes Nisenson to Lead N.J. Prudential Agent Division
- Mass. AG Argues Mapfre, Safety Won Excessive Home Insurance Rate Hikes
- Rodrigues Joins Markel Global Excess Liability Team in New York
- Supreme Court Hears Liberty Mutual Case Against Vermont Data Law
- Vermont Health Connect Promises Fixes After Critical Review
- U.S. Risk Insurance Group Acquires Matias Underwriters in Boston
- Conviction of Former Assembly Speaker Silver Brings Turmoil to N.Y. Politics
- Soucy Insurance Agency Hires Pisaruk as Account Manager in R.I.
- N.Y. Agency Advises Homeowners to Check Heating Oil Tanks to Prevent Leaks
- N.H. to Examine Health Insurers’ Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage
- Maine’s MEMIC Group Announces 3 Promotions