East News for March 2004
- Mass. Charges 5 Chiropractors with Insurance Fraud
 - Maine Panel Advances WC Board Restructuring
 - N.Y., Conn. Reps. File Ground Zero Worker Health Bill
 - A.M. Best Downgrades Providence Washington
 - Former Mass. Official D’Amato Heads Consumer Group
 - Atlantic Mutual Finalizes Sale of Commercial Business to OneBeacon, Overall GWP for Book Totals More than $400 Million
 - Sen. Mikulski Airs Maryland’s Concerns with Flood Plan
 - Md. Governor Signs Isabel Relief Fund Into Law
 - N.H. Liquor Agency Flexes New Suspension Power
 - N.J. Senate Passes Med-Mal Fund
 - Former N.Y. Arena Football Star Arrested on Workers’ Compensation Fraud in Calif.
 - Pa. Firm Joins ISU
 - Maryland Scraps Major Med-Mal Reform; Limited Proposal Gets Preliminary Approval in House
 - SAN Group Names Vaughan for Northern New England
 - CPCU Society Announces May Educational Events
 - ACE USA Appoints Alfieri NY Regional Executive
 - N.H. Firms Hit Anthem Rejection of Co-Payment Plan
 - N.Y. Agents Name Harleysville Top Commercial Partner
 - Pa. Hospitals React to Medical Liability Proposals
 - Mass. Man Sent to Jail for Workers’ Comp Fraud
 - Pa. Gov. Rendell Offers Med-Mal Package
 - Erie Group Retains Fortune 500 Listing
 - Vermont Approves Workers’ Comp Hikes
 - PIA Mgmt. Services Names New Pres.-CEO, Chairman
 - Silverstein Testifies at WTC Trial
 - PCI Says N.J. Auto Reform ‘On the Right Track’
 - Pa. State Senators Reintroduce Lawsuit Reform Measure: ‘Joint and Several Liability’ Legal Doctrine
 - Maryland Citizens for Asbestos Reform Urges State House Judiciary Committee to Close Loophole By Passing HB 1346
 - N.Y. Gov. Pataki Offers WC Reform Package
 - N.Y. Official Subpoenas Liquidation Unit
 - Judge Denies Motion to Hold Silverstein in Contempt
 - Union Mutual of Vermont Selects ImageRight,
 - Mass. Adds Its OK to St. Paul-Travelers Merger
 - N.Y. Employers to Speak Out on Cutting WC Costs
 - Judge Bars Silverstein from WTC Trial over Remarks
 - Consumer Protections Added for N.J. Drivers
 - NJBIZ Honors PURE’S Poe with ‘Under 40’ Award
 - IIABNY Reviews ‘Road Shows’ Success
 - New PIACT Pres. Stresses Relationships, Education
 - Mass. Credit Score Vote Disappoints PCI
 - National Life of Vermont Begins Job Cuts
 - N.H. House Votes to Pre-Screen Malpractice Cases
 - Pa. Brokers Arrested in New Jersey, Charged with Stealing More than $100,000 in Client Premium Monies
 - S&P Rates Penn National  ‘BBB’
 - AEGIS Selects Insurity’s P/C System
 - PIACT Names Officers for 2004-2005
 - Mass. Agents, Bar Compete with Lawyers Programs
 - Flood Program Agrees to Review Maryland Complaints
 - N.J. DOBI Notes Success of Online Auto Insurance Site
 - MIIX Group Continues to Examine Reserves
 - Maine Governor Unveils Plan to Revamp Gridlocked Workers’ Comp Board
 - N.Y. Turns to Cybersetttle to Handle Claims with Insurers in Liquidation
 - CRM Underscores NY Health Care Trust Financial Strength, Continues Growth of Customer Base
 - NAMIC Urges Vermont to Criminalize Industry Fraud
 - PCI Letter Cites N.J. Auto Reforms
 - Virginia Advances State Insurance Plan for Physicians
 - Conn., Pa. Receive NAIC Accreditation Awards
 - Northeast PIA’s Launch New Ed. Program
 - Customer Survey Gives IWIF High Marks
 - Montgomery Insurance Names Two New VP’s
 - N.J. Assembly to Vote on Med-Mal Fund Today
 - N.H. All-Industry I-Day Set for April 15
 - IIABNY Reminds Agents on Flood Insurance
 - Delaware Mulls Dissolving CareFirst Affiliation with Blue Cross
 - New Jersey Task Force Calls For Mandatory Boat Safety Training and Premium Discounts
 - Agent Leader Decries ‘Two-Tiered’ Agency System in Massachusetts Auto System
 - Mass. Eyes Fla.-style Hurricane Fund to Ease Coastal Crisis
 - NYC to Host NAIC Meeting March 13-16
 - PIACT Opposes Agency Termination Proposals
 - Pa. Gov. Informs Med Students on Reform Plan
 - PIANJ Input on Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner
 - AIA Opposes Mass. Bill on Credit Scoring
 - NYSID Announces 100-Count Auto Fraud Indictment
 - Panel Discussion Slated on Pa. Med-Mal Crisis
 - PIANY Details Plans for LI RAP
 - New England Area CPCU to Hold Seminars
 - D.C. Insurance, Banking Departments Merge
 - S&P Lowers Connecticut Medical Ratings to ‘BBpi’
 - PCI Says Proposed Credit Score Ban Would Further Disrupt Mass. Market
 - NYSID Selects Top 10 ‘Rotten Apples’ in 2003 Fraud Review
 - PEMA Warns on Spring Floods
 - PIANJ Updates Online Agency Handbook to Reflect New Agents’ Ownership Law
 - Brown & Brown Acquires Two N.J. Agencies
 - PCI Opposes Conn. Mold Bill
 - N.Y. Pizza Shop Owner Faces Workers Comp Fraud Charges
 - Best Affirms Erie Group’s ‘A+’ Ratings
 - IIABNJ Lauds N.J. DOBI Consumer Education Initiative
 - IIABNJ YAC Hosts “Day in Trenton”
 - NYMAGIC, INC. Announces Pricing of Debt Offering
 - Maryland Seeks Flood Program Changes
 - Boston Archdiocese Sues Insurer
 - Russell Bond’s Bingeman Receives Award
 - PIACT Supports Conn. Bill on Health Care, Med Mal
 - IIABNY Notes 67 Agencies Joined National Brand
 - Insurers Praise Conn. High Court Ruling Limiting Emotional Distress Recovery
 - PCI, AIA Oppose Mass. Bill Requiring Insurers to Report to Tax Authorities
 - Allmerica CEO: Mass. Personal Lines Capacity Woes Could Spread to Other Lines
 - New Jersey to Unveil Online Auto Insurance Planner
 - Online Insurance Marketing Conference Set for May in Princeton, N.J.
 - Mass. Auto Insurer Hanover Sues Over High Risk ‘Conspiracy’
 - New Hampshire Judge Clears Way for Enhanced Damages in Drunk Driving Cases
 - Rhode Island Judge Rules Jury Retrial in Suit Against Lead Paint Makers
 - Jennifer M. McHugh Appointed Pa. Deputy Insurance Commissioner for Mcare
 - AIA Notes N.H. Adoption of New Credit Rule
 - CIBGNY Sets Meeting Date
 - N.J. Auto Reforms Continue Drive Forward
 - PIANH Adopts “Principles of Professionalism”
 - GEICO Names John Zinno, Greg Jacobi for New Buffalo Center
 - New Jersey Broker Acquired By American Wholesale Insurance Group
 - AIA Urges Md. Senate Finance Committee to Improve Viability of Workers’ Comp System By Passing SB 466
 - N.Y. Arrests 12 for Workers’ Comp Fraud
 - Best Announces Rating Actions on Highmark
 - Maine Governor Reappoints Iuppa as Insurance Superintendent
 - R.I. Club Owners Ruled Not Personally Liable for Workers’ Comp Penalty
 - IIABNY Survey Finds Most Northeast In-Home Businesses Vulnerable
 - NCRIC Group Appoints Financial Expert Frank Ross to Board
 - Auto, HO Rate Changes in the Works in Pennsylvania
 
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