East News for October 2004
- Insurance Fraud Keeps Pa. Candidate Off Ballot
- Pa. AG Sues 16 Including Attorneys Over Alleged Widespread ‘Living Trust’ Sales Scam
- Mass. Father, Son-In-Law Keep Fraud in the Family
- Maine’s Northeast Bank Buys Sargent Agency
- N.J. Governor-to-be Codey Severs Ties to Insurance Agency to Avoid Any Possible Conflict of Interest
- Md. Gov.’s Med-Mal Plan Gets Frosty Reception from Senate Leader Miller; Special Session in Doubt
- Harleysville CFO Steps Down; Kauffman Named Counsel
- Md. Governor Files Med-Mal Measure
- Fireman’s Fund to Stay in Mass. Personal Auto Market
- OSHA Fines Delaware Clam Factory for Explosives
- Allmerica Reports Big Jump in 3d Quarter Results
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires N.Y.’s Yanoff
- Conn. AG Issues Subpoena to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Requesting Information
- Former N.J. Neurologist Gets Jail Time in Fraud Scam
- Mass. FAIR Plan Rate Hike to be Heard Nov. 3
- Commerce Insurance Estimates Potential Expenses, Savings from Mass. Auto High Risk Pool Revisions
- DVUA Expands into New England with Acquisition of Zimmerman Specialty of Mass.
- Maryland’s U.S. Senators Call for Flood Program Probe
- Mass. Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner Launch Probes into Brokers’ Fee Arrangements
- Insurer Sues Lenny Kravtiz in N.Y. Over Water Damage
- Progressive Now Offering Commercial Auto in N.H.
- Maryland Receives NAIC Accreditation
- Greater New York Open for Business in Maryland
- Insurers: N.Y. Coastal Property Market Restored
- Marsh Called to N.Y. Department Hearing Nov. 23
- Lawyers Clash in Second World Trade Center Trial
- Pa. House Advances Med-Mal Subsidy
- Pa. Gov. Unveils Letter to Congressional Delegation Regarding Flood Relief
- President Bush Tackles Medical Liability Reform During Pa. Visit
- Breeden Named CTO at Markel Corp.
- Mass. Couple Drive Into Auto Fraud Conviction
- Former N.J. Carrier Employee Sentenced
- Interboro Mutual Indemnity Gets Bad Grade from S&P After Entering Rehabilitation
- N.J. Women Pulled Over in Fraud Scam
- President Authorizes Disaster Aid Following Va. Storms
- Pa. Insurers Cleared of Murder Spree Claims
- Md. Leaders Optimistic Over Med-Mal Session
- Allmerica Notes Impact from Hurricane Jeanne
- N.J. AG Notes Racketeering Convictions of Pair in Multi-Million Dollar Staged Accident Conspiracy
- Tyco Execs Sue Insurer Over Legal Fees
- Mueller Joins OneBeacon Technology Insurance Team
- N.H. Weighs Cut in Insurers’ Premium Tax
- Evans Bank Expands Insurance Reach into N.Y.’s Niagara County with Purchase of Ulrich & Co. of Lockport
- Ambulette Companies, Two Principals Offer Guilty Pleas in N.Y. No-Fault Billing Scam
- N.J. Plastic Surgeon Indicted for Third Time on Insurance Fraud Charges
- Pa. Hospitals Say New Liability Survey Backs Need for Medical Reforms
- Donegal Group Notes Q3 Storm Impact
- Jury Selection Underway for Second WTC Trial
- Competitive Technologies Makes Claims Agreement with N.J.’s Federal Insurance Co.
- N.J. Office Charges Philadelphia Man With Participation in Auto Scheme
- McHugh Joins DVUA Marketing Department
- Mass. Agents Face Battle Over Commission Bid
- Mass. Targets Amusement Park Safety
- EPA Removes N.Y.’s Love Canal from Superfund List
- FEMA Opens Hurricane Recovery Centers in N.J.
- Blue Cross Loses R.I. State Contract
- Mass. Senators Urge Delay in High Risk Changes
- CEOs Praise Hudson Valley N.Y. Market
- N.J. Agent Charged in Theft of Sales Commissions
- Pa. Judge Rules Public Has Right to Know Details of Medical Malpractice Settlement
- N.J. Issues Mixed Report on State’s HMOs
- Md. Docs Postpone Surgery Slowdown
- Pawtucket Mutual Cancellations in Effect in New York
- SAN Group Continues Growth with 13 New Members
- Five Charged in Md. Auto Accident Scam
- DCAP Approved for NASDAQ Small Cap Listing
- PCI: Connecticut Needs to Make Common Sense Reforms to Medical Liability System
- Vermont OSHA Probes Fatal Construction Accident
- Maine Supreme Court Strikes Down Policy Limitation on Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Sign-Up for Maine Health Plan, Dirigo, Begins
- Mass. Delays High Risk Rule Hearing Until Oct. 20
- $40M Accord Reached Over Pennsylvania Apartment Explosion That Killed 6 People
- Mass. Indicts ‘Big Dig’ Workers for Comp Fraud
- Final Mass. Auto Rate Bid Filed: 1%
- Md. Report Faults FEMA for Failing Isabel Victims
- N.J. Court Approves Receivership for MIIX Insurance
- N.J. Maintains Top Auto Insurance Premium Figures Reflect Years of ‘Suffering’ Before 2003 Reforms