East News for September 2006
- N.Y. Sees Rise in Number of Health Insureds
 - Mavroukas Named Vice President at N.Y.’s Demetriou Group
 - N.J. Agents Oppose Surplus Lines Commission Disclosure Proposal
 - N.Y. Business Owner Caught Forging Insurance Certificate
 - New D.C.-Md.-Va. Regional Emergency Facility Officially Dedicated
 - U.S. Denies Funding for Burlington, Vt. Lead Abatement Program
 - Mass. Auto Rates Would Fall from 8% to 18% Under Latest Proposals
 - N.Y. City to Adjust Reservoirs to Lessen Delaware River Flooding
 - Zaiger Heads Hanover’s Agent Council
 - N.H. Considers ‘Degraduated’ License, More Tests for Elderly Drivers
 - Families Hope Civil Suit Brings Accountability for R.I. Club Fire
 - Insurer Opposes Award to R.I. Man for Malfunctioning Penile Implant
 - All Risks Opens D.C. Branch; Raphael Named Manager
 - Conn. Homeowners Vent Frustration Over Coastal Insurance
 - Anthem Blue Cross to Renew Maine’s Dirigo Plan for Another Year
 - R.I.’s Stallwood Agency Merges with Hunter Insurance
 - Virginia to Appeal Denial of Federal Aid for Ernesto Victims
 - Insurers Lowering Car Insurance Rates in Virginia
 - N.H. Family, Mass. Hospital Settle Over Birth of Son with Brain Damage
 - Vermont Jury Awards Homeowners $3.3M in Case Against Developer
 - Conn. Agents: Coastal Markets Tough But Insureds Getting Coverage
 - TD Banknorth Agency Promotes 5
 - Fire Victims’ Families Decry R.I. Nightclub Owners’ Pleas
 - PIANY Elects Oneida Agent Dickson as President
 - Shaw Joins PMC Insurance in Mass.
 - AIG Political Contributions by Subsidiaries Questioned in N.Y.
 - N.H. Audit Blasts State Insurance Buying Practices
 - GEICO Adds 800 Jobs in Virginia
 - Harleysville Appoints Dever to Spearhead Performance Excellence
 - Main Street America Adds Free ID Theft Coverage to Home Policies
 - N.J.’s National Atlantic, Commerce Group of Mass. in Talks
 - Insurer ProMutual Offers Captive-Like Option to Medical Facilities
 - Travelers Offers Hybrid Drivers in N.J. 10% Discount
 - FBI: Overall N.Y. Crime Rate Continues Decline; Car Thefts Down 13%
 - Fairfax, Va. Report: Severe Bird Flu Would Affect One-Third, Kill 700
 - Lawsuit in Va. Boating Deaths Settled for $2.75M
 - Husband Arrested in Stabbing Death of Chubb Employee in N.Y.
 - Conn. AG Says GEICO to Pull ‘Misleading Charo’ Ad
 - Mass. Housing Authority Corruption Defendant Pleads Guilty
 - Family of Fair Accident Victim in Mass. Files Wrongful Death Suit
 - Professional Underwriters Launches New Public Entity Program
 - Allied North America Creates New Business Division
 - Boston-NYC Chinatown Bus Fleet Safety Questioned
 - GEICO Taps Pierce to Head Mid-Atlantic and Property Operations
 - Ascher Joins N.Y.’s Demetriou Group
 - Burns & Wilcox Opens Maine Office; Pope Named Manager
 - Feds Hit Over Ground Zero Workers’ Health Problems
 - Progressive to Enter Mass. Auto Market– Commercial Lines
 - Pa. Roofing Firm Fined $100K in Worker’s Electrocution Death
 - Mass. AG Reilly Opposes FAIR Plan’s 12% Rate Hike
 - Va. Governor Seeks Disaster Aid for 25 Towns Hit by Ernesto
 - Pa. Cites 46 High-Risk Dam Owners for Weak Emergency Plans
 - Conn. Officials, Insurer Agree to 90-Day Moratorium on Shutter Rule
 - Flooded Pa. Homeowners Blame Spillover from N.Y. City Reservoirs
 - Shutter Diplomacy: Conn. Regulator Plans Coastal Insurance Forum
 - McGowan Joins Beecher Carlson Executive Liability Team in N.Y.
 - Study: Seven Out of 10 WTC Rescuers Have Suffered Lung Problems
 - N.Y. Mobile Command Center Wins Best Practices Award
 - Five Seek to Define N.Y. Attorney General Role After Spitzer
 - Mass. Board Sets Lower Income Residents’ Health Insurance Fee
 - Ernesto Toll in Virginia: 6 Deaths, $33 Million Damages
 - 76 N.H. Families Still in Need After May Floods
 - Va. Insurance Broker’s Big Step: First ‘Carbon Neutral Footprint’
 - USI Holdings Buys Leader Associates and Emerson Reid, N.Y.-N.J. Agencies
 - Pa. High Court Dismisses Insurer Appeal of $3.07M Award