East News for March 2002
- A.M. Best Lowers Rating for AFL Insurance
 - PIANJ Supports Damage Inspection Changes
 - Berkley Increases Insurance Operation Capital by $50 Million
 - NY Agent/Broker Associations Join to Fight Auto Fraud
 - NY, NJ, Conn. Med Mal Premium Costs on the Rise
 - Erie Faces Class Action Lawsuit on Auto Parts
 - Crawford’s Garden City Group Promotes Neil Zola to Exec VP, COO
 - Manhattan DA Charges 22 in WTC Fraud
 - A.M. Best Downgrades MIIX to C+ (Marginal), CEO Says Situation Has Stabilized
 - NYSID Unveils Proposed Laws for Sponsored Captives
 - New PIACT Pres. Pascarella Stresses Need to Embrace Change
 - PA Gov. Schweiker Signs Med Mal Reform Law
 - MIIX Appoints Fox-Pitt, Kelton as Financial Advisors
 - PIACT Elects Bishop VP, Names Tiziani as Professional of the Year
 - Rutgers Study Finds NJ Auto Insurance Laws Fundamentally Flawed
 - PIA Condemns OCC Bank Law Preemption Opinion in Mass.
 - NYSID Urges Assembly to Pass Risk Based Capital Standards for P/C Insurers
 - PIACT Honors Sen. Bozek as Legislator of the Year
 - Preserver to Delist from Nasdaq, as Privatization Continues
 - PA Medical Society Responds to Trial Lawyers Charges over PMSLIC
 - NAII Opposes Proposed Conn. Insurance Disclosure Law
 - PA Agents Associations to Merge
 - I.I.I. Says Organized Crime Costs NY Drivers $2 Million a Day
 - NYMAGIC to Discontinue Aviation Business
 - S&P Lowers Lawrenceville P/C’s Ratings to ‘Bpi’
 - PA Legislature Passes Med Mal Reform Bill
 - Gallagher Acquires Conn., NJ Brokers
 - NY Charges 30 in $1.6 Million Stolen Car Insurance Fraud
 - PA Trial Lawyers Attack Medical Society Links with Med Mal Insurer
 - Mass. Legislature Considers Bill to Outlaw “Runners”|”|”A bill before the Massachusetts legislature
 - S&P Downgrades Conn. Surety Co. in Response to Rehabilitation Order
 - PIANY Opposes Reinstatement of Collision Damage Waivers
 - Proposed N.J. Regulation Offers Relief on Excess Profit Rule
 - Bronx Health Care Providers Charged in No-Fault Fraud Sting
 - NAII Says Court Ruling Victory for N.J. Auto Reform
 - NAII Claims Federal Law, State Regulations Make Conn. Credit Bill Unnecessary
 - Mass. Legislators Attend AIA Seminar on Post-Sept. 11 Market
 - NAII Says Territorial Rating Ban Would Increase Premiums for Most Md. Drivers
 - AAI Warns Bill Would Increase N.Y. Workers’
 - AIG Subsidiaries Sue Reinsurer for Sept. 11 Losses
 - N.Y. Superintendent Details Need for Federal Backstop for Terrorism Losses
 - MIIX Group Reports $162.8 Million Q4 Loss
 - Preserver Group Acquires 81% of Shares as Tender Offer Expires