East News for August 2007
- Northeast Bank in Maine Acquires Lewiston Agency
 - Vermont Safety Official Inspects Nuclear Plant After Tower Collapse
 - ‘Running with Scissors’ Author Settles Suit with Therapist’s Family
 - N.Y. Names Task Force to Study Rising Medical Malpractice Costs
 - Pennsylvania House Panel Hears Insurance Consumer Advocate Bill
 - 4 Insurers Said to Be Eyeing Mass. Auto Market After Deregulation
 - Hazing Charges Against N.J. College Officials Dropped
 - N.H. Court: Motorcyle Hit-Run Victim Covered by Auto Uninsured Coverage
 - 3 New England States Beef Up Highway Patrols for Labor Day
 - GEICO Cuts N.J. Auto Rates
 - Proposed Mass. Auto Rules Would Ban Use of Socioeconomic Factors
 - Citing Lapses in Deutsche Bank Fire, N.Y. City Orders Building Inspections
 - N.Y. Halts Insurers from Tying Coastal Home Renewals to Other Business
 - Flood Officials Seek to Limit Development in Northern N.J.
 - N.Y. Officials Say Broker Pocketed Insurance Premiums
 - Vermont Mutual Promotes McCarthy in N.Y.
 - Pa. Medical Malpractice Insurer Files for 11% Rate Cut
 - Surgeons Got Off on Wrong Foot, Claims Pa. Patient
 - Neighbors Worry About Toxins from Building Next to WTC Site
 - Waters Named SAN Group Regional V.P. for Northern New England
 - Hanover Names Lavey Northeast Region President
 - Maryland’s IWIF Promotes Beck to CFO
 - Pa. Man Charged in Fatal Mercer County Hotel Arson
 - N.Y. Charitable Foundation Names Exec Committee
 - N.J. Law Targets Mattress Fires
 - N.J. Ups Mine Safety Violation Fines
 - Maryland Man Who Lost Family in Fire Sues Over Lack of Smoke Alarms
 - Pa. Judge Charged in Alleged Insurance Scam Suspended
 - N.H. Agents Re-elect George as President; Wainwright President-Elect
 - Workers’ Comp Writer MEMIC  Enters N.Y.; Opens Albany Office
 - R.I. Rep. Kennedy Urges More ‘Sunshine’ at Regulators’ Meetings
 - Pa. Judge Suspended Over Insurance Fraud Charges to Retire
 - Fire in Abandoned Skyscraper Kills Two
 - Pa. Judge Faces Fraud Indictment Relating to Car Accident Claim
 - Mass. Man Pleads Guilty to Eating Glass to Defraud Restaurant Insurers
 - Maine Court Rejects Expansion of Snow Plow Subcontractors’ Liability
 - N.Y. AG Cuomo Takes Issue with Health Insurers’ Physician Rankings
 - Court Upholds Maine Law Mandating Blood Tests in Fatal Crashes
 - N.Y. Woman Pays Steep Price for Workers Comp Fraud
 - Conn. Physicians Sue Insurers, Alleging They Favor Designated Doctors
 - Rutgers Student Sues Imus, Claiming Radio Host Harmed Her Reputation
 - Sept. Agribusiness Conference Scheduled in Richmond, Va.
 - Development on Delaware Coast Raises Evacuation Concerns
 - Former N.Y. Mail Carrier  Lied to Get Workers’ Comp Benefits
 - R.I. Governor May Relax Fire Code
 - N.Y. Extends Workers’ Comp Eligibility Deadline for 9/11 Responders
 - N.H. Woman Faces Auto Fraud Charges
 - N.J. Firm Tests Device to Keep Deer Off Roadways
 - Mass. Lawmakers Anxious About Auto Change, Socioeconomic Factors
 - Falwell Insurance Policy Lifts Liberty University Out of Debt
 - Candidate Giuliani Says He Misspoke About Ground Zero Health Risk
 - Mass. Faces Deluge of Applications for Mandatory Health Coverage
 - Judge Hears Appeal on Ruling That Quashed Va. Bad Driver Fees
 - Maine Court Rules Employer May Offset Workers Comp by Disability Sum
 - Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc Pursue Partnership Over Lawsuit
 - Va. Man Awarded $41 Million for Priest Abuse Files Another Suit
 - Va. Conservatives File Suit Against New Tax, Driving Fees Law
 - Truck Driver Burned in N.Y. Steam Pipe Blast Sues Con Ed
 - N.Y. Regulator Expects All Insurers at Pandemic Flu Exercise in Sept.
 - Start-Up Specialty Insurer in Conn. Completes $279 Million in Funding
 - Mass. Auto Competition: Commerce Pulls U-Turn; Will Geico Field a Team?
 - Mass. Court Rules Excess Insurer Not Bound by Primary Insurer Settlement
 - Pa. Town Seeks Insurance Rules to Keeps Kids, Guests On Firetrucks
 - Bollinger Acquires Redmond & Associates of N.J.
 - Parents Sue Hotel Over Death of Pa. Teen Worker Who Drove Drunk
 - Mass. Enacts ID Protection Law with Security Freeze Provision
 - R.I. Hospital Reports Third Incidence of Wrong-Site Brain Surgery
 - N.J. Court: Out-of-Stater Can Be Sued for Libel for Web Postings
 - Q2 Net Income, Premiums Down at Safety Insurance Group
 - Deadline Nears for Conn. Flood Victims Seeking Federal Aid
 - N.Y. Enhances Safety Controls for Office-Based Surgeries
 - Long Island Could Lose Power for 9 Days from Small Hurricane
 - Vermont Flood Victim Seeks Federal Buyout of Properties
 - Key Senators Question Use of 9/11 Insurance Fund Monies
 - N.Y. Firms, Residents Hurt by Steam Blast Eligible for Federal Loans
 - Pa. Roofing Firm Pleads Guilty in Electrocution of Worker
 - N.Y. City Rules Would Require Permits, Insurance of Photographers
 - N.Y. Insurance Department Names Four to Key Posts
 - Del. Restricts Insurers’ Use of Credit Scoring for Auto, Home Renewals
 - Insurers Seek 3.3% Workers Comp Premium Raise in Virginia
 - Virginia Judge Throws Out Controversial Bad Driving Fees
 - R.I. Audit of Beacon Confirms Unfair Practices; Seeks Fines, Refunds
 - UPS Agrees to Offer Benefits to Gay Partners in N.J.
 - Two in N.H. Accused of Workers’ Compensation Benefit Fraud
 
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