East News for February 2016
- SAN Group Hires Cassell as Regional VP for New Hampshire, Maine
 - Conviction in Fatal Maryland Crash Reversed on Insurance Technicality
 - Vermont Fines Continental Indemnity for Workers’ Comp Premium Overcharges
 - Rhode Island Lawmakers Eye Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
 - New York Classical Pianist Awarded $2.5M for Car Crash Injuries
 - Maryland Issues Bulletin on Minimum Days Notice Requirement
 - WCRI Report Examines Trends in New York Workers’ Comp System
 - New Jersey Issues Reminder: Certificates Law Will Take Effect in April
 - Crystal & Co. Hires Wozencraft as Executive Director in New York City
 - After Blizzard, Federal Disaster Loans Offered in 7 New Jersey Counties
 - 2.8M Enroll in New York’s Health Exchange
 - Officials: 45 Died in Rhode Island Vehicle Crashes Last Year
 - Gun Maker Seeks Dismissal of Newtown Shooting Lawsuit
 - AmWINS Group Acquires Group Benefit Services in Maryland
 - The Hilb Group Acquires PriMed Consulting in New Jersey
 - Creedon Begins Tenure as CEO of Utica Mutual in New York
 - Penn. Fracking Trial Begins; Driller Accused of Contaminating Drinking Water
 - Pennsylvania Reclaimed $185M for Insurance Consumers in 2015
 - New Jersey Issues Bulletin on Web-Based Travel Insurance Sales
 - Liberty Hires Quintrell for Global Financial Risks Team in D.C.
 - Maryland’s Carroll County to Pilot State Changes to Drug Treatment Funding
 - Former NYPD Cop Jailed for Filing False Auto Claims
 - Homeowners Ask Judge to Rule Against New Jersey in Protective Dune Case
 - Donegal Group Reports $7.7M Q4 Net Income
 - Hub Hires Albert as Security Risk Management Specialist in New York
 - Vermont Republicans Call for Review of State’s Health Exchange
 - Feds Want Circus Operator Fined for Fatal Tent Collapse in N.H.
 - N.H. Group Gets Update on Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage
 - HSBC to Pay Mass. Homeowners $2.7M Over Force-Placed Insurance Practices
 - New York Senator Urges USDA to Expand Barley Crop Insurance
 - Connecticut Agency Donates $12K to Winter Energy Assistance Program
 - Philadelphia Insurance Companies Promotes 2 to Senior VP
 - AssuredPartners Acquires Encompass Risk Solutions in Pennsylvania
 - Alliant Hires Harper for Employee Benefits Group in Pennsylvania
 - Vermont City Approves Rules for Taxi, Ride-Hailing Services
 - Surprise Fees Often Follow Medical Emergencies
 - Lawsuit Says N.J.’s Post-Sandy Coastal Zone Rules ‘Don’t Make Sense’
 - Massachusetts Bill Aims to Open Up Home Rate Filings for Discussion
 - U.S. Risk Hires Guadagno as EVP of Binding Operations in New York
 - Narragansett Bay Hires McLaughlin as Connecticut Territory Manager
 - Penn. Intergovernmental Risk Management Association’s Rating Affirmed
 - Baltimore Businesses OK’d for $165K in Riot Recovery Loans
 - Henderson Brothers Announces 3 New Hires in Pittsburgh
 - Delaware Licensed 189 Captive Entities in 2015
 - Pennsylvania OKs Average Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 0.9%
 - Self-Employed Who Are Ineligible for ACA Subsidies Worry About Costs
 - Connecticut Announces Its 10th Captive Insurer
 - New Day Hires Lupinetti as Account Manager in New Jersey
 - FBinsure Acquires Hardy & Ponte Insurance in Massachusetts
 - Hub Northeast Hires Martin as Senior VP in New York
 - New York Art Gallery Settles Lawsuit Over Fake Rothko
 - 21st Century Insurance Cutting 50 Positions in Delaware
 - Mass. Jury: Philip Morris Not Obligated to Pay for Smokers’ Cancer Screening
 - IIABNY Voices Opposition to Expanding Wrap-Ups for Public Works Projects
 - Smokers Ask Jury to Award Them Cancer Screening in Trial Over Marlboros
 - Holborn Taps Gould Rabin as Senior VP in New York City
 - Drug Price Transparency Bill Stalls in Virginia General Assembly
 - The Hilb Group Acquires Dowling & O’Neil in Massachusetts
 - Preferred Mutual Hires Forstenzer as General Counsel in New York
 - N.J. Neurologist Accused of Filing Fraudulent Bills to Insurers
 - Virginia’s Genworth Financial to Cut 330 Positions
 - N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Names Attie as Next President
 - Manhattan Crane Collapse Investigation May Take Weeks
 - Brown & Brown Acquires Social Security Advocates for the Disabled in Mass.
 - Ames & Gough Promotes Barefoot to Vice President in Virginia
 - New Jersey 4th State to Sue Volkswagen Over Excess Diesel Emissions
 - Entergy Says Radioactive Water Leak at Indian Point Isn’t Safety Risk
 - Delaware Officials Look at Health Exchange Enrollment
 - The Hanover Insurance Group Posts $77M Q4 Profit
 - Viewpoint: Tremendous Opportunity for N.Y.’s Department of Financial Services
 - New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. Ratings Downgraded a Notch
 - Pennsylvania Police Challenged in Catching Texting Motorists
 - Anderson, Bagley & Mayo Acquires Mendolusky Agency in Massachusetts
 - Penn. Encourages Homeowners to Look at Private Market Flood Coverage
 - MEMIC Promotes Jackson to Director of Claim Operations
 - AssuredPartners Acquires Suydam Insurance Agency in New Jersey
 - New York to Offer Free Zika Virus Testing for Symptomatic Travelers
 - Ames & Gough Promotes Maxwell to VP & Equity Partner in Boston
 - Sandy Electric Utility Reinforcement Effort Pays Off in Blizzard
 - Allied Insurance Brokers Promotes Mason to Senior VP in Pittsburgh
 - N.Y. Gov. Announces 3 Appointments to Department of Financial Services
 - World Insurance Associates Acquires Alamo Insurance in New Jersey
 - Agents Say Blizzard Losses Relatively Light So Far
 - Hub International Northeast Announces 2 Promotions
 - New York Man Gets 15 Years for No-Fault Insurance, Stock Fraud Scheme