East News for April 2021
- University of Hartford Wins 2021 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
 - Pennsylvania Regulator Asks Insurers To Assess Pandemic’s Impact in Rate Filings
 - New York Begins Probe Into Toxic Metals in Baby Food
 - Authorities Investigating Helicopter Crash in Northeastern Pennsylvania
 - Treatment Facility Resident Charged with Arson in Connecticut Fire
 - People Moves: Global Indemnity Group Names Charlton CEO; DUAL Hires Marchica; Floyd to Alera Group
 - Alera Group Acquires New Jersey’s Duryea Agency
 - Officials Say New York School District Hit by Cyber Attack
 - New York Warns of Supply Chain Attack Dangers in Recent SolarWinds Report
 - Explosion at Gender Reveal Party Rocks Several New Hampshire Towns
 - New Jersey to Bake Climate Change Risk Into Policies, Share Costs
 - Expert Explains Mental Health Report on Newspaper Gunman
 - Openly Expands Homeowners Insurance Platform into Massachusetts
 - New York Launches Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project to Assist with Comp Claims
 - A Dozen Homes Damaged in Wind-Whipped Baltimore Fire
 - Alera Group Acquires New York’s The Waterford Group
 - Worker Dies in Accident at Submarine Building Facility in Rhode Island
 - Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Allowing Lawsuits by Child Sex Abuse Victims
 - New York City Lawsuit Claims Exxon, BP, Shell Mislead Over ‘Cleaner’ Fuels
 - ‘Suspicious’ Apartment Fire in New York Displaces More Than 20 Residents
 - New York Contractor to Pay $135K in Penalties After Trench Collapse
 - Fire Erupts at Maryland Domino Sugar Plant, No Injuries Reported
 - Massachusetts Eye and Ear to Pay $2.6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
 - Mom Sues Over Teen’s Suicide at Maine Youth Detention Center
 - New York Petroleum Carrier Pays $375K for Seaman’s Protection Act Violation
 - Maine Man Charged with Hate Crime in Black Church Arson
 - People Moves: The Hartford’s McKenna to Falvey; Safety National Hires Kostro
 - Massachusetts Shoe Company Exec to Plead Guilty to Embezzling $30M
 - Owner, Builder of Solar Array Fined for Polluting Massachusetts Brook
 - No Charges in New York Fatal Crash Involving Sleeping Deputy
 - Liberty University Sues Jerry Falwell Jr., Seeking Millions in Damages
 - New Jersey Governor Proposes New Gun Control, Safety Measures
 - Connecticut Reminds Insurers to Avoid Discriminatory Practices with Big Data
 - Massachusetts Regulators Seek to Revoke Robinhood’s License; Brokerage Sues
 - New York City Begins $1.5B Project to Protect Manhattan from Floods
 - The Hilb Group Acquires Select Book of Business in New Jersey, New York
 - Hub International Acquires Massachusetts’ IBG Financial Partners
 - N.J. Supreme Court Upholds Order to Reimburse Workers’ Comp Claimant for Marijuana
 - Landlord Accused of Discrimination in New Hampshire Support Dog Lawsuit
 - The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Parallel Risk Advisors
 - Final Settlements Inked in Delaware Poultry Plant Pollution Lawsuits
 - People Moves: Liberty Mutual’s Curtis to Starr; Buckle Hires Two; RT Specialty Promotes Reynolds
 - NFP Acquires The Schuster Group, Expanding Capabilities in the Northeast
 - Four Girls, 12 and 14 Years Old, Accused of Setting Pennsylvania House Fire
 - High Street Insurance Partners Expands in Northeast with Three Acquisitions
 - Pennsylvania Construction Firm Accused of Stealing $20M from Workers
 - Rhode Island Governor Signs Climate Change Bill Into Law
 - Connecticut Urges Homeowners to Test Wells for Arsenic, Uranium
 - Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Legalize Marijuana
 - Maine Lawsuit Over Uber Driver’s Refusal of Guide Dog Can Go On
 - New Jersey Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Rate Evasion After Van Accident
 - Rhode Island Lawmakers Introduce Police Reform Bill
 - New York is Latest State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
 - Maine Auto Body Manufacturing Plant Faces Nearly $400K in Fines for Safety Violations
 - New Jersey Contractor Fined $200K for Safety Hazards After Worker Injury
 - New York CFO Pleads Guilty to Laundering Scheme Involving Diamonds
 - People Moves: Community Mutual’s Galfetti, Ryan Promoted; Adwani Joins Risman
 - The Hilb Group Acquires Connecticut’s Andrews Benefits
 - Insurers Beware: Potential Impacts of New York’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework
 - Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires Terrier Claims Services, MT Investigations
 - Police Say Man Killed in Industrial Accident at Pennsylvania Plant
 - Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine
 - New Jersey Bill Requiring Insurers Explain BI Policies Lands on Governor’s Desk
 - New York City Loses Appeal Seeking to Hold Oil Firms Liable for Global Warming Effects
 - Ex-Employee Gets Five Years for Stealing from Rhode Island Law Firm
 - Former USPS Carrier Sentenced in Maryland for Working While Receiving Disability Comp
 - Massachusetts’ Risk Strategies Acquires Specialty Insurance Solutions
 
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