East News for July 2013
- FEMA: $3.7B in NFIP Payments Made to N.Y. Claimants Post-Sandy
 - Connecticut Regulator Advises Consumers: Don’t Be Fooled by Misleading Ads
 - N.J. Offers Tips to Assist Consumers Who Purchase Auto Insurance Online
 - USI Appoints Senior Benefits Consultant in New York Office
 - Cops Beef Up Patrols for Boaters’ Party on N.Y. Lake
 - Sandy Aid Tilted Toward Neediest N.J. Homeowners
 - Vermont to Offer Voter Registration Through Health Insurance Marketplace
 - Maryland Court: Bars Not Liable for Patrons’ Accidents
 - New York Increases Fines for Distracted Driving Violations
 - New Jersey Flood Victims Face Difficult Buyout Decision
 - Probe: Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J. Paid Too Much for Insurance
 - Ex-Penn State Officials Hearing Revives Sandusky Abuse Case
 - Penn.-Based PMA Companies Appoints Chief Information Officer
 - Donegal Group Posts $2.6M Q2 Profit
 - New York Company Pays $50,000 for Post-Sandy Gasoline Gouging
 - New York Regulators Query 20 Reinsurers About Iran Ties
 - Little Advertising in Maine for Health Care Law
 - Towers Watson Places $60M Cat Bond for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance
 - FEMA Publishes Latest Data on Federal Assistance for N.J.’s Sandy Recovery
 - Zurich Among Insurers Said to Be Probed in Expanded N.Y. Inquiry
 - Integro Appoints Principal in Boston Office
 - Maryland Insurance Administration Issues First-Ever Civil Fraud Orders
 - NCAA Asks Judge to Toss Paterno Suit Over Sandusky Fine
 - Connecticut Gov. Malloy: State’s Sandy Relief Plan Earns Federal Approval
 - Southwest Crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Triggers Probe by NTSB
 - IA&B Survey: Agencies Report Slight Decrease in Commercial Carrier Satisfaction
 - Commentary: R.I. Court’s Ruling on Self-Insured Retentions in Med-Mal Policies
 - 2,700 New Jersey Homeowners Getting Money to Raise Houses
 - Pennsylvania Agency Hart, McConahy & Martz Joins Keystone Insurers Group
 - OSHA Cites Ford’s Buffalo, N.Y., Plant Over Asbestos
 - Connecticut Health Exchange Learns Many Unaware of Effort
 - R.I. Enacts Auto Body Repair Bill; Industry Group Expresses Disappointment
 - Synapse Services, LIU Launch Remediation Professional Policy in New Jersey
 - Firm Running R.I. Health Exchange’s Call Center an Affiliate of Health Insurer
 - Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Appoints COO
 - Vermont Rebuts U.S. House Panel on Health Exchange
 - Ames & Gough Appoints VP in Virginia
 - Va.-Based Andrew Agency Acquires Samuel D. Baughman Insurance Agency
 - New York Provides $16M to Some Flooded Upstate Counties
 - Silverstein Denied Right to Seek $3.5 Billion From Airlines
 - New York Announces Summer Texting-While-Driving Crackdown on Long Island
 - GEICO Announces 2 Appointments in Buffalo, N.Y., Office
 - N.J. Gov. Christie Announces More Flood Buyouts
 - N.J. Court Rejects Insurer’s Argument, Rules Missing Man Not Liable for Cop’s Injury
 - Arbitrator: Mass. Diocese Needs Up to $49M From Insurer to Replace School
 - Conn.-Based Insurers Now Required to Participate in NAIC Climate Risk Surveys
 - USI Insurance Services Acquires Cohen-Seltzer Agency in Pennsylvania
 - New York Health Exchange Lowering Some Consumer Premiums 50%
 - N.J. Post-Sandy Buyout Offers Start in South River, Sayreville
 - MTA Plans Catastrophe Bond Sale Linked to Storm Damage, S&P Says
 - New Jersey Man Admits to Running Vehicle Theft Ring
 - N.Y. Approves NYCIRB’s Revised Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Filing
 - Navigators Names President of Specialty Excess Casualty Unit
 - New York Judge to Rule If WTC Developer Can Seek Damages From Airlines
 - Huge Post-Sandy Tax Increases Fail to Materialize
 - R.I. to Keep Assessment Rate for Workers’ Comp Insurers at 6.75%
 - Judge to Mull If Airlines Owe WTC Owners Over 9/11
 - Penn State Approves Settlement Offers to Sandusky Victims
 - GEICO to Host Job Fairs for Adjusters in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Next Week
 - Sandy-Damaged Homes in New Jersey Starting to Be Leveled
 - New Jersey Report Links Corrupt Doctors to Drug Abuse
 - Rhode Island Plans Crackdown on Uninsured Drivers
 - Ex-Penn State President Spanier Files Notice to Sue Louis Freeh
 - New York Recovers $1.1B in Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits
 - Maryland Court Rules Asbestos Firms Not Responsible for Family Exposure
 - Maryland’s Highest Court Upholds Contributory Negligence Law
 - Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual, Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Announce Affiliation
 - Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Fatal Building Collapse
 - USI’s N.Y. Office Appoints Exec to Assist Clients’ Workplace Wellness Programs
 - Rhode Island Approves 7.4% Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Increase
 - Pennsylvania Law Banning Gay Marriage Faces Court Challenge
 - New Jersey Residents to Hear Soon About Sandy Grant Awards
 - Connecticut State Police Charge 63 With DUI Over Weekend
 - Vermont Waste Facility Sues Insurer to Recover Payouts
 - Pennsylvania Insurance Department Gets Dedicated Funding Structure
 - Conn.-Based Medical Liability Insurer CMIC Names Director of Loss Prevention
 - McGowan Purchases Assets of Professional Risk Placements in New Jersey
 - Insurers’ Group Urges R.I. Governor to Veto Auto Body Legislation
 - Boston Man Arraigned on Charges of Filing $2M False Claim to Victims Fund
 - New Jersey Court Rules Against Homeowners in Dune Dispute
 - More Rain Floods Vermont, 2 Drownings Prompt Warnings
 - Guy Carpenter Acquires Maine-Based Disability Reinsurance Risk Manager
 - New Jersey Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Storm Coverage
 - 2 New York Utilities Sued for 120 Sandy-Burned Homes
 - Delaware Towns Worry About Hike in Flood Insurance Cost
 - NICB Report Ranks Vehicle Theft Rates in Northeast
 - Erie Insurance Offers Safety Tips for July 4th Outdoor Parties
 - Vermont Jury Awards $43.1M to Woman Paralyzed in Crash
 - Former Claims Manager for N.J. Turnpike Authority Faces Fraud Charges
 - New Jersey Captive Insurance Association Appoints Executive Director
 - Erie Insurance Announces Property Development Plan for Downtown Erie, Penn.
 - Gov. Cuomo Requests Disaster Declaration for NYS After Mohawk River Flooding
 - Newtown Struggling to Divvy Up Donations for Sandy Hook Shooting Victims
 - PURE Insurance Appoints Chief Counsel, Chief Actuary
 - Swiss Re, Lloyd’s Among Insurers Probed by N.Y. on Iran Sanction
 - N.Y. Senator Gillibrand to FEMA: Review Flood Insurance Rules
 - Liberty Mutual Names VP of Federal Affairs in Washington, D.C.
 - Confie Seguros Acquires CW Baker, Lewiston Insurance Agencies in New York
 
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