East News for February 2014
- Erie Indemnity Reports $163M Income for Full-Year 2013
 - AG Coakley Testifies in Support of Flood Insurance Bill in Massachusetts
 - Dog Bite Liability Measure Advances in Maryland Senate
 - Wage, Workers’ Comp Issues Halt Construction of UConn Athletic Facility
 - Study Says N.Y. ‘Scaffold Law’ Drives Up Construction Costs, Causes Injuries
 - Bell Associates Hires 3 Senior Directors in Connecticut
 - NYC Mayor Says City Conducting Review of Sandy Rebuilding Efforts
 - AssuredPartners Acquires Bateman Agency in N.J.
 - N.J. Insurance Adjuster Charged With Defrauding N.J. Turnpike Authority
 - N.Y. Orthopedist Sentenced to 8 Years in LIRR Fraud Case
 - N.J. Official: Sandy Contractor Ousted Over Performance
 - N.J. Court Seeking Ways to Expedite Sandy Flood Litigation Process
 - Faulty Pipe Led to Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak in N.Y. Mall, Official Says
 - N.Y. Sen. Schumer Urges Privacy Guidelines for Car-Tracking Technology
 - Mass. AG Voices Support for Federal Legislation to Address Patent Trolls
 - Northeast PIA Survey Shows Prices Rising, But at Slower Pace
 - New York State Insurance Fund to Host MWBE Investment Forum
 - In Vermont, Snow Piles Prompt Threat of Possible Spring Floods
 - N.J. Residents Voice Anger, Frustration During Sandy Aid Hearing
 - Officials Investigating Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak at N.Y. Mall
 - Delaware Approves 14% Hike in Workers’ Comp Voluntary Market Loss Costs
 - Donegal Group’s Q4 Profit Up 54% to $9.6M
 - Maine Approves 7.7% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
 - Industry Groups Welcome N.Y. High Court’s Reversal of K2 Decision
 - Motorists Insurance Group Chairman Bishop Joins IDentity Theft 911 Board
 - GEICO to Hire 725 New Associates in Fredericksburg, Va., Office
 - N.J. Senate President Slams Christie Administration’s Handling of Sandy Aid
 - Vermont’s Legacy Insurance Management Act Signed Into Law
 - Vermont House Passes Driver-Cellphone Ban
 - Conn. Lawmakers Propose Workers’ Comp Expansion for PTSD Coverage
 - Gov’t Attorneys Appeal Penn. Health Care Law Contraceptive Rulings
 - Arbella Insurance Taps Travelers Exec as VP of Claims in Mass.
 - Accumulated Snow Blamed for Dozens of Roof Collapses in N.J.
 - Heffernan Insurance Brokers Hires Group Benefits Advisor in New York
 - In Virginia, 74,000-Plus Enrolled in Health Plans Through Insurance Marketplace
 - Vermont’s New Law Seeks to Attract Runoff Businesses
 - South Carolina’s Johnson & Johnson Buys H.T. Bailey of Massachusetts
 - Critics Target Ad Campaign at N.J. Sandy Aid Hearing
 - In Penn., ACA Exchange Sign-Ups Top 100K Mark as Website Troubles Subside
 - Small Business Online Insurer AssureStart Now Writing in Maryland, Pennsylvania
 - Connecticut Gov. Proposes Bill to Ban ‘Vicious’ Label on Horses
 - Federal Judge: Virginia’s Gay-Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
 - FM Global to Add 36 New IT Positions in R.I. Headquarters
 - Gas Well Fire Continues to Burn in Penn.; One Missing, One Injured
 - Crude Oil Train Derails in Western Pennsylvania
 - Frustrated Sandy Victims Blast N.J. Officials at Public Hearing
 - Former PIA Affiliate Executive Joins CED 1976 in New York
 - N.Y. Health Exchange: 697K New Yorkers Completed Applications
 - N.H. Court Upholds Assault Conviction in Texting-While-Driving Case
 - EPIC Hires Managing Principal in New York
 - New York DFS Superintendent Lawsky Reveals Bitcoin Regulation Plans
 - Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Celebrates 135 Years of Business
 - Feds Approve $26.3M to Buy Out Flood-Prone Homes in N.J.
 - Mass. AG Office Says 7.7% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Unnecessary
 - N.Y. Health Insurer to Give Thousands of Customers 3 Weeks Free Coverage
 - Maryland Lawmakers Seek Compromise on Dog Bite Legislation
 - N.J. Gives Those Rejected for Sandy Aid Another Chance to Appeal
 - Penn. Man Charged With Theft of $630K in Insurance Funds
 - Mass. Man Charged With Fraudulently Collecting $28K in Comp Benefits
 - N.J. to Hold Public Hearings This Week on Sandy Aid Spending Plans
 - N.H. Gov.: Businesses Need Relief From Rising Workers’ Comp Costs
 - Chestnut Hill Insurance Group in R.I. Names CEO
 - Lockton Hires Investment Management Practice Leader in D.C.
 - Ice Storm Knocks Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in Northeast
 - Mass. Proposes Corporate Tax for Insurer-Owned Pass-Through Entities
 - Hanover Insurance Group Swings to Q4 Profit a Year After Sandy
 - Narragansett Bay Insurance Taps Tower Exec as Senior VP in R.I.
 - Cowles & Connell of N.J. Adds Dooskin as Property/Casualty Broker
 - N.H. Panel Told Requiring Health Plan Forums Would Be Tricky
 - N.J. Gov. Says He Understands Sandy Victims’ Frustration
 - Settlement Reached in Virginia Meningitis Death Lawsuit
 - McGowan Purchases Assets of Klein Insurance Services in N.J.
 - N.Y. Health Exchange Says Nearly 381,000 New Yorkers Enrolled
 - PAMIC Taps Penn. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gallagher for New President
 - UPenn Legal Scholar: FIO Report Is ‘Cautiously Sensible’
 - Restoring Housing Focus of Next Round of $1.46B N.J. Sandy Aid
 - Some Mass. Towns Still Waiting for Federal Reimbursement Post-Sandy
 - Massachusetts Bill Seeks to Create ‘Coastal Buyback Program’
 - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps Released for 2 N.J. Counties
 - Blackmoor Acquires Penn. Branch of Connecticut Underwriters
 - Maryland Gov. Signs Retroactive Health Insurance Bill
 - Mass. Rep. Keating Urges House Approval of Flood Insurance Bill
 - Maine’s Insurance Rates Lowest in New England, Gov. LePage Says
 - Private Flood Insurance Provider Steps Into Connecticut Market
 
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