East News for July 2014
- 20K Maine Residents to Get Health Insurance Premium Rebates
 - Selective Insurance’s Q2 Profit Rises 8% to $29M
 - Vermont Town Sees Worst Flooding Since Irene
 - NYU’s Langone Medical Center to Get $1B in Sandy Aid
 - Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Flood Claims Process After Sandy
 - Penn. Public Utility Commission Schedules Uber, Lyft Hearings
 - Heffernan’s New York Branch Hires Associate VP
 - Cleanup Continues After Tornado in Revere, Massachusetts
 - Tornado Causes Extensive Damage in Coastal City of Revere, Mass.
 - New York Lawmakers Push for Airline Safety Devices
 - Mass. Auto Insurance Rates Climb Back Up Despite Deregulation
 - Maine’s Cross Insurance Appoints VP of Personal Lines
 - Rhode Island Hospital to Pay $150K for Losing Personal Data
 - A.I.M. Mutual in Massachusetts Names IT Director
 - Delaware Regulators Recover $1.4M for Consumers in 1st Half of 2014
 - Vermont Transportation Boss Faces Insurance Fraud Charge
 - Rideshare Firm Lyft Works Out Deal to Operate in New York City
 - Prosecutors: N.J. Man Falsely Claimed He Was Carjacked
 - Penn. Public Utility Commission OKs Emergency Rideshare Permits in Pittsburgh
 - Pennsylvania’s MJB Financial Joins Iroquois Group
 - N.Y. Announces $175M Fund to Cover Local Costs of Post-Sandy Rebuilding
 - Ex-CEO of Prominent NYC Charity Gets Prison for Insurance Scheme
 - FM Global in Rhode Island Appoints Global Client Services VP
 - Mass. Gov. OKs Bill Tying Required Flood Coverage Amount to Mortgage Balance
 - Pennsylvania Auditor Cites Flaws in Gas Drilling Regulation
 - Penn. Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Appoints Executive Director
 - Critics Want More Details on Superstorm Sandy Spending in New Jersey
 - Massachusetts Does Well in New Kids Count Report
 - Apollo’s Life Insurance Unit Athene Holding Said to Be Examined for Caesars Link
 - Donegal Group’s Q2 Profit Declines 26% to $1.9M
 - Hanover Offers Insurance Advice for Parents Sending Kids to College
 - After Ordeal, N.J. Legislator Pushes for Video Cameras in New Police Cars
 - Johns Hopkins Health System to Pay $190M to Settle Hidden Camera Lawsuit
 - Rock-Throwing Attack in Pennsylvania Shows Cars’ Vulnerability
 - Cross Insurance Acquires Merchant, Needham & Associates in Maine
 - USI Acquires BHB Insurance Services in New Jersey
 - University of Connecticut Pays $1.3M to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
 - ISO Comments on CGL Endorsements for Data Breach Liability Exclusions
 - Employee Wins Comp Benefits in N.Y. After Run-In With Co-Worker’s Husband
 - NYC Sandy Rebuilding Is Now on Track, Mayor de Blasio Says
 - Report Says New York 7th in Highway Fatalities
 - N.H. Issues Consumer Clarification on ‘Multi-State’ Health Insurance Plans
 - New York AG Proposes Bill to Blunt Effect of Hobby Lobby Ruling
 - Brightway Insurance Opens First Pennsylvania Store
 - N.Y. DFS Disapproves NYCIRB’s +6.8% Loss Cost Level Change Filing
 - New York Regulator Lawsky Proposes ‘BitLicense’ Regulatory Framework
 - R.I.’s Starkweather & Shepley Announces 2 Promotions
 - Integro Appoints New U.S. Leadership in Boston, New York
 - Penn. Professor Studying Cardiovascular Stress on Volunteer Firefighters
 - Mass. Officials Issue Reminders on Kids’ Summertime Safety
 - Uber Ordered to Register as Cab Service in Annapolis, Maryland
 - CED 1976 in N.J. Hires Relationship Executive
 - A.I.M. Mutual Names Director of Injury Prevention and Worksite Wellness
 - Work Begins on Steel Sea Wall for 2 Sandy-Devastated Towns in N.J.
 - M.L. Ruberton Agency in N.J. Joins Iroquois Group
 - Report: Data Breaches Cost N.Y. Businesses $1.37B Last Year
 - Former Dewey Law Firm Leaders Ask Judge to Dismiss Criminal Case
 - Lyft Delays New York City Start, Avoids Court-Ordered Shutdown
 - Connecticut Attorney Sentenced to More Than 4 Years for Insurance Fraud
 - Penn. Family Awarded $18M in Bad Faith Suit Against Nationwide
 - Tracy Morgan Sues Wal-Mart for N.J. Crash That Killed 1
 - New York Disburses $185M in Homeland Security Grants
 - Penn. Didn’t Address Fracking Health Impacts, Former Health Secretary Says
 - Protesters in Massachusetts Call for Hobby Lobby Boycott
 - Rideshare Firm Lyft’s NYC Launch Postponed
 - Massachusetts Reports Progress in Repairing Health Insurance Website
 - ‘Share’ Economy to Bring Sweeping Changes to Pittsburgh
 - Cleanup From Deadly Thunderstorms Gets Underway in Eastern States
 - U.S. Appeals Court Revives WTC Cleanup Workers’ Health Claims
 - Napping Yankees Fan Files $10M Suit Against TV Announcers in N.Y.
 - New Database to Track Thousands of Legal Claims Filed Annually Against NYC
 - Cook Maran Appoints Commercial Lines Assistant Manager in New York
 - Severe Thunderstorms Leave 5 Dead, 200K Without Power in East
 - Rideshare Firm Lyft Hits Roadblock in NYC Ahead of Scheduled Start
 - Pennsylvania Man Gets $100K in OSHA Whistleblower Lawsuit
 - IFG Companies Hires President of Excess and Umbrella Business in N.Y.
 - New York State Insurance Fund Celebrating Its 100th Year
 - New Jersey Gov. Christie Announces New Sandy Elevation Grants
 - Uber Temporarily Cutting NYC Prices to Compete With Yellow Cabs
 - Masiello Insurance Agency in N.H. Appoints President
 - Mass. Motorcycle Owners to Receive $14.6M in Refunds From Commerce
 - Empire State Building Owner Seeking Dismissal of Investor Lawsuit in N.Y.
 - Electric Cord Sparked Fire That Killed New York Firefighter
 - Utility Crews Restoring Power in Maine After Storm
 - Markel Appoints Managing Director, Excess and Umbrella, in New Jersey
 - New Jersey Superfund Site Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
 - Connecticut Attorney Facing Sentencing for $1.7M Insurance Fraud
 - Official: Massachusetts Life Returns to Normal After Hurricane Arthur
 - New Massachusetts Law Extends Protections to Domestic Workers
 - N.J. Court OKs Employment Contract That Shortened Worker’s Time to Sue
 - Connecticut to Receive Additional $32M in Storm Aid
 - MAPFRE Insurance Enters Pennsylvania Auto, Home Insurance Market
 - Cook Maran’s Yuh Receives Insurance Society of Philadelphia’s Educator Award
 - Judges Order Ridesharing Firms Uber, Lyft to Halt Operations in Pittsburgh
 - Number of Med Mal Lawsuits in Pennsylvania Has Steadied, Data Show
 - Delaware Launching Annual Sobriety Checkpoint Campaign This Weekend
 - Maine’s Cross Insurance Launches Healthcare Practice Unit
 - USI Appoints Employee Benefits Advisor in New York Metro Office
 - N.H. Fire Marshal: Let Professionals Handle July 4th Fireworks
 - R.I.’s Narragansett Bay Insurance Company Announces 13 Promotions
 - Mass. Bill Would Add Liability Coverage to FAIR Plan’s Non-Owner Occupied Dwelling Policy
 - Grodin Named Maryland’s Deputy Insurance Commissioner
 - Univest Acquires Sterner Insurance Associates in Pennsylvania
 - N.J.’s Proposed New Rules for Coastal Development Drawing Concerns
 - Virginia’s Monitoring Program Fights ‘Doctor Shopping’ for Prescription Drugs
 - 2 Chiropractors in Connecticut Face Sentencing for Fraud
 
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