East News for May 2016
- Access Health CT Helping 18K Enrollees Find New Plans
 - NYC Plans to Issue Salt-Warning Fines as Lawsuit Continues
 - Health Insurers Seek Big Premium Increases in Pennsylvania
 - Uber Appeals Pennsylvania’s $11.4M Fine
 - New York Police to Step Up Enforcement Over Memorial Day Weekend
 - New York Bill Aims to Expand Contraception Insurance Coverage
 - PIANY’s Priority Legislation Introduced to Address CE Requirements
 - USAA to Close Wealth Management Office in Philadelphia
 - Massachusetts AG Launches Child Labor Awareness Initiative
 - Massachusetts Emergency Workers Responding to More Opioid Overdoses
 - Pennsylvania Advises Insurers on Arson, Insurance Fraud Reporting Rules
 - XL Catlin, A.J. Gallagher to Offer ‘Lifestyle’ Coverage for Art Collectors in New York
 - Feds: 6 Connecticut Men Staged 50 Car Crashes for Insurance Money
 - Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Names New Education Director
 - New York AG Claims Domino’s Pizza Liable for Wage Theft by Franchisees
 - Vanbridge Holdings Appoints 4 New Board Members in New York
 - IIABNY Lauds New York Senate Committee’s Approval of Workers’ Comp Bill
 - 240K Marylanders Missing Out on Health Insurance Help
 - Risk Strategies Acquires John Buttine Inc. in New York City
 - Vermont Firefighters to Receive New Solar Panel Training
 - Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds 2 Field Representatives in Northeast
 - R-T Specialty Hires CRC Exec Sparling in New York
 - New York State Insurance Fund Expands Pay-As-You-Go Payment Service
 - New York Auditors Find $3.45M in Faulty Workers’ Comp Claims
 - Allianz Expands Entertainment Division to NYC With New Hires
 - Pennsylvania Regulator Offers Consumer Tips for Airbnb Users
 - New York Health Insurers Propose Hikes for Individual, Small Group Rates
 - Massachusetts Police Wrote 6,131 Tickets for Texting While Driving in 2015
 - Ascinsure Hires White as Underwriting Manager in Pittsburgh
 - Former New Jersey Agent Sentenced for Bilking $1M From MassMutual
 - Main Street America Group Expands Private Passenger Auto Coverage to Conn., N.H.
 - Pittsburgh-Based Highmark Sues Federal Government Over ACA Payments
 - Brightway Insurance Announces 2 Agency Owners in Pennsylvania
 - Lockton Acquires Outland Consultants in Connecticut
 - Ultra Risk Advisors Hires Lexington Underwriter Reardon in Boston
 - KRA Insurance Agency, New Agency Partners Merge in New Jersey
 - Aetna to Offer Individual Plans in Maine’s Health Exchanges
 - New Hampshire’s Opioid Crisis Adds Urgency to Drug Prevention Education
 - More Than 400 Homes Wrecked by Superstorm Sandy Auctioned Off in New York
 - Lawsuit Accuses Travelers of Violating Fair Housing Act in D.C.
 - Salem Five Acquires Otis Brown Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
 - Investigators Say Amtrak Engineer Was Distracted Before 2015 Philly Crash
 - Maryland Commissioner Redmer Elected Chair of NAIC Northeast Zone
 - U.S. Top Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal of $236M Verdict in N.H. Pollution Case
 - New Jersey Diner Owner Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud
 - New York Diocese Sues Regulators Over Insurer Abortion Mandate
 - Ex-New York Senate Leader Skelos, Son Get Prison Terms
 - NJM to Offer Motorcycle, ATV Coverage in New Jersey
 - Media Groups Ask Judge for Access to Sandusky Insurance Case Records
 - Vermont to Become 1st State Requiring Drug Makers to Explain Price Hikes
 - Brown & Brown to Acquire Morstan General Agency in New York
 - Health Insurers File Proposed Rates for 2017 DC Health Link
 - Ontario Insurance Brews Up Craft Beverage Producer Coverage in New York
 - Newburgh Insurance Exec Smith Elected IIABNY Chair of Board
 - Compare.com to Expand Headquarters in Virginia
 - Massachusetts Firm to Pay EPA $199K Over Hazardous Waste Claims
 - Maine Insurers Request Double-Digit Rate Hikes Under Health Care Law
 - Eastern Insurance Acquires BBS Employee Benefits in Massachusetts
 - Massachusetts Mine Operator to Pay $180K to Resolve Safety Violations
 - Pennsylvania Federal Judge Dismisses Parks Lawsuit Against Tyson Foods
 - New York Orders Nail Salons to Pay $2M in Unpaid Wages, Damages
 - Massachusetts Woman, Son Get Probation for $100K Medicaid Scheme
 - New York Announces Task Force to Combat Heroin, Opioid Abuse
 - Uber to Start Guild for 35K Drivers in New York City
 - New York Launches Website for Extreme Weather
 - Medical Device Firm to Pay Massachusetts $1.9M in Kickback Settlement
 - New York Regulator Approves New Virtual Currency Exchange
 - CMS Acquires Diversified Professional Risk Managers in New York
 - Former New Jersey Lawyer Gets 2 Years for Falsifying Asbestos Suits
 - Pennsylvania Officials: $11M Fine Against Uber Could Stunt Tech Growth
 - New Legal Document Reignites Debate About What Paterno Knew When
 - NYS Insurance Fund Adds QR Code to Workers’ Comp Certificates
 - Report: 63 Workers in Massachusetts Died on the Job in 2015
 - Delaware Gov. Supports Tougher Penalties for Texting While Driving
 - Pennsylvania Investigates Possible Link Between Quakes, Fracking
 - Selective Insurance Reports $37M Q1 Net Income
 - As Once-Mighty Politician Gets Prison, Albany Moves On
 - The Hanover’s Q1 Net Income Jumps 42% to $78M
 - New Jersey Shore Towns Challenge Sand Dunes Plan as Storms Gather
 - Boston Duck Tours Says Driver in Crash Had ‘Exemplary’ Record
 - Vermont Lt. Gov. Breaks Tie to Lighten No-Helmet Penalty for Bikers
 - New York to Ensure Benefits Continue for 9/11 Volunteers
 - Vermont Issues Bulletin on ‘Non-Cumulation’ Policy Provisions
 - Walsh Duffield Acquires Don Allen Agency in New York
 - Alliant Hires Feinberg as Executive VP of Real Estate Group in Boston
 - FM Global’s Clients to Receive $465M Membership Credit
 - New York Prison Guard Accused of Workers’ Comp Fraud
 - Geico to Hire More Than 100 New Associates in New York
 - Greater New York Insurance Companies Expands to Maine Market
 - Lexington Underwriter Warmuth Killed in Boston Duck Boat Crash
 
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