East News for April 2016
- New Hampshire Offers Lost Life Policy Locator Service to Residents
 - Virginia Reminds Insurers: Rates, Rating Rules Must Be Cost-Based
 - New York: Health Insurers Must Pay for Maternal Depression Screening
 - Kinsale Insurance Hires Manahan to Lead E&S Property in Virginia
 - Vermont Mutual Promotes McDonnell to Executive VP, COO
 - Virginia Sets Up Fund to Cope With Sea-Level Rise
 - Delaware Fines Insurers $83K for Market Misconduct
 - Connecticut Gov. Signs Order Strengthening State Building Code
 - NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England
 - Beecher Carlson Hires Miller as Managing Director in NYC
 - New York Urges Tighter Rules, More Insurance for Oil Trains
 - UJA-Federation of New York to Honor Casserley, Dangelo, Hershman
 - Kingstone Hires AIG Exec Delaney as Senior VP in New York
 - Conn. Court: Law Doesn’t Bar Suits Against Cigarette Manufacturers
 - New York Among States With Highest Rate of Motorcycle Theft
 - JenCap Holdings Acquires Trivedi-Capacity in New Jersey
 - Vermont’s Latest Captive Bill Signed Into Law
 - Xl Catlin Appoints McGrath as Fine Art & Specie Underwriter in NYC
 - Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J. Could Block $10M Newark-Uber Deal
 - Labrie Joins Hanover Stone Partners in Connecticut
 - KMRD Partners Adds 2 Risk Managers in Pennsylvania
 - Hostetter Joins Jack Martin & Associates in Maryland
 - Uber Hit With $11M Fine in Pennsylvania
 - New York Commences Liquidation Proceeding for Health Republic
 - 4 More Upstate New York Mayors Join Call to Let Uber Expand
 - Donegal Group Reports $11.8M Q1 Net Income
 - Rhode Island’s Falvey Yacht Insurance Adds 2 to Underwriting Team
 - UPC Insurance Receives Approval to Acquire Interboro in New York
 - Maine Police Step Up Distracted Driving Enforcement
 - New Hampshire’s Minkler Honored With Big ‘I’ Woodworth Memorial Award
 - People’s United Acquires Eagle Insurance in Massachusetts
 - NYS Department of Financial Services Names Fischer to Lead Insurance Division
 - Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates to Rise an Average of 1.5%
 - Uber Agrees to $10M Fee in Deal With Newark, New Jersey
 - Sandy Hook Families’ Lawsuit Against Bushmaster Gets Trial Date
 - Business Risk Partners Adds 2 New Underwriters in Connecticut
 - IIABNY CEO Poppa to Retire After 38-Year Career
 - New York AG  Sues Health Insurer Over Hepatitis C Treatment
 - TigerRisk Hires Swiss Re’s Kusche as Partner in New York
 - Pennsylvania Becomes 24th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
 - Former N.J. Chiropractor Accused of Role in $4M Insurance Fraud Ring
 - Tarpey Insurance Acquires W.C. Huntress Insurance in Massachusetts
 - New York Launches New Effort to Increase Teen Driver Safety
 - Rhode Island Bills Aim to Regulate Uber, Lyft
 - Former Connecticut Agency Owner Gets More Than 6 Years for Fraud Scheme
 - Judge: Sandy Hook Families’ Suit Against Bushmaster Can Move Forward
 - Women-Only Rideshare Services Raise Legal Questions
 - Rail Union Blames Corporate Changes at Amtrak for Worker Deaths
 - Maryland Doctor Gets 9 Years in $3M Health Care Fraud Scheme
 - New York AG Probes Retailers Over Use of On-Call Shifts
 - Parents Share Stories of Heroin’s Heavy Toll
 - Connecticut Cab Companies Drop Lawsuit Against Uber
 - New Jersey Woman Gets 3 Years for False Stolen-Car Claim
 - Massachusetts Law That Became Model for Affordable Care Act Turns 10
 - Boston-Based Century Equity Takes Minority Stake in Conner Strong
 - Massachusetts Police Cracking Down on Distracted Driving
 - More Than 4 Years Later, Vermont Still Repairing Damage From Irene
 - N.Y. Extends Health Insurance Enrollment Period for Domestic Violence Victims
 - The Hilb Group Acquires Clark-Mortenson Insurance in New Hampshire
 - New York Health Exchange to Enroll 470K in New Low-Cost Option
 - IFG Companies Promotes Lewis to President in Connecticut
 - New York Playwright Seeks $20M in Damages Over ‘Barbershop’ Movie
 - Farmers Insurance Launches Rideshare Coverage in New Jersey
 - New Jersey Hospital Cutting Down on Opioids in Emergency Room
 - N.Y. Authorities Wrote 85K Tickets for Texting While Driving in 2015
 - Amtrak Ordered to Retrain Workers Following Deadly Crash Outside Philly
 - Catholic Church in Hartford Battles Insurer Over Priest Sex Abuse Claim Payments
 - Legal Pot Proponents Urge Connecticut Legislators to Act Fast
 - Delaware: Former Coventry Policyholders Entitled to Unclaimed Funds
 - Uber, Lyft Campaign to Expand Operations Into Upstate New York
 - New York Study Highlights Avoidable Emergency Room Costs
 - The Hilb Group Acquires P.A. Post Agency in New Jersey
 - New Jersey Gov. Adds $10M to State’s Lead Cleanup Efforts
 - York Hires Walsh as Risk Management Practices President in New Jersey
 - New York’s Ethan Allen Insurance Fraud Case Cited in ‘Panama Papers’
 - Penn. Issues Consumer Alert for Homeowners on Appealing Flood Maps
 - Maine Lawmakers Reject Marijuana Blood Test Bill for Drivers
 - Risk Strategies Acquires Maggs & Associates in New York
 - Carlyle Group Acquires Wholesale Trading Co-Op in New York
 - R.I. Pub Owner Fights Allegations He Set Fire to His Business
 - Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers to Begin Phasing in NCCI Rates in 2020
 - Element Risk Management Acquires Barnett Insurance in Pittsburgh
 - Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Hires AIG Exec Valzania in Boston
 - 2 Killed After Amtrak Train Hits Backhoe Near Philadelphia
 - CBIZ Acquires Savitz Organization in Philadelphia
 - Mass. Securities Regulator Expresses Caution Over ‘Robo-Advisers’
 - Confie Enters Massachusetts Market With Acquisition of Axiom Insurance
 - Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Corporate Consulting Services in NYC
 - Highmark Settles With Former CEO Over His Firing
 - Maine Bill Seeks Strong Limits on Opioid Prescriptions
 - Cuomo, N.Y. Legislative Leaders Reach Deal on Minimum Wage Hike
 - Judge Cuts N.Y. Financier’s Damages Judgment in Harassment Case
 
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