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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