East News for December 2011
- Lack of Workers’ Comp Closes Vermont Trucking Company
- Some Uninsured Americans Turn to Daily Deal Sites for Health Care
- More Teens Drink and Drive on New Year’s Eve Than on Any Other Holiday
- Maryland Court: Premium Financing Firms Overcharged Auto Policyholders
- Jay-Z Sued by Workers Compensation Board of New York
- New York Unions Sue State Over Retiree Health Insurance Costs
- Conn.: 10 More State Workers Suspected of Post-Irene Aid Fraud
- Suit in Mass. Bullying Case Was Settled for $225,000, Documents Show
- Small Leak Forces Shutdown of Massachusetts Nuclear Power Plant
- Massachusetts Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $28K Insurance Fraud
- Employers Share Employee Benefits Success Stories at Mass. Conference
- Penn. Senator Asks Flood Insurers to Quickly Process Remaining Claims
- Jan. 2 Deadline Looms For People Suing Over 9/11 Health Claims
- N.J. Court: State Not Responsible for Fatal Accident on Highway
- Aon Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Former Exec, Now at Alliant
- Unhappy Law School Grads Consider Suing Their Alma Maters
- Judge: NYC Taxi Agency Must Help Disabled Riders
- Report Says Virginia Drivers Wrongly Charged Under Insurance Law
- BNY Mellon Settles N.Y. Probe Involving Insurer’s Debt Security Sale
- New York Judge: Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida Liable for 9/11
- $1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident
- AIG CEO Benmosche Wants to Extend His Stay: Report
- Pennsylvania’s Rhyming Justice Pens Insurance Fraud Opinion
- Insurer for Sandusky Charity in Pennsylvania Argues Over Payouts
- Travelers Indemnity Says $1M Policy Won’t Cover Penn. Turnpike Mess
- Vermont Mutual Appoints Property Risk Control Manager
- Penn. Commissioner’s Advice: Take Steps to Prevent Holiday Mishaps
- Barclays Hires Insurance Chief for North America, Based in New York
- Brain-Damaged Woman to Get $7M From New York County
- Allstate Files $6.3M Insurance Fraud Case Against 83 N.Y. Defendants
- Connecticut, German Regulators Sign Cooperation Agreement
- Group Criticizes ‘Judicial Hellholes’ Report, Calls It Propaganda
- N.Y. Court: AG Enforcement Doesn’t Pre-empt Private Securities Suits
- Pennsylvania Gets $420M in Disaster Aid, NFIP Settled $196M in Claims
- Insurance Charity Foundation Raises $1.2M at This Year’s Charity Event
- D.C. Commissioner Recommends Reviewing Policies for Winter Activities
- New York, Federal Office to Cooperate in Mortgage Probes
- Alliant Insurance Services Appoints Vice President in New York Office
- Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg Wins Leadership Award From Yale University
- Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Announces Acquisition
- XL Hires Another ACE Executive for Its New York Team
- Pennsylvanians Face Sinkhole Threat, But Many Lack Insurance Coverage
- Louisa, Virginia, Quake Victims Advised to Appeal Aid Denials
- New Hampshire Woman, Children Win $8.5M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Rhode Island Police Step Up Patrols to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
- Some in Massachusetts Eye Tougher Cellphone Restrictions for Motorists
- City of Brotherly Love Keeps Its Title of Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’
- New Hampshire Man Convicted of Insurance Application Fraud
- Insurance Charitable Foundation Awards a Record Number of Grants
- Zurich Receives Top Award from Insurance Charitable Foundation
- New Jersey Doctors Arrested in Alleged Kickback Scheme
- N.Y. Consumer Report Accuses Insurers of Needlessly Raising Rates
- Conn.-based W.R. Berkley Promotes Rohde as Senior VP
- XL Hires ACE Exec as N.Y.-based President of America Casualty Business
- Starr Companies Appoints Head of International Insurance Operations
- Va.-based IT Firm CSC Launches Insurance Cybersecurity Council
- Groups Voice Concern Over Virginia Nuke Plant
- Male Pedestrians More Likely to be Struck Than Females on N.J. Roads
- Travelers Indemnity Seeks Claims Limit in Western Penn. Turnpike Mess
- Four New Hampshire Agencies Form Regional Alliance
- MBIA Reaches Settlement With Morgan Stanley Over Credit Default Swaps
- Progressive to Pay $125K Fine in Massachusetts‎
- N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services Acquires Bluff Head Enterprises
- Aspen Chief Says It’s Time to Get Back Underwriting Discipline
- Church Mutual Offers New Opportunities for Senior Living Brokers
- Law Pushed After Study Shows Massachusetts Seat Belt Use Dropping
- Maine Drops Workers’ Comp Rate Again
- Connecticut Updates Underwriting Guidelines for Hurricane Deductible
- N.Y. Authorities Say 18 People Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
- FEMA, N.Y. Officials Settle Dispute Over Flood Insurance Regulation
- Post-Irene Rebuilding Could Take Several More Months, N.Y. Group Says
- Virginia Regulators Approve Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
- TD Insurance Appoints Vice President in New York
- Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in New Hampshire, Connecticut
- Connecticut Chiropractor Pleads Guilty in Insurance Scam
- Nearly Two Dozen Conn. State Workers Accused of Post-Irene Aid Fraud
- Philadelphia Jury Awards Three Women $72M Over Prempro Therapy Drug
- Risk Strategies Company in Boston Acquires Global Insurance Network
- Deadline Nears for Fed Aid for New York Flood Victims
- Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Six Member Agencies in East
- Travelers CEO Says His Company’s Business Insurance Rates Up Over 5%
- CNA Appoints Commercial Underwriting Officer in Boston
- $5M in Aid Approved for Louisa County, Virginia, Quake Victims
- Professional Insurance Women’s Group Announces Award in Connecticut
- Marsh & McLennan Agency Hires Executive VP for N.Y., Conn. Region
- William Gallagher Associates in Boston Announces Promotions
- Hartford Financial to Sell Life Private Placement Unit for $117.5M
- Connecticut Probes Fraud in Post-Irene Food Aid Program
- Ernst & Young Sued for $900M Over Madoff Audits
- Massachusetts Utility Regulators Probe October Storm Response
- Rate of Virginia Workplace Injuries Up in 2010
- Sen. Schumer Says Flood Insurers Are Too Slow in Processing Claims
- Pennsylvania Receives $349 Million in Disaster Aid So Far
- AXIS Capital Hires North American Professional Lines Chief in N.J.
- Massachusetts Sues Banks Over Foreclosures
- Maryland To Hold Hearing on Insurance Affordability for Coastal Areas
- Investment Firm AssuredPartners Acquires N.Y.-based Agency SKCG Group
- Penn.-based Broker KMRD Partners Acquires General InsurCorp
- New Jersey Declared Disaster Area for October Snowstorm
- IIABNY Advises Motorists: Don’t Skimp On Auto Liability Insurance
- ACE Completes $107M Acquisition of Agribusiness Insurer Penn Millers
- New York Lost 250,000 Middle- and High-Wage Jobs Since 2008: Report
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