East News for February 2008
- N.Y. State to Fund Local Flood Mitigation Projects
- Maryland Considers Hiring Own Lead Inspector for Toys
- Liberty Mutual to Add 300 Jobs in New Western Mass. Office
- N.J. Jury Awards $30.3M to Family In Asbestos Death
- Court: Ex-N.J. School Board Member Took Bribes from Insurance Brokerage
- Baltimore Jury Awards $5.7M in Lead Paint Case
- Maine County Dogged by Liability for Off-Duty Police Canines
- N.H. Fire Marshal Warns on Recalled Gas Heaters
- Boston Extends Deadline for 57 Nightclubs to Install Sprinklers
- Maryland May Relieve High Risk Drivers of Premium Financing Cost
- Consumer Groups: Mass. Auto System Unfair to Many Good Drivers
- Ebers Named V.P. at W. R. Berkley
- Boston Software’s New SinglePoint Streamlines Mass. Auto Submissions
- Court: Conn. Widow Can’t Pursue Claim Husband Was Worked To Death
- Woman, 87, Dies during Queens Home Fire; FDNY Response Criticized
- After Brain Surgery Mistakes, R.I. Lawmakers Propose Tracking System
- Pa. Judge Wants His Insurance Fraud Trial Moved To Pittsburgh
- Man Gets $18M for 20-Foot Fall Through Manhole
- Virginia Wildfires Drained State Funds
- Fire Officials Gather in Manhattan for High-Rise Fire Tests
- Virginia Dismisses Tenn. Risk Groups’ Claims Against Reciprocal of America
- Willis Places Coverage for World Trade Center Construction
- Maine Race Track Sued Over 2006 Accident
- Planned Office Tower Would Be Baltimore’s Tallest
- Suit Challenges Newark’s Insurance Requirement for Demonstrators
- Fire Causes $1M Damage to Maryland Strip Mall
- $500K Grant Goes to Assist Maryland ID Theft, Crime Victims
- Wilson Joins Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program
- Progressive to Sell Mass. Auto Insurance Online Starting in May
- Judge Narrows N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority’s 9/11 Insurance Claim
- Judge: Trapped Miners Can Sue Company, Not 3 Others
- Conn. Opens Runaway Truck Ramp on Avon Mountain
- Former State Senator Jacques Nominated for Mass. Accident Board
- Federal Court in NYC Chides Immigration Lawyers
- Design Makes Big Dig Ceiling Inspections Difficult
- OSHA Fines Contractors $464K for Safety Hazards in WTC Tower Fire
- Former Marsh Exec Joins Valiant Insurance Group
- Azzolini Joins N.J.-Based NIP Programs as Manager for New SitePro Program
- $30M Suit Filed In Md. Hotel Carbon Monoxide Deaths
- Mass. Women Sues After Being Blocked from Men’s Golf Tournament
- Redesigned N.H. Insurance Web Site Offers Home, Auto Rate Comparisons
- N.Y. Court: Insureds Can Sue For Consequential Damages
- R.I. Display Case Firm Fined 3 Times for Worker Injuries
- New York State to Launch Bid Bond Program
- Conn. to Hold Hearing on PXRE Acquisition
- Pa. Man Gets Probation for Helping to Bilk Insurance Company
- Mass. Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Auto Insurance Prices
- Commerce Insurance Shareholders Approve Sale to Spain’s Mapfre
- Mass. Health Insurance Law Lowering Emergency Room Visits
- Road Fatalities Down in Delaware
- Lawmakers Blast Spitzer’s $15 Charge on Auto Insurance
- Conn. Exempts Some Insurers’ Form and Rate Filings
- Gaskins Joins N.J.’s New Day Underwriting as Account Executive
- N.Y. Junkyard Owner Charged in Scheme to Insure Illegal Aliens
- Maine Legislative Panel Endorses Kofman to be Insurance Superintendent
- Mass. Woman Struck by Transit Bus Awarded $10M in Damages
- Virginia Safety Crackdown Catches Fewest Bad Drivers in Years
- Conn. Court Upholds $15K Verdict in Wedding Date Lawsuit
- Spitzer Proposes $20 Surcharge for N.Y. Auto Insurance Policies
- Pa. Senate Passes Long-Awaited Mine Safety Measure
- Mass. Firm to Appeal $431M Damages for Stent Patent Infringement
- Lerner Joins Wholesaler Demetriou Agency to Direct Personal Lines
- Berry Tapped to Head Narrangansett Bay Insurance Marketing
- Pennsylvania Lowers Workers Comp Rates 10%
- Aon Expands Boston Office with Oliveras, Roche
- With Law Changed, Chubb Now Offers Home Invasion Coverage in N.Y.
- Connecticut Agents Get Online License Renewals
- New York Fire Dept Unveils Largest-Ever Fire Safety Campaign
- Colemont Promotes Kessler in Hartford
- Maryland Can’t Stop Allstate Plan to Refuse New Coastal Business
- Vermont Firefighters Join Campaign for Photoelectric Smoke Detectors
- Race for Del. Insurance Commissioner Underway as Denn Eyes New Job
- Pa. Jury Awards $10M to Teen Injured Wearing Lap Belt in Crash
- Thousands of Mass. Drivers Involved in Multiple Accidents
- Legally Blind Woman Can Pursue Restaurant Mistreatment Suit
- Tenants in Famous NYC Building Sue Neighbor over Second-Hand Smoke
- Conn. Jury Awards Record $38.5M in Malpractice Lawsuit
- N.H. Police to Get New Vehicle to Fight Drunken Driving
- Pa. County Settles Inmates Abuse Suits
- Family Can Sue Pa. 911 Dispatchers over Love-Triangle Slaying
- Fire Injures 33 at Manhattan High-Rise Building
- N.J.’s Jimcor Names 2 Branch Managers; Plans Relocation
- N.Y. Hosts ‘Free Shredding Day’ to Promote Identity Protection
- D.C. Adopts New Standards for Walkways at Construction Sites
- Trials Set in Fallout from Maine Crash That Killed 6
- Fires Exhaust R.I. Red Cross Relief
- Mass. Health Care Law Costing More Than Expected
- Men Charged with Setting Fire to Home of ‘Mary’ from ‘Little Lamb’ Poem
- Maryland Jury Awards $1.4M to Workers Investigated by Employer
- Fatal Crash Spurs Effort to Strengthen N.H. Teen Driver Laws
- Virginia House Advances College Emergency Plan Bill
- Peerless Unveils New Commercial Product
- NYC Wants More Safety Staff After High-Rise Fatal Accidents
- USI Acquires Conn.’s Webster Bank Insurance Brokerage
- Commerce Insurance Reports Earnings Decline for 4Q, 2007
- TV Station Agrees to $30M Settlement with R.I. Nightclub Fire Victims
- Virginia Jury Awards $350K in Triathlon Negligence Case
- Arbella, Premier Get Green Light for 2008 Mass. Auto Rates
- Third Fire Damages Maine Resort
- Maryland County Proposal Calls for Contracts for Domestic Workers
- N.Y. Agents and Insurers Laud Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Rating Bill
- Conn. AG’s Report Faults Rowland-Era $80M Workers’ Comp Deal
- Virginia Senate Passes Repeal of Abusive Driver Fees
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