East News for March 2008
- Democrat Savage Joins Race for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
- Connecticut Mayor Wants More Frequent Crane Inspections by State
- Vermont Mulls Lowered DUI Limit
- Progressive Opens Concierge Claims Center North of Philadelphia
- New Hampshire Woman Sues over Bogus Sex Site Profile
- Former Mass. Sen. Jacques Approved as Mass. Workers’ Comp Judge
- Maine Seeks Federal Waiver on Real ID Secure Driver Licenses
- N.H. Begins 15 Town Hall Meetings on Ways to Fight Underage Drinking
- Vermont Crash Victim’s Supporters Lobby for Stiffer DUI Laws
- Maine Doctor to Pay $1.9M for Botched Surgery in New York
- New York Playland Stresses Safety after Deadly Accidents
- Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Fraternal Club Sex Bias Ruling
- Maine, N.H. Contractors Cited in Job Site Electrocution
- New Jersey Weighs Mandatory Car Seat Belt Requirement
- High-Heeled Dash Contest Lands Connecticut Cop in Legal Trouble
- Carbon Monoxide Sickens Workers in New Jersey
- Mutual Marine Buys Professional Liability Book from Excel
- Renaissance Alliance Adds 1 Conn., 5 Mass. Insurance Agencies to Group
- Vermont Police: Property Management Co. Victimized Dozens
- New York Governor Reveals Past Marijuana And Cocaine Use
- Legal Claim Filed in Manhattan Crane Collapse That Killed 7
- Maine Legislative Panel Weighs Statewide Building Code
- Virginia Offers Tech Shooting Victims’ Families $100K Each to Settle
- Insurer Cautions Mass. Drivers about Consumer Web Sites
- Mass. Construction Worker Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
- Panel Recommends Changes to Improve Teen Driving in New Jersey
- Venus Joins Va.’s Johnson & Strachan Insurance; Dygve Promoted
- Critics Question Insurer Exemption from N.H. Consumer Protection Law
- New York Consumer Groups Criticize Medical Malpractice Plan
- Va. Tech Says Security Costs Increased $10M Since Shootings
- Vermont’s Maple Sugar Makers Face Not-So-Sweet Vandalism
- Maryland Urged to Study If Hybrid Cars Pose Danger to Blind Pedestrians
- N.H. Lawyer Who Sought ‘Out-of-Court’ Settlements Convicted of Extortion
- New York Man Blames Speeding on Oreo Cookie
- A Slow Return to Normalcy at New York Crane Accident Site
- Perjury Charge Leads to Review of New York Construction Sites
- New Jersey Docs at Liability Risk from Insurer’s Insolvency
- Virginia Landfill Now One of Nation’s Most Hazardous Sites
- 8 Intend to Sue over Giants’ Stadium Escalator Malfunction
- New Jerseyans Protest Designation of Superfund Site
- New Jersey Court: Bars Liable Even When Drivers Get Drunk Elsewhere
- Gov. Patrick’s Appointment to Mass. Workers’ Comp Board Delayed
- Maryland Senate Revives Ban on Cell Phones, Texting While Driving
- New Jersey Jury Awards $19M to Woman in Malpractice Case
- Pennsylvania Nuke Plant Makes $27.5M Settlement with Neighbors
- EPA Board Upholds Penalty against Gas Stations
- NGM’s Mass. Auto Insurance Plans Include FAIR Plan Discount
- Hundreds of Cranes Loom Over Dense New York City, Pose Constant Risk
- Marquis Agency Creates Transportation Group
- Conn. Bill Banning Credit Scores for Auto Insurance Dies in Committee
- New York Regulators Urge Homeowners to Buy Flood Insurance
- Clarke Appointed EVP of Willis of New York
- Connecticut Insurance Firm Owners Accused of Laundering $10M
- Mass. Insurers Seek 2.3% Workers’ Comp Hike; Hearing Scheduled
- R.I. Responds to Lead Paint Makers’ Appeal of Clean Up Verdict
- Connecticut Agents’ Group Elects New Officers
- AIG to Pay Record $9.1M Settlement to Pennsylvania Regulators
- New York Rescuers Search for 3 Still Missing after Crane Collapse
- Man Critically Injured in Fiery Connecticut Crash in 2005 Dies
- Vermont Officials Worry about Flooding
- High Metal Prices Spur Car-Towing Schemes in Pennsylvania
- Provost to Succeed Crouse as Chief Vermont Captive Regulator
- Virginia Updates Evacuation Plan
- Maine Fire Destroys Boatyard Building
- Family to Sue Madison Square Garden in Fatal DWI Crash
- Crews Search Rubble of Manhattan Crane Collapse That Killed 4
- Maine Man Convicted of Drunk Driving for 10th Time
- New York Legislature Rejects Hikes in Insurance Law Fines
- Massachusetts Auto Insurance System Not Built for Long Drive, Says Fitch
- ATF Investigating $6M Pennsylvania Warehouse Blaze
- Massachusetts Suspends License of Oft-Sued Obstetrician
- New York’s Incoming Governor Says Transition Is Going Well
- N.J.’s Palisades Insurance Acquiring National Atlantic, Proformance
- New York Prosecutors Charge 11 in $6M Fake-Accident Insurance Scam
- Massachusetts Workers Comp Claims Costs Grew Rapidly, Study Finds
- Mass. Fire Marshal: Exploded Danvers Plant’s Chemicals Exceeded Limit
- Some in Connecticut Shook by Small Earthquake
- Mass. Medical Society Pushes for Tort Reforms to Curb Insurance Costs
- Mass. AG Urges State Reject FAIR Plan Home Insurance Hikes
- Virginia Receives $260K Grant for Mine Safety Training
- Connecticut Lawmakers Want Overhaul of Bail Bondsmen System
- Gorton’s Says Pills Found in Pennsylvania Fish Fillets Harmless
- GPS Tells Connecticut City to Sack 4 Fire Inspectors
- Mass. Officials: Drivers Can Opt Out of Current Auto Insurance Policies
- Connecticut DMV Employee Says Agency Fails Driver-Training Standards
- Appeal Likely in $1.75 Million New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Case
- Trump Construction Site in NYC Shut Down after Broken Glass
- Compulsive Gambler Chases $20M Long-Shot Lawsuit against Casinos
- Virginia Passes Bill To Repeal Abusive Driver Fees
- Spitzer Redux: N.Y.’s Insurance Chief Dinallo Strikes Familiar Chord
- It’s Official: Kofman is New New Maine Insurance Commissioner
- Delaware Insurance Department’s Reed to Run for Commissioner Post
- Vermont Supreme Court: Workers’ Comp Benefit Doesn’t Bar Damage Suit
- Mauro to Lead East Coast Business Development for Alliant Insurance
- Parents of R.I. ATV Crash Victim Urge Tougher Safety, Liability Laws
- Maine Snowmobilers Told to Slow Down after Flurry of Fatalities
- Massachusetts Health Inspectors Order Indoor Water Park Closed
- Virginia to Charge Fee for Renewing Registrations at DMVs
- NYC Launches Campaign to Ensure Safe, Reliable Elevators
- Connecticut Lawmakers Weigh Stricter Teen-Driving Laws
- Pa.’s Vanguard Mutual Fund to Pay $50K to Settle Race Bias Claim
- N.Y. Agents’ Group: Spitzer’s Fine Proposals Are Out Of Whack
- Not So Funny: N.Y. Slaps Comic Franken with $25K Workers’ Comp Fine
- Job Bias Claims Against Employers Up 9%– Biggest Rise in Years
- New Yorkers To Get Flood Notices Every Year
- Feds Say Former Willis Exec Should Forfeit $1.9M Home, Condo
- Mass. Jury Awards $14.5M in Surgery Malpractice Case
- ATF Investigating Blaze at Historic Pa. Building
- Connecticut River Communities Warned About Potential Spring Floods
- Vt. Workers’ Comp Rates To Drop
- Maine County to Indemnify Handlers Who Bring Police Dogs Home
- Heavy Snow Taking Toll on Roofs in New Hampshire
- Artwork Stolen from Mass. Home in 1976 Resurfaces in R.I. Court
- Cricket Lighter Company to Pay $200K to End Pa. Suit
- Fraud Trial Starts for Owner of Truck in Fiery Conn. Crash
- N.J. Approves 2 Online Defensive Driving Courses
- Dinallo: N.Y. Needs Better Workers Comp Data Collection
- Obama-Clinton Politics of Health Mandate Now Playing in Mass.
- N.H. Reports Progress in Curbing Underage Drinking
- Conn. Woman Pleads No Contest to Attempted Insurance Fraud
- N.J. Bill Would Require Liability Insurance for Boats
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