Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Severe Weather Spurs Flooding, Disrupts Rail Service in Pennsylvania
Jun 21 2019 // Severe storms containing heavy rains and strong winds have spurred flooding in the suburbs of Philadelphia, disrupting travel and damaging some property. The storms started Wednesday night and continued for several hours...
Penn. Governor Wolf Wants Power Plant Emission Plan to Fight Climate Change
Jun 20 2019 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is asking Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature to take steps toward authorizing the state to join a regional consortium that sets a price and caps on greenhouse gas...
Gamblers in Pennsylvania Claim Illegitimate Decks of Cards Lost Them $250K
May 30 2019 // Two gamblers have filed a federal lawsuit against a Philadelphia casino claiming they lost $250,000 because of faulty shuffling machines and illegitimate decks of cards. The lawsuit against SugarHouse was filed in...
Damage to Homes, Large Hail Reported in Pennsylvania After Severe Storms
May 30 2019 // Severe storms swept through Pennsylvania and several tornadoes were reported, causing damage to some homes but no immediate reports of injuries. Emergency dispatchers in eastern Pennsylvania’s Berks and Chester...
Pennsylvania’s KMRD Partners Welcomes Back McPoyle
May 29 2019 // KMRD Partners has welcomed back Colin P. McPoyle in a new business development role. In this role, he will work to identify new business opportunities and develop relationships and strategies with organizations to reduce...
WCRI: Average Total Cost of Penn. Workers’ Comp Claims Highest of Studied States
May 22 2019 // The average total cost of a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim is among the highest of 18 states studied, with litigation costs a key driver of higher overall benefit delivery expenses, according to a recent...
Maker of OxyContin Gets Hit with Another State Lawsuit
May 16 2019 // The company that makes OxyContin did not stop pitching the powerful opioid painkiller to doctors even when its sales representatives raised concerns that they were prescribing the drug inappropriately, the Pennsylvania...
Tangram Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania’s GMG Underwriters
May 15 2019 // Tangram Insurance Services Inc., a managing general underwriter and program manager, has purchased the assets of Langhorne, Penn.-based managing general agent, GMG Underwriters (GMGU). The transaction became effective May...
MEMIC Hires Lieberman as Production Underwriter in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
May 15 2019 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Ted Lieberman to the role of production underwriter to support continued growth in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets. Prior to joining MEMIC,...
Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s ARMS Insurance Group
May 10 2019 // Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency, has acquired ARMS Insurance Group, effective May 1, 2019. ARMS, a general agency headquartered in Bethel Park, Penn., has served insurance brokers throughout western...
W.N. Tuscano Agency Agrees to Acquire Pennsylvania’s Insurance Markets Inc.
May 10 2019 // W.N. Tuscano Agency Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Clarks Summit, Penn.-based Insurance Markets Inc. Founded in 1960, Insurance Markets Inc. is a managing general agency (MGA) and surplus lines broker serving...
Another Fire Breaks Out at Pennsylvania Church Burned by Arson Blaze
Apr 26 2019 // A small fire has been extinguished at a Pennsylvania church that was severely damaged earlier this week by another blaze that authorities say was deliberately set. The latest fire at Iglesia Pentecostal de Bethlehem was...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department to Hold NextGen Academy for College Students
Apr 17 2019 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has announced that her department, along with a working group of stakeholders, will this summer hold the Pennsylvania NextGen Insurance Academy to provide college students...
Charges Issued Against Pennsylvania’s Hooked Inc. for Illegal Towing Practices
Apr 11 2019 // Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced charges against Hooked Inc. and owner Joseph Moreno for corrupt organization, deceptive or fraudulent business practices, four counts of insurance fraud, four...
Criminal Charges Filed Against 25 in Western Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Sweep
Apr 9 2019 // Criminal charges have been filed against 25 individuals in Western Pennsylvania following investigations by the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section. The charges are the result of a sweep conducted by the...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Launches Commercial Package in Pennsylvania
Apr 5 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has launched a new commercial package product in Pennsylvania. The new offering includes: commercial property with limits up to $120 million per location with an enhanced causes...
Pennsylvania Gas Liquids Pipeline Owner Agrees to Safety Study, New Fine
Apr 5 2019 // The heavily fined owner of natural gas liquids pipelines across southern Pennsylvania is agreeing to another $200,000 fine and a study on risks to the Mariner East 1 pipeline. Lawyers for a subsidiary of Texas-based Energy...
Loss-Cost Reduction for Workers’ Comp Insurance Approved in Pennsylvania
Apr 2 2019 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has approved a loss-cost filing, including a 12.95% reduction in loss-costs – a component in determining workers’ comp insurance rates paid by businesses. This...
Lockton Affinity to Administer Westport Lawyer PL Program in Pennsylvania
Mar 28 2019 // Lockton Affinity will be the new program administrator for the Westport/Swiss RE’s Lawyer Professional Liability insurance in Pennsylvania, effective June 1, 2019. This program offers a comprehensive professional...
Pennsylvania Treatment Firm Accused of Exploiting Addicts, Insurers
Mar 27 2019 // The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office charged the co-founder and former executives of an addiction treatment firm and accused them of profiting off addicts by fraudulently billing insurance companies for tens of...
