Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pennsylvania’s Allied Insurance Brokers Appoints Whitlock as President
Jul 10 2018 // Allied Insurance Brokers has appointed Tres Whitlock as its new president. Most recently serving as vice president of sales, Whitlock has been with the Allied organization for nearly 10 years and is also an Allied...
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Hires Check in Pennsylvania
Jul 3 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired John Check as a senior consultant in the firm’s Employee Benefits Consulting...
Part of Building Collapses in Pennsylvania, Killing One of Two Trapped Workers
Jul 2 2018 // A two-story home being demolished in Philadelphia, Penn., partially collapsed, killing one of two contractors who had been trapped, officials said. Two men were working on the building shortly before 11 a.m. on June 4 when...
Changes Urged Amid Probe of Fatal Pennsylvania Gas Explosion
Jun 28 2018 // Federal authorities investigating a gas explosion that leveled a Pennsylvania home last year, killing one utility worker and injuring two other workers, are urging changes to prevent incorrect installation of a gas...
State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in Penn.
Jun 26 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company plans to cut its rates in Pennsylvania. The total state-wide expected impact of this rate change for State Farm Mutual in Pennsylvania is approximately $49.5 million, set to...
Pennsylvania Allows ETP Mariner East 1 Pipeline to Resume Service
Jun 18 2018 // Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted on Thursday to allow Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Sunoco Mariner East 1 natural gas liquids pipeline to return to service, reversing a suspension tied to...
Pennsylvania Urges Proper Coverage for Home-Based Businesses
Jun 18 2018 // Pennsyslvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman is encouraging small business owners to ensure they have proper coverage and know how to file claims after storm damage. “Many Pennsylvanians run businesses out of...
Pennsylvania’s Allied Insurance Brokers Promotes Beer to Senior Account Manager
Jun 14 2018 // Allied Insurance Brokers has promoted Landin Beer to senior account manager. In her new position, Beer will manage a territory that includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. She will...
Pennsylvania Urges Proper Coverage for Home-Based Businesses
Jun 11 2018 // Pennsyslvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman is encouraging small business owners to ensure they have proper coverage and know how to file claims after storm damage. “Many Pennsylvanians run businesses out of...
Pennsylvania’s Venture Programs Hires Singleton
Jun 7 2018 // Venture Programs, a West Chester, Penn.-based insurance program administrator, has hired Sarah Singleton as an underwriter for FITLIFE, its insurance program for fitness, wellness and spa facilities. In this role,...
Part of Building Collapses in Pennsylvania, Killing One of Two Trapped Workers
Jun 6 2018 // A two-story home being demolished in Philadelphia, Penn., partially collapsed Monday, killing one of two contractors who had been trapped, officials said. Two men were working on the building shortly before 11 a.m. when...
Pennsylvania’s Ascinsure Specialty Risk Hires Urbanski
Jun 6 2018 // Ascinsure Specialty Risk LLC has hired Josie Urbanski as a business development manager. Ascinsure is a Pittsburgh, Penn.-headquartered, all-lines program underwriting manager specializing in the crane, scaffolding and...
Pennsylvania Telecom Tower Climber Gets $30M Settlement in Fall Suit
May 23 2018 // A telecommunications tower climber who suffered severe injuries when a ladder rung dislodged and sent him hurtling 50 feet to the ground has reached a settlement with AT&T and others for $30 million. The June 2013 fall...
Pennsylvania Sues Over Troubled Harrisburg Incinerator Bond Deals
May 22 2018 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration on Monday sued an array of financial, legal and other professional firms over their involvement in a 15-year-old incinerator upgrade project that nearly bankrupted the...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Palczer as Vice President of Property and Subrogation
May 21 2018 // Erie Insurance, a homeowners and automobile insurer based in Erie, Penn., has named Matt Palczer as vice president of property and subrogation. Palczer began his career with Erie Insurance in 2002 as a mail clerk in the...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill
May 21 2018 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed Senate Bill 936, which sought to amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act by establishing a formulary, or a list of prescription medications that could be prescribed...
Pennsylvania Reminds Drivers, Insurance Producers How to Switch Auto Coverage
May 21 2018 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman is encouraging producers who sell auto insurance policies to help their customers understand what they need to do when switching to a new auto insurer to avoid any...
Pennsylvania’s Exude Inc. Hires Offner as a Director
May 18 2018 // Exude Inc., a Philadelphia, Penn.-based organizational health and strategy company, has hired Gregory Offner Jr. as a director. In this role, Offner will oversee the growth of the Commercial Insurance and Risk Management...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Carlin Vice President
May 11 2018 // Erie Insurance, an Erie, Penn.-based homeowners and automobile insurer, has named Ann Carlin as vice president of First Notice of Loss and Customer Service Ops & Strategy. Carlin has served in this role on an interim...
Alliant Hires Corcoran and Zukus in Pennsylvania
May 11 2018 // Alliant has hired Philadelphia, Penn.-based Matt Corcoran as a vice president. In this role, he will provide integrated insurance and risk management solutions to a range of clients as Alliant continues to strengthen its...
