Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pennsylvania Court Awards Summary Judgment to Insurer Accused of Bad Faith
May 7 2018 // A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania awarded summary judgment to an insurer accused of bad faith after denying a man’s claim for losses exceeding $1 million. The court found...
Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Pennsylvania’s Weber as Vice President
May 3 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Pittsburgh, Penn.-based benefits consultant Mark Weber as vice president. In this role, Weber will bring his quantitative analysis and strategic problem solving skills to Alliant’s...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill
May 1 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...
Money Talks When Getting Teens to Stop Texting While Driving
Apr 27 2018 // Show them the money! Teens who text while driving may be convinced to reduce risky cellphone use behind the wheel when offered financial incentives such as auto insurance apps that monitor driving behavior and reward good...
NTSB Says Pilot Reported Ice Buildup Before Crash of Small Plane in Pennsylvania
Apr 26 2018 // Investigators say the pilot of a small plane had reported ice buildup on his aircraft and asked to divert to a nearby airport shortly before the crash that killed him and his passenger last week in Pennsylvania. A...
Pennsylvania Court Awards Summary Judgment to Insurer Accused of Bad Faith
Apr 26 2018 // A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania awarded summary judgment to an insurer accused of bad faith after denying a man’s claim for losses exceeding $1 million when a fire...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Promotes Rucker to SVP of Law Division
Apr 25 2018 // Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Penn., has promoted Sheryl Rucker to senior vice president of Erie Insurance’s Law Division. In this role, Rucker will have oversight of compliance, special investigations, agency...
Specialty Program Group Launches New Heights Insurance Solutions in Pennsylvania
Apr 20 2018 // Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an insurance holding company for specialty brokerages and underwriting facilities, has launched Eastern Pennsylvania-based New Heights Insurance Solutions (New Heights). New Heights...
Jimcor Agency Announces Two Additions to Western Pennsylvania Team
Apr 19 2018 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and insurance wholesaler, has hired Sarah Warner as a property and casualty underwriter for the Western Pennsylvania office located in Pittsburgh, Penn, and Stefan...
Plymouth Rock Assurance Entering N.Y. Insurance Market With Latest Acquisition
Apr 17 2018 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation (PRAC) is entering the New York insurance market with its acquisition of 21st Century National Insurance Company (National). PRAC previously brought its insurance portfolio to...
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Filing Fraudulent Insurance Claims in New Jersey
Apr 16 2018 // A Pennsylvania man has been charged with filing nearly $50,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for items allegedly lost or stolen while he was traveling around the country. Robert Cirino of Reading, Penn., was indicted on...
Three Highway Workers Injured in I-80 Crash in Pennsylvania
Apr 12 2018 // Authorities say three highway workers were struck and injured on an eastern Pennsylvania interstate. Officials said the accident happened Tuesday afternoon in a construction zone where they were patching potholes in the...
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Filing Fraudulent Insurance Claims in New Jersey
Apr 6 2018 // A Pennsylvania man has been charged with filing nearly $50,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for items allegedly lost or stolen while he was traveling around the country. Robert Cirino of Reading, Penn., was indicted on...
Liquidation Order Issued for Auto Insurer with More Than 42K Policies in Pennsylvania
Apr 2 2018 // A Texas court has issued an order of liquidation for Access Insurance Company, an auto insurer that has 42,785 policies in Pennsylvania. This means Pennsylvanians that currently have auto insurance through Access Insurance...
Some Tornado Victims in Pennsylvania Struggle with Uninhabitable Homes
Mar 29 2018 // God put Brian Cross’s home in a bubble. That’s his explanation for why the tornado that blasted through Uniontown and North Union Township, Penn., last month didn’t inflict as much damage on his Millview...
Liquidation Order Issued for Auto Insurer with More Than 42K Policies in Pennsylvania
Mar 23 2018 // A Texas court has issued an order of liquidation for Access Insurance Company, an auto insurer that has 42,785 policies in Pennsylvania. This means Pennsylvanians that currently have auto insurance through Access Insurance...
Lemonade Enters Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. in National Expansion
Mar 22 2018 // Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched in both Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. It announced the expansion on social media. These mark the sixth and...
Keating Adds Workers’ Comp Team in Pennsylvania and Massaschusetts
Mar 21 2018 // Keating Inc., a specialty property and casualty insurance distribution company in the U.S., has hired Tim Palmer as a national managing partner within its workers’ compensation practice. Palmer brings with him a team...
Pennsylvania Can Be Held Liable for Injuries Caused by Guardrail in Crash
Mar 19 2018 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s department of transportation (PennDOT) can be held liable for injuries caused by an allegedly dangerous guardrail on a Pennsylvania highway. The court found...
Pleas Announced in Pennsylvania License Plate Ring
Mar 14 2018 // Authorities have announced pleas in a ring that they said made millions renting out fraudulently obtained Pennsylvania license plates. Fifty-one-year-old Rafael Levi of Brooklyn, New York, entered open guilty pleas Friday...
