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AmWINS Group Acquires The III Group in Pennsylvania
Aug 3 2015 // Wholesale broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced today its acquisition of The III Group, a managing general agent and wholesale broker based in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in...
Pennsylvania’s Donegal Group Appoints Burke as President & CEO
Jul 20 2015 // Donegal Group Inc. in Marietta, Pennsylvania, announced on July 17 that its Board of Directors has appointed Kevin G. Burke as Donegal Group’s president and chief executive officer. Burke succeeds Donald H. Nikolaus,...
Penn. Insurance Commissioner Congratulates Mature Driver Safety Class
Jul 15 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller on July 13 presented certificates to approximately 25 Pennsylvanians who successfully completed a mature driver safety class in Dauphin County. Miller also reminded...
FBI: Global Criminal Hacker Forum Darkode Shut Down
Jul 15 2015 // The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI said today that they along with an international coalition of law enforcers have shut down the underground computer hacking forum known as Darkode and filed criminal charges against...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Bux-Mont Agency in Pennsylvania
Jul 9 2015 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency based in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, announced its acquisition of Bux-Mont Agency Ltd. in Southampton, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not...
Hub International Acquires The HDH Group in Pittsburgh
Jul 2 2015 // Insurance brokerage Hub International Limited announced today its acquisition of Pittsburgh-based The HDH Group (HDH). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HDH will establish a new regional operation for Hub that...
Penn. Withdraws Its Healthcare Marketplace Plan After Supreme Court Ruling
Jun 26 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Thursday that it will withdraw its application to take over some functions of the insurance marketplace created under the 2010 federal health care law now that the...
Penn. Advises Rideshare Drivers to Carefully Examine Insurance Coverage
Jun 25 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging potential drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft to consult with their insurance companies to ensure adequate coverage for themselves and...
Storm Cleanup Gets Underway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Jun 25 2015 // Powerful storms that thundered through eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut downed trees and power lines, leaving nearly 400,000 customers without electricity and disrupting mass transit service Wednesday. In...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Monument LLC in Pennsylvania
Jun 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced today that it has acquired Monument LLC, a program administrator headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with an additional office in Newport Beach, California. Terms of the...
Penn. Healthcare Marketplace Plan Strictly a Contingency: Gov.’s Office
Jun 18 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration will pull the plug on its effort to start running the insurance marketplace created by the 2010 health care law if the U.S. Supreme Court allows federal health insurance...
AssuredPartners Acquires StoudtAdvisors in Pennsylvania
Jun 18 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced its acquisition of StoudtAdvisors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. StoudtAdvisors is an independent insurance broker specializing in employee benefits...
PMA Cos. in Pennsylvania Promotes Romeu to Claims Client Service VP
Jun 18 2015 // Lisa K. Romeu PMA Companies in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, promoted Lisa K. Romeu to vice president, Claims Client Service. Romeu reports to John Santulli, executive vice president, Risk Services and Sales. In this newly...
UPCIC Enters Penn. Homeowners Market
Jun 15 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. in Florida announced on June 1 that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved the homeowners insurance rates and forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property &...
Health Insurers Ask Pennsylvania Regulators for Big Rate Hikes
Jun 10 2015 // A national upswing of health insurance rates is coming to Pennsylvania, and that could mean bigger-than-expected cost increases next year for at least a couple hundred thousand Pennsylvanians who bought insurance in the...
Miller Confirmed as Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner
Jun 10 2015 // Teresa Miller Pennsylvania’s Senate unanimously confirmed Teresa Miller as the state’s insurance commissioner. Miller was appointed to the commissioner post by Gov. Tom Wolf and has been serving as the...
Penn. Gov. Wolf Seeks State Authority Over Health Insurance Marketplace
Jun 4 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Tuesday it has formally applied to take over the operation of Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace as the Democrat seeks a bulwark against the potential...
Prosecutor: Pennsylvania Nurse on Disability Taught Fitness Class
Jun 3 2015 // Authorities say a Delaware County, Pennsylvania, nurse who said she was too injured to work was well enough to work 84 times as a fitness instructor. The Delaware County District Attorney’s office has charged...
Universal Property & Casualty Writes 1st Homeowners Policy in Pennsylvania
Jun 3 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved the homeowners insurance rates and forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance...
Willis Acquires Evolution Benefits Consulting in Pennsylvania
Jun 1 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced its acquisition of Evolution Benefits Consulting, a Malvern, Pennsylvania-based health and welfare benefit advisory firm. Terms of the transaction were...
