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USI Insurance Services Acquires Cohen-Seltzer Agency in Pennsylvania
Jul 17 2013 // USI Insurance Services said it completed its acquisition of Cohen-Seltzer Inc., in Fort Washington, Penn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. A third generation family-owned insurance agency formed in 1926,...
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual, Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Announce Affiliation
Jul 11 2013 // Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company and Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company announced on Wednesday that they have executed agreements to affiliate their respective companies. Once in effect, the...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Fatal Building Collapse
Jul 11 2013 // Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering stricter regulations on demolition projects in the wake of a building collapse in downtown Philadelphia last month that killed six people. The House Labor & Industry and the...
Pennsylvania Law Banning Gay Marriage Faces Court Challenge
Jul 10 2013 // The American Civil Liberties Union said it filed the first known legal challenge Tuesday seeking to overturn a state law effectively banning same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, the only northeastern state that doesn’t...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Gets Dedicated Funding Structure
Jul 9 2013 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced this week that it now has access to a dedicated funding source, thanks to Gov. Tom Corbett’s recently signed 2013-14 budget and newly enacted legislation, Act 46. This...
Erie Insurance Announces Property Development Plan for Downtown Erie, Penn.
Jul 2 2013 // Erie Insurance announced Monday that beginning this summer, the company will begin development of several properties that it recently bought near its headquarters in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. The plan includes building...
Penn. Mulls Tougher Demolition Rules in Wake of Fatal Building Collapse
Jun 27 2013 // Pennsylvania’s House Republican leaders recently agreed to hold a public hearing on legislation to better regulate the state’s demolition industry. The public hearing is expected to be held in July following...
Gov. Corbett Signs Bill Limiting Abortion Coverage in Pennsylvania
Jun 18 2013 // Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law. Gov....
Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements
Jun 10 2013 // Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches, burning eyes and sore throats they suffered after the work began. The companies insisted...
Court Dismisses State’s Suit Against NCAA Over Penn State Sandusky Fines
Jun 6 2013 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association won the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging sanctions against Pennsylvania State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal. The lawsuit brought by Governor...
No Guns for Some Pennsylvania Police, Radar Guns That Is
Jun 3 2013 // Jeff Streeter, chief of the Lone Tree Police Department in Colorado, was surprised to learn of a longtime tradition followed by local police in Pennsylvania. So were Brian Bossio, public information officer for the Stuart...
Paterno Family Sues NCAA Over Penn State’s Sandusky Fine
May 31 2013 // Joe Paterno’s family has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over penalties levied against Pennsylvania State University and its football program for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse case. In...
Trident, McGowan Cos. to Offer Public Entity Coverage in Pennsylvania
May 22 2013 // Trident Insurance Services, LLC, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., has formed an exclusive business relationship with The McGowan Cos. to offer access to its public entity insurance program in...
New York, Pennsylvania Rank High for Opioids Among Injured Workers
May 20 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp The epidemic of opioid abuse and its impact on workers’...
Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp
May 17 2013 // Prev Next Drug Overdose Death Rates Drug overdose death rates in the U.S. more than tripled since 1990. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug overdoses, and most of the deaths were caused by prescription drugs....
Pennsylvania Family Gets $15.6M in DUI Lawsuit
May 9 2013 // The family of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a drunk driver after he left a Pittsburgh restaurant has reached a $15.6 million settlement in the case. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday that the German-themed...
Univest Acquires John T. Fretz Insurance Agency in Pennsylvania
May 7 2013 // Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and its insurance subsidiary, Univest Insurance Inc., announced this month the acquisition of John T. Fretz Insurance Agency Inc. John T. Fretz Insurance Agency is a...
Keystone Insurers Group to Expand into Illinois
May 2 2013 // Property and casualty insurance franchisor, Keystone Insurers Group, announced it will begin adding partner agencies in Illinois during the fourth quarter of 2013. Illinois will become the ninth state represented in the...
GUARD Insurance Group in Pennsylvania Names New CFO
Apr 29 2013 // Wilkes-Barre, Penn.-based GUARD Insurance Group named Eitan Ajchenbaum as chief financial officer and treasurer, replacing Jeffrey Picker who retired in April after nearly 20 years of service. In his new role, Ajchenbaum...
Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Slowed in 2010: WCRI
Apr 25 2013 // Growth in payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system slowed in 2010, largely as a result of slower growth in payments per claim made to...
