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Dog Attacks Up; Pennsylvania Postal Workers Not Surprised
May 28 2012 // The screen door flew open but the Great Dane just stood there. Twenty-six years of experience told postal worker Victor Torres to remain still, brace for impact, and position his blue mailbag as a makeshift shield. Torres...
Pennsylvania High Court Tosses ‘Any Dose’ Asbestos Theory
May 28 2012 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that civil lawsuit plaintiffs alleging asbestos-related ailments cannot submit scientific testimony asserting that even the smallest exposure to the material could cause cancer. The...
FEMA OKs Additional $5.5M for Buying Flood-Prone Properties in Penn.
May 25 2012 // Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Thursday approved more than $5.5 million in additional federal funding for property acquisitions in Pennsylvania that will permanently remove flood-prone properties from...
University of Pennsylvania Launches New Risk and Insurance Program
May 23 2012 // The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania said this week it has established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP). The program’s goal is to promote and disseminate cutting-edge research on...
2012 Super Regional P/C Insurers™
May 7 2012 // Demotech Inc. Reveals Leading Multi-State P/C Carriers The original criteria and objective definition for Super Regional P/C Insurersª was established in the Feb. 12, 2007, issue of Insurance Journal. Prior to the...
Penn. Regulators Collected $71K in Fines, $3.4M in Restitution in Q1
Apr 26 2012 // Pennsylvania regulators announced on Thursday their quarterly enforcement actions for the 2012 first quarter. The Pennsylvania insurance department said its office of market regulation closed 27 enforcement actions and...
Pennsylvania Farmers Highlight Safety on Rural Roads
Apr 23 2012 // Jim Rexroth knows what happens when drivers don’t pay attention to large farm equipment traveling on rural roads. The Lower Windsor Township, York County, Penn., farmer and his employees at Rexroth Farms have been...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Moten Associates in Pennsylvania
Apr 20 2012 // Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., said it acquired assets of Moten Associates, an independent agency in Norristown, Penn. Founded in 1970, Moten Associates offers surety...
Nationwide Welcomes Penn. Regulators’ Approval of Harleysville Deal
Apr 18 2012 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. welcomed Pennsylvania regulators’ approval this week of the insurer’s proposed merger with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. Regulatory approval from Pennsylvania, where...
East Insurance Employment: Hiring Is ‘Slightly Elevated’ in 2012
Apr 16 2012 // The insurance employment market in the East and Northeast regions — as in most other parts of the country — can be summed up the following way: hiring is “slightly elevated” compared to last year, but there...
CEO of Pennsylvania Insurer Highmark Fired After Assault Charges
Apr 2 2012 // A western Pennsylvania insurance company has fired the chief executive officer who was arrested a week ago after a fight with the husband of an employee with whom he was having an affair. Highmark Inc. announced Sunday...
CEO of Pennsylvania Insurer Highmark Charged With Assault
Mar 30 2012 // The chief executive officer of a major western Pennsylvania insurance company is facing charges of simple assault and defiant trespass relating to a fight with the husband of an employee he was having an affair...
Pennsylvania Regulators’ Rate Review Authority Gets a Boost
Mar 22 2012 // The law giving the Pennsylvania Insurance Department authority to review and disapprove rate increases in the small group health insurance market took effect on Wednesday. The law, Act 134, was signed into law by Governor...
Erie Insurance in Pennsylvania Announces New Appointments, Promotions
Mar 21 2012 // Erie Insurance Group, the 20th largest P/C insurer in the country based on total lines net premium written, announced several officer appointments and promotions. Andrew Erman has been appointed as vice president and chief...
Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Staffer Charged With Bribery
Mar 21 2012 // A supervisor in Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation program has been charged with bribery. Agents from the state attorney general’s public corruption unit arrested 53-year-old James McDonnell of Scranton...
Flood Aid to Pennsylvania Passes $550M Mark
Mar 19 2012 // Federal aid to victims of the historic flooding that struck eastern Pennsylvania last year has topped the half-billion-dollar mark. In an update on the aftermath of floods from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, the...
Pennsylvania Guard Suspended Over Insurance Fraud Charges
Mar 15 2012 // A guard at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh has been suspended without pay because police say she filed a false claim that her car had been stolen when she knew, instead, that her boyfriend had crashed the vehicle...
Penn. Encourages Consumers to Buy Flood Insurance as Spring Approaches
Mar 12 2012 // Pennsylvania insurance regulators are encouraging homeowners to consider buying flood insurance before the start of spring, citing the higher risk of severe flooding during warmer months. Pennsylvania is one of the most...
Federal Flood Aid to Pennsylvania Passes $550M Mark
Mar 9 2012 // Federal aid to victims of the historic flooding that struck eastern Pennsylvania last year has topped the half-billion-dollar mark. A photo of destroyed homes on Sept. 19, 2011, in Falls, Penn., caused by severe flooding...
Ban on Texting While Driving in Pennsylvania Goes Into Effect
Mar 8 2012 // A new state law requiring Pennsylvania drivers to pull over and stop if they want to use text-based communications went into effect at midnight Thursday, although it remains legal to use a hand-held cellphone behind the...
