Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Prosecutor: Ex-Pa. Judge Lied to Collect Insurance
Oct 24 2008 // A since-retired state appellate judge used his title and told lies and half-truths about injuries from a slow-speed fender-bender to collect $440,000 from two insurance companies, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday to...
Jury Seated in Pennsylvania Judge’s Fraud Trial
Oct 23 2008 // Six men and six women have been selected as jurors in the federal fraud trial of a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge in Pittsburgh and opening statements are expected to begin. Ex-Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce is...
Jury Picks, Opening on Tap in Fraud Trial of Former Pennsylvania Judge
Oct 22 2008 // Jury selection is expected to wrap up in the federal fraud trial of a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge in Pittsburgh. Retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce is charged with mail fraud and money laundering because...
Pennsylvania Fire That Killed 2 Ruled Accidental
Oct 22 2008 // A Pennsylvania state police fire marshal says cooking left unattended sparked a central Pennsylvania house fire that killed two people. The bodies of 61-year-old Gerald Kreiser II and 44-year-old Karen Kreiser were found...
Insurance Fraud Case Set for Ex-Pennsylvania Judge
Oct 20 2008 // After a fender-bender in 2001, a Pennsylvania appellate judge claimed he was left in constant pain, unable to golf or swim or even at times hold a cup of coffee steady. Yet the following year, prosecutors say, he was...
Corn-Filled Silo Collapses on Pennsylvania Dairy Farm
Oct 17 2008 // A silo filled with chopped corn came crashing down on an eastern Pennsylvania dairy farm, bringing electric and phone lines with it — but no one was injured. It happened about 11:30 p.m. Monday at a farm owned by...
Conveyor Worker Killed in Pennsylvania Quarry Accident
Oct 10 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating an accident that killed a 56-year-old employee at a central Pennsylvania quarry. Authorities didn’t immediately identify the victim but say he was a...
Donegal Insurance Reports 3Q to Reflect Hurricane, Securities Events
Oct 9 2008 // Marietta, Pennsylvania-based Donegal Group Inc. reported that its net income for the third quarter of 2008 will reflect realized investment losses related to its equity securities and claim activity resulting from...
Pennsylvania Approves Tokio Marine Takeover of Philadelphia Insurance
Oct 6 2008 // Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. reports that Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. received approval of its proposed acquisition of control of Philadelphia Consolidated from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. As...
Pennsylvania Ex-Judge Spent Insurance Money on House, Hot Tub
Oct 1 2008 // Federal prosecutors say retired Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce spent $440,000 in insurance money on a new house, hot tub, motorcycle, jewelry and cosmetic surgery for a woman he has since married. Joyce is...
Pennsylvania Businesses with Workplace Safety Plans Save $300M
Sep 12 2008 // Pennsylvania businesses have saved more than $300 million thanks to a program that allows workplaces to save five percent annually on workers’ compensation insurance premiums, according to the state. Businesses...
Pennsylvania Jury Gives $2.2M to Estate of DUI Crash Victim
Aug 28 2008 // A jury has awarded more than $2 million to the survivors of a central Pennsylvania man killed by a drunken driver four years ago. But a lawyer for Jack Hynen’s estate says he doubts the award will ever be...
Pennsylvania Chiropractor Charged in Staged Bus Accident Claims
Aug 27 2008 // A former Bucks County, Pa., chiropractor has been accused of fraudulently billing two insurance companies for more than $27,000 for treatments to patients who claimed to have been injured in staged bus accidents. Attorney...
TAPCO Expands into Pennsylvania
Aug 27 2008 // TAPCO Underwriters Inc., a Burlington, N.C.-based managing general agent, said it is now offering its products and proprietary quoting and binding process to retail agents in Pennsylvania. TAPCO says its...
Wakeley Joins Lloyd Inc. in Pennsylvania
Aug 26 2008 // Pittsburgh-based insurance firm Lloyd Inc. has hired William F. Wakeley as director of business operations. The firm also announced the promotions of Tracey Spearman and Leslie Thomas. Wakeley has 20 years of industry...
DA: Worker’s Torch Started Pennsylvania Apartment Fire
Aug 21 2008 // A construction worker removing steel frames with an acetylene torch accidentally started a fire that destroyed two apartment buildings in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and left nearly 400 people homeless, investigators said...
Pennsylvania Halts Excess Home Insurance by Lenders
Aug 21 2008 // Pennsylvania homeowners may be entitled to a reduction in their homeowners’ insurance premiums, thanks to The Mortgage Property Insurance Coverage Act signed by Gov. Ed Rendell. The law, which was spurred by the...
Pennsylvania Hands Out $600k in Insurance Fines
Aug 12 2008 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said it assessed nearly $600,000 in penalties last quarter to entities and individuals found guilty of violating insurance laws. Those fines stem from 35 enforcement actions and 17...
ProMutual Cuts Malpractice Insurance Rates for Pennsylvania Doctors 6%
Jul 22 2008 // Malpractice insurer ProMutual Group recently announced a rate reduction for individual physicians and surgeons in the state of Pennsylvania. All individual professional liability policyholders will receive a 6 percent...
Parties Clash Over Proposed Merger of Pennsylvania Health Insurers
Jul 14 2008 // State lawmakers, doctors and health care industry executives clashed last week over whether the proposed merger of Pennsylvania’s two largest health insurers will benefit or hurt consumers. They were among roughly...
