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Pennsylvania’s Medical Malpractice Costs Dropping, Says Gov. Rendell
Oct 26 2007 // The amount of money paid by a state medical malpractice insurance fund will decline for a fourth straight year, a sign that the state’s malpractice problem is improving, Gov. Ed Rendell said. The Medical Care...
Md.-Pa.-Del. Agents Group Highlights Delaware Merger, Elects Officers
Oct 26 2007 // The Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group held its annual meeting Oct. 17, marking a year that included the inception of the Delaware Association of Insurance Agents & Brokers Inc. into its organization. The...
Pa. Agency Honored for Real-Time Capabilities
Oct 23 2007 // Pennsylvania’s Strickler Agency Inc. last week received the inaugural “Interface Agency of the Year Award” presented by the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group for Applied Systems...
Pa. Really Hasn’t Banned Cell Phones While Driving…Yet
Oct 16 2007 // It’s still legal for drivers to use hand-held cellular telephones on Pennsylvania highways, although that may be news to some people. Someone — the source has not been identified — recently circulated a...
From the Big Apple to the Corn State
Oct 8 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s...
Main Street Group Drives Predictive Modeling Auto into Conn., Pa.
Oct 3 2007 // The Main Street America Group has launched its Personal Auto MVP (multivariate program) in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Personal Auto MVP is Main Street America’s proprietary rating program designed to provide...
Pa. Judge Accused of Bilking Insurers to Take His Defense to Trial
Oct 2 2007 // Suspended Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce intends to stand trial on federal money laundering and mail fraud charges, according to his lawyer. Attorney David Ridge refused to comment on the defense...
Pa. Aluminum Manufacturer Fined for Alleged Safety Violations
Sep 26 2007 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an aluminum manufacturing company $155,585 for alleged health and safety violations. Signature Aluminum Inc. was fined $112,500 for failing to establish and...
From the Big Apple to the Corn State
Sep 24 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s...
Tyson Case in Pa. Debates Pay for Time Donning Safety Gear
Sep 11 2007 // Whether work deserves pay doesn’t depend on how demanding it is, an appeals court ruled last week in reviving a lawsuit filed by workers at a Tyson Foods poultry plant. The workers seek pay for the time they spend...
12 Charged with Claims Fraud from 2004 Casino Bus Crash in Pa.
Sep 6 2007 // Twelve people have been charged in Pennsylvania with insurance fraud in a 2004 casino bus crash that authorities allege was staged so the passengers could cash in by filing bogus injury claims. The crash occurred on April...
Report: 30% of Pa. Bridges Deficient
Sep 6 2007 // About 30 percent of all locally owned bridges in Pennsylvania are considered structurally deficient. That’s according to new bridge safety rating information released by the state Transportation Department. It covers...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance...
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Sep 3 2007 // Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now...
Pennsylvania House Panel Hears Insurance Consumer Advocate Bill
Aug 31 2007 // The Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee held a public hearing this week on his bill that would create an independent office to represent the state’s consumers in insurance matters. State Rep. John Yudichak,...
Pa. Medical Malpractice Insurer Files for 11% Rate Cut
Aug 27 2007 // Medical malpractice insurer PMSLIC Insurance Co. has filed for an overall 11 percent rate reduction in Pennsylvania. If approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, the revised rates will go into effect Jan. 1,...
Surgeons Got Off on Wrong Foot, Claims Pa. Patient
Aug 26 2007 // Doctors performed surgery on the wrong foot of a Pennsylvania man who wanted to have a bunion and hammer toe corrected, according to a lawsuit. Terry Fortson, 60, of McKeesport, said doctors at the Veterans Affairs...
Pa. Man Charged in Fatal Mercer County Hotel Arson
Aug 22 2007 // A man who just finished nearly two years in prison for an Ohio burglary was charged with burglarizing a Pennsylvania hotel and setting a fire that killed a man staying there. Michael Watson, 42, was arraigned Monday, Aug....
Pa. Judge Charged in Alleged Insurance Scam Suspended
Aug 21 2007 // Pennsylvania’s highest court last Friday suspended Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce, who was indicted earlier this week on federal charges of cheating two insurance companies out of $440,000. The state Supreme...
Pa. Judge Suspended Over Insurance Fraud Charges to Retire
Aug 21 2007 // Suspended Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of mail fraud and money laundering, but abandoned his re-election campaign and said he plans to retire when his term expires in...
