Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
2 Pa. Men Face 35 Years Jail Time for Reselling Stolen Autos
Mar 27 2007 // Two Pennsylvania men have been sentenced to a combined 35 years in state prison for their roles in an auto theft ring responsible for thefts of more than $3 million worth of vehicles, according to New Jersey Attorney...
Insurance Funds Help Pa. Town Pay for Security Cameras
Mar 21 2007 // Money being offered by an insurance company may help pay for security cameras outside the borough pool and public works building, officials said. Delaware Valley Insurance Trust has made the money available to help reduce...
Pa. Town Rescue Workers Train for Hybrid Car Accidents
Mar 20 2007 // The Uniontown, Pennsylvania volunteer fire department has taught its workers to safely respond to hybrid car accidents in hopes of paving the way for similar programs nationwide. With more than 1 million gas-electric...
Pa., N.J. Officials and Feds Nab Illegal Benefits Trust; Recover $1 Million
Mar 19 2007 // Through a collaboration betwee state and federal regulators, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has helped to recover approximately $1 million in unpaid health claims for Pennsylvania policyholders, Acting Insurance...
Arrowhead General Expands Motorcycle Program in Pennsylvania
Mar 2 2007 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s Personal Lines Division has expanded its motorcycle program to Pennsylvania. Coverage is being provided by a carrier rated “A-” by A.M. Best. Coverages range from...
Pa. Town Ends Emergency Fees to Motorists
Feb 28 2007 // Commissioners in Radnor Townshp, Pa. have voted unanimously to end a plan to bill out-of-town motorists involved in traffic accidents for police services. “It’s time to give people their money back and kiss and...
Hughes Joins Ames & Gough to Focus on Pa.-N.J.-Del.
Feb 27 2007 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker specializing in serving architects, engineers and law firms, has hired Robert G. Hughes as a vice president with responsibility for business in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and...
Koken resigns after 10 years as Pa. regulator
Feb 26 2007 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell accepted the resignation of Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken, effective Feb. 19. Rendell appointed Randolph Rohrbaugh, currently a deputy commissioner, to serve as acting insurance...
Koken resigns after 10 years as Pa. regulator
Feb 25 2007 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell accepted the resignation of Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken, effective Feb. 19. Rendell appointed Randolph Rohrbaugh, currently a deputy commissioner, to serve as acting insurance...
Pennsylvania Looks to Control Costs of ‘Cover All’ Health Program
Feb 22 2007 // Uninsured adults could find themselves on a waiting list if the demand for a proposed program to expand government-subsidized health coverage outstrips the state’s ability to pay for it, a Rendell administration...
Koken Resigns as Pa. Commissioner After Serving 10 Years
Feb 14 2007 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today accepted the resignation of Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken, effective Feb. 19. Rendell appointed Randolph Rohrbaugh, currently a deputy commissioner, to serve as acting...
HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER REDOMESTICATES TO PA.
Feb 12 2007 // Massachusetts officials have given the green light to the redomestication of Harleysville Worcester Insurance Co. to Pennsylvania. The company is a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Insurance Group, whose...
2007 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers™ Alphabetical listing
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...
2007 Super Regional Property Casualty Insurers™
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...
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Mass. Approves Harleysville Worcester Switch to Pa. Regulation
Feb 5 2007 // Massachusetts officials have given the green light to the redomestication of Harleysville Worcester Insurance Co. to Pennsylvania. The company is a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Insurance Group, whose...
St. Paul Travelers Settles Stun-Gun Suit Against Pa. Suburb
Feb 2 2007 // A Pittsburgh suburb’s former insurance carrier paid $100,000 to an ex-pizzeria owner who sued the municipality after being subdued by police with a stun gun in 2005. Mount Lebanon police used a 50,000-volt Taser on...
Pa. Insurance Mandate Violates Free Speech, White Supremacists Tell Court
Feb 2 2007 // A white supremacist group asked a panel of federal judges Tuesday to throw out the city of York, Pennsylvania’s public-assembly ordinance, saying it violates the right to free-speech by putting an unfair burden on...
Pa. Couple Awarded $1.5 Million Against Hormone Drug Maker Wyeth
Jan 31 2007 // A couple who contended that a hormone-replacement drug caused the woman’s breast cancer was awarded $1.5 million (euro1.16 million) this week in a jury verdict in Philadelphia against drug maker Wyeth. The jury also...
State Alleges Cover-Up in Pa. Coal Mine Worker’s Death
Jan 30 2007 // Pennsylvania coal industry regulators have revoked the operating permit of a coal mine where a worker died in an explosion three months ago, alleging that a cover-up of a similar 2004 blast might have contributed to the...
