Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pennsylvania Again Cuts Workers’ Comp Rates, This Time by 8.5%
Feb 14 2006 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell touted the decision cutting workers’ compensation insurance rates, a decision he said will save the state’s employers approximately $100 million on their 2006...
Insurance Executive Resigns with Eye on Philly Mayoral Race
Jan 24 2006 // The millionaire chief executive of UnitedHealthcare Pennsylvania is resigning to focus on a potential run for mayor. Tom Knox, once a deputy mayor in former Mayor Ed Rendell’s administration, raised eyebrows in...
News Currents
Jan 22 2006 // From New England to Virginia, courts and juries made insurance headlines Up and down the East coast, much of the most interesting local insurance news in 2005 took place in the courts of law and not in the court of public...
Pa. Med-Mal ‘Crisis’ Over But Doctors Still Worried About Costs and Access
Jan 3 2006 // Five years after the latest medical malpractice insurance “crisis” began to roil Pennsylvania and other parts of the nation, some say a balance has returned to the system here. But doctors and hospital...
Pa. Insurers Propose 8.5% Decrease for Workers’ Comp
Jan 2 2006 // Pennsylvania workers’ compensation insurers are recommending a decrease in what they charge to cover loss costs. The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau has filed for an overall 8.58 percent decrease in...
Pennsylvania renews medical premium subsidy
Jan 2 2006 // About 30,000 Pennsylvania health care providers would receive a state subsidy for a fourth straight year to help them pay their medical malpractice insurance bills, under legislation signed by Gov. Ed Rendell. The...
Pennsylvania renews medical premium subsidy
Jan 1 2006 // About 30,000 Pennsylvania health care providers would receive a state subsidy for a fourth straight year to help them pay their medical malpractice insurance bills, under legislation signed by Gov. Ed Rendell. The...
From New England to Virginia, Courts Made Insurance Headlines in 2005
Dec 30 2005 // From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light. But much of the...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Adds Pa. Brokerage to Roster
Dec 29 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Brokerage Professionals Inc. of Media, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1982, Brokerage Professionals Inc. (bpi) is a...
Pa. Limits Liability of Horse Stable Owners
Dec 27 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has signed a bill limiting lawsuits against the owners of horse stables. Supporters say the legislation, which goes into effect in 60 days, was crucial to protect the state’s nearly $10...
Costs Lower When Employers Choose, Says Study that Included Mass., Pa. Systems
Dec 19 2005 // Costs Lower When Employers Choose, Says Study that Included Mass., Pa. Systems The choice of medical care providers to treat injured workers by either workers or their employer not only impacts medical costs but also a...
Pennsylvania Renews Doctors’ Subsidy
Dec 19 2005 // About 30,000 health care providers would receive a state subsidy for a fourth straight year to help them pay their medical malpractice insurance bills, under legislation sent to Gov. Ed Rendell for his signature. The...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // Massachusetts Auto Producer Reassignments Delayed: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked that a plan for reassignment of auto insurance producers doing business with the state’s residual...
Pennsylvania Sets Up Farm Risk Management Program
Dec 13 2005 // Pennsylvania is setting up programs to help educate some 4,000 farmers about crop insurance and risk management issues. Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff announced that Pennsylvania won a $754,000 grant from the U.S....
Pa. Senate Votes to Revive ‘Fair Share’ Lawsuit Reform Act
Dec 7 2005 // The Pennsylvania state Senate has voted to restore the “Fair Share Act” lawsuit reform in a 32-18 vote. State Sen. Jake Corman (R-34), the bill’s author, said that Senate Bill 435 brings Pennsylvania in...
Catholic Church in Pa. Fights Change to Allow New Sex Abuse Suits
Dec 6 2005 // Roman Catholic Church officials in Pennsylvania say a proposal that would allow sexual-abuse victims from decades ago to file lawsuits could lead to financial ruin for dioceses across the state. Some Harrisburg lawmakers...
GMI of Pa. Named Managing General Underwriter for XL Insurance
Dec 6 2005 // GMI Insurance Services of Valley Forge, Pa. has been appointed as nationwide managing general underwriter on behalf of the XL Insurance companies in their Auto Rental and Business Auto Programs.
LEADER IN DEER CRASHES:
Dec 5 2005 // Pennsylvania motorists are reporting more deer-vehicle collisions than any other state. More than 150 people are killed each year in the estimated 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions that occur across the country, State...
News Briefs
Dec 4 2005 // CONNECTICUT Work-Related Deaths: The number of deaths in Connecticut due to work-related injuries increased by 50 percent last year, rising from 36 to 54, according to a state report. Connecticut is one of 27 states to...
Pa. Governor Hails Improvements in Med-Mal Insurance Market
Oct 24 2005 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell said that his state has turned the corner on improving its medical malpractice insurance market thanks in part to recent legislative and court reforms and he urged legislators to...
