Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pennsylvania Raises Auto Insurance Accident Surcharge Threshold Again
Jan 13 2023 // Pennsylvania auto insurers will not be able to surcharge private passenger policyholders with claims unless their aggregate claim cost over a three-year period exceeds $2,100. This new threshold is effective in July and is...
Hilb Group Acquires Oak Ridge Surety Agency in Pennsylvania
Jan 12 2023 // The Hilb Group has acquired Oak Ridge Surety Agency in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which specializes in surety bond programs and commercial insurance. Martin Hellman and his team of insurance professionals will become part...
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Seeks Child Sex Abuse Claim Window
Jan 10 2023 // ]Pennsylvania’s new state House speaker declared Friday that no other legislation will pass his chamber until it approves a constitutional amendment granting child sexual abuse victims the power to file what would...
Pennsylvania Helps Buffalo Clear Snow; State Acts on Insurance, Banks, Flood Risk
Dec 29 2022 // Like a good neighbor, the state of Pennsylvania is sending equipment and personnel to help neighboring Buffalo, New York, dig out from the recent deadly winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in the region...
Death Claim Filed Too Late for Malpractice Reform Law, Says Pennsylvania High Court
Dec 20 2022 // The two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice death claims applies even if the medical records available obscured the legal cause of death, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week. In a 3-2 decision,...
Two Firefighters Die in Pennsylvania House Fire
Dec 13 2022 // WEST PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say two firefighters died responding to a house fire where a body was found, while two people who lived in the home got out safely. The slain firefighters were...
Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law
Dec 12 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website that violates Pennsylvania’s electronic surveillance law. The suit claims the company uses...
Union Bay Acquires Pennsylvania’s LaBrozzi Insurance
Dec 6 2022 // Union Bay Acquisition, an aggregator of insurance agencies agent based in Princeton, New Jersey, has acquired LaBrozzi Insurance Group, Inc. of Bradford, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed. Debra LaBrozzi is the...
Parents of Gunman in Deadly Pennsylvania State Trooper Shooting Settle Suit
Dec 6 2022 // The parents of a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the...
Pilot Cited ‘Rigging Issue’ Before Small Plane Crashed in Pennsylvania
Dec 2 2022 // HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Federal investigators say the pilot of a small experimental plane spoke of a problem with the aircraft shortly before it went down in a northeastern Pennsylvania farm last month, killing...
Hilb Group Acquires Sharpline Brokerages of Pennsylvania
Nov 29 2022 // The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired Pennsylvania-based Sharpline Insurance Brokerages, expanding its property/casualty presence throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Sharpline...
Residents Await Fix for Pennsylvania Methane Leak
Nov 22 2022 // A vent at an underground natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania has been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for more than 11 days and attempts to plug the leak have thus far...
Cause of Sickness Affecting 48 at Pennsylvania Charter School Still Unknown
Nov 8 2022 // Authorities say they still don’t know what caused several dozen children and adults to fall ill at an eastern Pennsylvania school last week, prompting an evacuation. Chief Scott Van Why of the Hanover Township...
Federal Court Finds Pennsylvania Poultry Farm in Contempt Over OSHA Penalties
Oct 28 2022 // A federal court has found Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety hazards. The U.S....
Federal Judge Dismisses Multiple Pennsylvania COVID-19 Claims
Oct 18 2022 // A Western Pennsylvania federal district judge has dismissed eight cases seeking payment for COVID-19 business interruption coverage from several insurers including Cincinnati Insurance, Travelers Insurance and Hartford....
Kids, Staff Sickened by Carbon Monoxide Leak at Pennsylvania Day Care Center
Oct 13 2022 // ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A malfunctioning heater sent a dangerously high level of carbon monoxide into a Pennsylvania day care center early Tuesday, sickening dozens of children — some of whom were unconscious as they...
Pennsylvania Jury Awards Corrections Officer $1M Over Retaliatory Firing Claim
Oct 12 2022 // A white Allegheny County jail corrections officer who claimed he was fired in retaliation for reporting racial and sexual harassment incidents has been awarded almost $1 million by a federal jury. Jeffrey Kengerski claimed...
13 Businesses, 19 Individuals Charged in Alleged Pennsylvania Car ‘Title Washing’ Ring
Oct 5 2022 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has filed criminal charges against 19 individuals and 13 separate businesses for alleged motor vehicle “title washing.” Prosecutors allege the...
Pennsylvania Recovers $1.7M for Buyers of Car Repair Coverage Service Contracts
Sep 23 2022 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has secured a court order for more than $1.7 million in restitution against a car service coverage firm he said denied claims for services and refused to refund...
Agency Aggregator Union Bay Acquires Farrell Insurance in Pennsylvania
Sep 22 2022 // Union Bay Acquisition, a new aggregator of insurance agencies agent based in Princeton, New Jersey, reports it has acquired Farrell Insurance Associates Inc. of Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed. Jerry...
