Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. Legislature Rejects Med-Mal Caps
Jul 6 2004 // The Pennsylvania Legislature declined to advance a measure that would allow limits on the dollar amount juries can award for pain and suffering in medical malpractice claims. The House voted 107-93 last Friday against an...
AIA Applauds Pa. Key Guaranty Fund Reform
Jul 6 2004 // A new law signed last week by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell marks the successful conclusion of a multi-year effort to fix problems arising from the Reliance Insurance Company insolvency, according to the American...
PA. COLLEGE CONSORTIUM EXPANDS:
Jul 5 2004 // In Lancaster, Pa., Franklin & Marshall College President John Fry recently announced the addition of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges to the Shared Services Consortium (SSC). The SSC, which includes charter members...
Pa. Department Names Lawthorne Deputy
Jul 1 2004 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced the appointment of Sarah H. Lawhorne as Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Office of Policy, Planning and Administration. Lawhorne will oversee the...
Pa. Court Upholds Ruling on GTE and Y2K
Jun 24 2004 // A federal appeals court in Philadelpia has upheld a ruling that GTE Corp., now a part of Verizon, wasn’t entitled to millions of dollars in insurance payments over the Y2K computer bug. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of...
PA. SELLS RELIANCE PROPERTIES:
Jun 21 2004 // Three years after taking over Reliance Insurance Co., the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is attempting to raise cash by selling properties of the failed company. Reliance Insurance faces a $3 billion shortfall between...
Regional Focus
Jun 21 2004 // Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once famously said, “All politics is local.” The same could be said for the insurance industry—insurance coverage is definitely local. In addition, there...
Flooded Pa. Homeowners Bailed Out by Feds
Jun 3 2004 // The federal government has offered $3 million to purchase and demolish 26 homes near Abington, Pennsylvania that were inundated by Tropical Storm Allison. The Federal Emergency Management Agency made the funding available...
Pa. Gov. Rendell Unveils Work Safety Campaign
Jun 2 2004 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell released workplace injury data showing an increase in accidents, injuries and deaths in the state in 2002, and launched a targeted “Call Before You Dig” awareness...
Pa. Officials Selling Reliance Properties to Raise Cash
Jun 2 2004 // Three years after taking over Reliance Insurance Co., the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is attempting to raise cash by selling far-flung properties of the failed company. Reliance Insurance faces a $3 billion shortfall...
Pa. House Backs Bill Addressing Insurance Insolvencies
May 26 2004 // A bill that would reportedly assure that policyholders of insolvent insurance companies would have their claims paid according to the agreed-upon deductible amounts under their policies passed the Pennsylvania House...
33,000 Doctors Seek Pa. Med-Mal Subsidy
May 19 2004 // About 33,000 physicians who want help paying for medical malpractice insurance have applied for a piece of a $220 million state subsidy in Pennsylvania that will be largely funded by cigarette taxes increased in...
Pa. Court Upholds Sentence of Former Rep. Druce
May 3 2004 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week upheld the prison sentence of former state Rep. Thomas Druce, who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 1999 hit-and-run accident that killed a Harrisburg man. Druce pleaded...
Pa. Agent Meets 5 to 12 Year Prison Term
Apr 29 2004 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced that a former Lancaster County insurance agent was sentenced to 5 to 12 years in state prison for reportedly bilking 71 elderly victims out of nearly $3 million in...
Reports Differ Over Pa. Med-Mal Claims
Apr 26 2004 // Insurance companies and other underwriters in Pennsylvania reported paying less for malpractice claims against medical professionals last year, according to a federal agency, even though doctors complain that rising...
Penn National Announces Surplus Note Offering
Apr 22 2004 // Penn National Insurance of Harrisburg, Pa. is issuing $50 million in surplus notes of Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. will serve as the sole bookrunning manager for...
Pa. Suit Targets Gun Dealer Liability
Apr 21 2004 // A civil lawsuit filed against a South Williamsport gun shop could be the first to go to court that would hold gun dealers accountable when criminals get their hands on guns, lawyers say. In April 1999, 7-year-old Nafis...
Even as Med Mal Cases Drop., Penn. Governor Steps Up Reform Effort
Apr 5 2004 // Citing data released from the state Supreme Court as “proof that our reforms are making a difference,” Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has proposed a series of new bills to address the state’s...
Actuaries Told: No ‘Duct Tape Solution’ to the Current Med-Mal Crisis
Apr 2 2004 // The current medical malpractice crisis did not happen overnight and is not going to resolve itself without bringing predictability and stability into the system. This was the message delivered by a panel of experts at the...
Pa. Firm Joins ISU
Mar 30 2004 // ISU International President, T.J. Ryan III, announced the addition of the newest member to ISU’s national network of agencies – The Holdren Group of Plymouth Meeting, Pa. With more than 90 branch offices, ISU...
