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Wolf Administration Warns Pennsylvania Businesses Defying Shutdown Order
May 15 2020 // The administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued a warning Monday to businesses that choose to open in defiance of the pandemic shutdown, saying they could be jeopardizing their insurance coverage. With several...
Pennsylvania’s Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Hires Sampson as a Partner
May 7 2020 // Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC has hired Michael H. Sampson as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Sampson will also serve as chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage Group as well as co-chair of the...
Pennsylvania High Court Says Insurer Has Duty to Defend in Shooting Case
May 4 2020 // The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that an insurer has a duty to defend its insured’s estate in a personal injury lawsuit brought by a man who was shot by the policyholder. This comes after Richard A. Carly came...
Penn. High Court Deals Potential Blow To Carriers’ Denial Of Business Income Claims
May 1 2020 // In a case where no insurance company or insurance claim was involved, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling that could potentially negate one of the insurance industry’s standard bases for denial of coverage...
Pennsylvania Outlines Temporary Licensure Process for Insurers During COVID-19
Apr 24 2020 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has submitted a notice to all state insurance companies and agencies outlining the process for issuing temporary licenses for Pennsylvania resident insurance producers during the...
Pennsylvania’s PMA Companies Names Bell as Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer
Apr 24 2020 // PMA Companies, an insurance company headquartered in Blue Bell, Penn., has named Robert Bell as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Bell joined PMA Companies in July 2019 as senior vice president and deputy...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Announces $200M in Relief for Customers
Apr 22 2020 // Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Penn., will provide $200 million in dividends directly to personal and commercial auto insurance customers in the 12 states and the District of Columbia where the company does business. This...
Despite Insurance Industry Concerns, More States Introduce COVID-19 BI Bills
Apr 15 2020 // New Jersey was the first state to propose a bill that would mandate insurers cover COVID-19-related losses under their business interruption policies, and the insurance industry was quick to express its concern. But that...
Pennsylvania Court Voids $10M Payout in Fatal Spinal Surgery Case
Apr 13 2020 // A $10 million award allotted in the death of a Pennsylvania woman following a spinal surgery was voided after the court determined the amount is not in line with others granted in similar medical malpractice cases. The...
Thousands Without Power After Storms Roar Through Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2020 // Thousands of utility customers across Pennsylvania were without power early Wednesday after severe thunderstorms roared through the state, knocking down trees and utility lines and possibly spawning a tornado. The storms...
Strategic Agency Partners Launches in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Apr 9 2020 // Several insurance agencies are joining resources to launch Strategic Agency Partners (SAP), an insurance agency network with a geographic footprint in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The founding agencies, located in...
Pennsylvania Governor Places Seven More Counties Under Stay-Home Order
Apr 6 2020 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf added seven more counties to his order to stay at home as the new virus expanded its reach and Pennsylvania reported another big jump in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. Wolf told...
How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond. “There is almost no aspect of the...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Retrenches on Sweeping Order Amid Complaints, Lawsuits
Mar 23 2020 // Under fire from business groups and Republican lawmakers and facing lawsuits over a broad shutdown order designed to slow the spreading of the coronavirus, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration defended its...
Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Trilogy Group Benefits
Mar 19 2020 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Trilogy Group Benefits LLC, effective February 28, 2020. Trilogy joins Alera Group through...
Governor Wolf Orders COVID-19 Shutdown Across Pennsylvania
Mar 18 2020 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf extended a shutdown order Monday to the entire state of Pennsylvania in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, although he also maintained that he will not send the National Guard...
United Heartland Hires Roth as Senior Business Development Specialist
Mar 11 2020 // United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurance company, is continuing its focus on offering workers’ compensation insurance in Pennsylvania with the addition of Brett Roth as senior business...
OSHA Cites Two Construction Companies After Employee’s Fatal Fall in Pennsylvania
Mar 9 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CLF Construction Inc. and Toll Brothers Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards after a CLF employee suffered fatal...
Suit Alleges Ex-Pharmacist in Pennsylvania Fired for Not Trying Medical Marijuana
Feb 18 2020 // A former Pennsylvania pharmacist is suing the medical marijuana dispensary where she worked on allegations she was fired after refusing to illegally sample the shop’s products. Carol Kopiak, of Wilkes-Barre, filed a...
Lawsuit Alleges Pennsylvania School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination
Feb 14 2020 // Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania school district claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday that officials knew for years that unsafe levels of lead and asbestos posed potential health risks for students and staff but...
