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Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance Group Promotes Buler
Jan 20 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn., based property and casualty insurance services firm, has promoted John Buler to director of the NSM Retail department. NSM Retail provides commercial property and casualty...
Pennsylvania Uber Driver Refused Ride, Beat New Jersey Man Unconscious
Jan 17 2017 // A southern New Jersey man has filed a lawsuit against ride-sharing giant Uber that alleges he was assaulted by a driver who refused to take him home from a holiday party in Philadelphia. The federal lawsuit states that...
Feds Seek $11K Fine for Fire that Closed Pennsylvania Bridge
Jan 12 2017 // The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration wants to fine a contractor $11,224 for a construction fire that wholly or partially shut down a major Pittsburgh bridge for 24 days. Contractor Joseph B. Fay Co....
Pioneer Underwriters Appoints Lucey to Lead New Pennsylvania Based Division
Jan 12 2017 // Pioneer Underwriters (Pioneer) has launched its new Miscellaneous, Technology and Cyber Liability unit with the appointment of David Lucey as vice president to lead the new team. Lucey will report directly to Gene Hinman,...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Group Announces Senior Leadership Changes
Jan 12 2017 // Erie Insurance Group, an Erie, Penn., based insurer, has announced operational and senior leadership changes in order to further position the company for continued growth. The new appointments are effective January...
Reuters: Beyond Flint, Thousands of Areas in U.S. Struggle with Lead Poisoning
Jan 11 2017 // On a sunny November afternoon in St. Joseph, Missouri, birthplace of the Pony Express and death spot of Jesse James, Lauranda Mignery watched her son Kadin, 2, dig in their front yard. As he played, she scolded him for...
NTSB to Probe Pennsylvania Trolley Crash that Hurt Nearly 50
Jan 11 2017 // Federal crash investigators are heading to Philadelphia a day after a collision between two trolley cars injured nearly 50 people. A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says the agency is sending a team to look...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania Based Hubbard-Bert
Jan 9 2017 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub), headquartered in Chicago, Ill., has acquired the assets of Hubbard-Bert Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Erie, Penn., Hubbard-Bert...
Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Evanston Insurance, Cites Policy Exclusion
Jan 5 2017 // The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in December ruled that Evanston Insurance Company is not obligated to defend Tri-Arc Financial Services Inc. in an underlying lawsuit because of an...
General Motors Sued over Fire Causing $450K in Damage to Pennsylvania Homes
Dec 30 2016 // General Motors has been sued over a 2014 car fire that caused more than $450,000 in damage to two central Pennsylvania homes. Pennlive.com reports that Erie Insurance Exchange and four of its policy holders claim the blaze...
School Transit Company, Owner Charged with Insurance Fraud in Pennsylvania
Dec 27 2016 // A school transit company with a $2.4 million contract to provide rides to special needs students in a Pittsburgh-area charter school network has been charged with failing to properly insure some vehicles and hiring drivers...
Ex-Nanny for Penguins Player in Pennsylvania Gets 5-Year Federal Sentence
Dec 22 2016 // The former nanny of Pittsburgh Penguins player Chris Kunitz was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison for setting fire to her rental residence and then filing fraudulent insurance claims for the contents. The...
Court Order Can’t Stop Stray Golf Balls from Hitting Pennsylvania Home
Dec 20 2016 // A couple who live next to a Pennsylvania golf course says errant balls are still hitting their property despite a previous court order. The (Allentown) Morning Call says Jerzy and Halina Wisniewski returned to Northampton...
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Advises Preparation for Winter Weather
Dec 19 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller has advised consumers to plan ahead and review their homeowners and auto insurance policies as winter weather conditions like snow, sleet and ice become more...
Rapid Repairs Sought After Pennsylvania Creek Flood Wall Section Collapse
Dec 14 2016 // Authorities city say they will seek funding for rapid repairs following the collapse of a section of a creek flood wall in a northeastern Pennsylvania city. Wilkes-Barre city administrator Ted Wampole says a 40-foot...
Appeals Court Allows Suit Against Firm in Pennsylvania Flood Deaths
Dec 13 2016 // An appeals court has cleared the way for refiling of a lawsuit against an engineering firm in the deaths of four people killed in flash flooding in Pittsburgh more than five years ago. Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. earlier...
Feds Charge 18 People in Pennsylvania Prescription Fraud
Dec 12 2016 // Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have charged 18 people in 13 separate indictments with fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers from government insurance programs then re-selling them on the street. Most of the...
NAIC Taps Former Pennsylvania Commissioner, Transamerica Exec Consedine as CEO
Dec 12 2016 // Ten months after its last chief executive officer departed, the national organization of state insurance regulators has named former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael F. Consedine as its new CEO. Consedine will...
Reinsurer Beechwood Seeks Buyer in Wake of Backlash Over Platinum Ties: Reuters
Dec 11 2016 // The Beechwood group of reinsurance companies is in talks to sell most or all of itself after a backlash from some clients due to its relationship with troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners, according to a person...
Uber Wants Pennsylvania to Delay Rules for Driverless Cars
Dec 9 2016 // Ride-sharing company Uber wants the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to delay policy recommendations that govern the testing of driverless cars. Uber, which has been testing the driverless cars in Pittsburgh for...
