Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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State Farm: Sandusky’s Homeowners Policy Doesn’t Cover His Legal Bills
Jul 23 2012 // State Farm has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania last Thursday against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. In its complaint, State Farm asked a judge to declare that the insurer’s...
Pennsylvania Firm Fined $117K for Safety Violations at Houston Plant
Jul 23 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited King of Prussia, Pa.-based Arkema Inc. with 12 serious, one repeat and one other-than-serious violations for exposing workers to...
Pennsylvania Dentists Now Required to Buy Liability Insurance
Jul 23 2012 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law late last month Senate Bill 388 that mandates all dentists in the state to purchase professional liability insurance. Pennsylvania is now one of 10 states in the country...
Casino Waitresses in Pennsylvania Sue Over Maternity Policy
Jul 17 2012 // Two former cocktail servers at a Philadelphia-area casino say they lost their jobs after becoming pregnant because of an unfair weight policy. The complaint filed earlier this month against Parx Casino in Bensalem says the...
Pennsylvania State Workers’ Insurance Fund Consolidates 2 Divisions
Jul 16 2012 // Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry-operated State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF) said today that it is consolidating the SWIF claims division and field operations division into the claims...
Microburst Storm Damages Reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia
Jul 10 2012 // The National Weather Service says a violent storm that downed trees, damaged homes and left 1,200 residents without power in west-central Pennsylvania this past Saturday, July 7, was a microburst, not a tornado. The...
People – East
Jul 2 2012 // New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company has promoted Treasurer Charles Prall to chief financial officer. He will also serve on the insurer’s board of directors. Being named to the CFO position is an enhancement of...
Penn. Judge Says Insurer Must Cover Sandusky’s Legal Bills for Now
Jun 18 2012 // A judge ruled on June 4 that Federal Insurance Co., part of Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, must continue to cover Jerry Sandusky’s defense costs, at least for now. Sandusky is the former Penn State assistant...
Feds OK $7M to Demolish Flood-Prone Pennsylvania Properties
Jun 9 2012 // Federal emergency management officials say they’ll demolish dozens of damaged and flood-prone properties in eastern and central Pennsylvania.Residents in Mahoopany, Wyoming County, Pa., cleaning up after flooding on...
Pennsylvania Judge: Insurer Must Cover Sandusky’s Legal Bills for Now
Jun 7 2012 // A judge ruled on Monday that Federal Insurance Co., part of Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, must continue to cover Jerry Sandusky’s defense costs, at least for now. Sandusky is the former Penn State assistant...
Highmark, Pennsylvania’s Largest Health Insurance Co., Names New CEO
Jun 5 2012 // Pittsburgh-headquartered health insurance giant Highmark Inc. has named Dr. William Winkenwerder as the company’s new chief executive officer.Dr. William WinkenwerderThe appointment comes two months after previous...
Tornadoes Damage Areas in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Jun 4 2012 // Tornadoes swept through several counties in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland last Friday, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging dozens of structures and homes. Here are the latest reports from The Associated...
Wharton School Launches Risk and Insurance Program
Jun 4 2012 // The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania said on May 21 that it has established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP). The program’s goal is to promote and disseminate cutting-edge...
50 Years On, Fire Still Burns Underneath Pennsylvania Town
Jun 1 2012 // It’s an anniversary the few remaining souls who live here won’t be celebrating. Fifty years ago, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the...
AIG to Pay Penn. $16.8M to Settle Probe Over WC Premium Reporting
Jun 1 2012 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine announced Thursday that American International Group and its workers comp insurance units will pay Pennsylvania more than $16.8 million in fines and assessments. The...
Dog Attacks Up; Pennsylvania Postal Workers Not Surprised
May 28 2012 // The screen door flew open but the Great Dane just stood there. Twenty-six years of experience told postal worker Victor Torres to remain still, brace for impact, and position his blue mailbag as a makeshift shield. Torres...
Pennsylvania High Court Tosses ‘Any Dose’ Asbestos Theory
May 28 2012 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that civil lawsuit plaintiffs alleging asbestos-related ailments cannot submit scientific testimony asserting that even the smallest exposure to the material could cause cancer. The...
FEMA OKs Additional $5.5M for Buying Flood-Prone Properties in Penn.
May 25 2012 // Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Thursday approved more than $5.5 million in additional federal funding for property acquisitions in Pennsylvania that will permanently remove flood-prone properties from...
University of Pennsylvania Launches New Risk and Insurance Program
May 23 2012 // The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania said this week it has established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP). The program’s goal is to promote and disseminate cutting-edge research on...
2012 Super Regional P/C Insurers™
May 7 2012 // Demotech Inc. Reveals Leading Multi-State P/C Carriers The original criteria and objective definition for Super Regional P/C Insurersª was established in the Feb. 12, 2007, issue of Insurance Journal. Prior to the...
