Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pennsylvania Troopers Make Record Number of DUI Arrests
May 7 2008 // Pennsylvania’s State Police last year arrested 15,583 people for driving under the influence, a 3 percent increase over the number arrested for DUI in 2007, and the highest total for a single year in the...
Medical Malpractice Suits on the Decline in Pennsylvania
May 5 2008 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania declined for a third consecutive year in 2007, according to figures released by the state Supreme Court. The number of suits, 1,617, represented a 4.5...
Pennsylvania Highway Deaths Dropped in 2007
Apr 28 2008 // Pennsylvania officials say highway deaths dropped in 2007, but more are being blamed on aggressive driving. The state Department of Transportation says that 1,491 people died on Pennsylvania highways last year....
FDA Reportedly Finds ‘Concerns’ at Merck Plant in Pennsylvania
Apr 25 2008 // A newspaper says federal inspectors are reporting 49 areas of concern at Merck & Co. Inc.’s vaccine plant in Montgomery County. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that it obtained an unpublished report on the...
Pennsylvania Malpractice Insurance Subsidy for Doctors Lapses
Apr 21 2008 // A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed at the end of last month, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an...
Pa. Gov. Rendell Forced to Withdraw Ario Nomination
Apr 21 2008 // Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate are refusing to consider Gov. Ed Rendell’s nominee for the job of state insurance commissioner, forcing the governor to withdraw the nomination. Aides say Rendell plans...
New Markets
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...
N.Y. City to Lower Catskills Reservoirs to Reduce Flood Risk to Pa.
Apr 18 2008 // At the request of Gov. Ed Rendell, New York City has agreed to release more water from its reservoirs in the Catskills in an effort to reduce the danger of flooding in communities downstream along the Delaware...
Number of Medical Malpractice Suits in Pennsylvania Down
Apr 16 2008 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania declined for a third consecutive year in 2007, according to figures released Monday by the state Supreme Court. The number of suits, 1,617, represented a 4.5...
FEMA: Faulty Pumps Could Change Bethlehem, Pa. Flood Map
Apr 11 2008 // Federal officials say failure to repair 15 flood-control pumps along the Lehigh River could cost Bethlehem property owners money. The city argues that the pumps have never been used, and repairs that could cost millions of...
Long-Sought Pennsylvania Mine Safety Bill Hits New Snags
Apr 10 2008 // A new disagreement has erupted over efforts to overhaul Pennsylvania’s 1961 mine safety law, threatening a compromise forged more than five years after the rescue of nine miners in western Pennsylvania spurred a push...
Politics Forces Pa. Gov. Rendell to Withdraw Insurance Nominee Ario
Apr 3 2008 // Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate are refusing to consider Gov. Ed Rendell’s nominee for the job of state insurance commissioner, forcing the governor to withdraw the nomination. Aides say Rendell plans to...
Pennsylvania Doctors Lose Malpractice Subsidy
Apr 2 2008 // A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed Monday, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an impasse over...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Healthcare Risk Solutions of Pa.
Mar 21 2008 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired Healthcare Risk Solutions, LLC headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, Healthcare...
High Metal Prices Spur Car-Towing Schemes in Pennsylvania
Mar 18 2008 // Harrisburg, Pennsylvania police say a woman recently noticed that her car had been tagged as abandoned and rushed down to the state transportation building to clear up the problem. When she got back, the tag was gone...
AIG to Pay Record $9.1M Settlement to Pennsylvania Regulators
Mar 18 2008 // American International Group Inc. will pay $13.5 million – including a record $9.1 million in penalties and investigative costs – to settle allegations of bid-rigging and financial misreporting brought by the...
ATF Investigating $6M Pennsylvania Warehouse Blaze
Mar 14 2008 // Federal agents are investigating a fire that caused more than $6 million in damage at an auto parts warehouse in Pennsylvania. Nearly 20 fire companies battled the blaze at the Pennsylvania Collision Parts warehouse in...
2008 State Rankings: Sinners and Saints Among Tort Systems
Mar 14 2008 // Florida ranks the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranks the best. In a separate ranking, Colorado has the best tort laws on its books, while Rhode Island has the worst. The free-market...
Gorton’s Says Pills Found in Pennsylvania Fish Fillets Harmless
Mar 12 2008 // Gorton’s Inc. said Monday that the pills a Pennsylvania family reported finding in their fish fillets were harmless over-the-counter herbal supplements. The incident remains an isolated case and the U.S. Food and...
Pennsylvania Surplus Lines Association 26th Annual Meeting
Mar 11 2008 // All members of the insurance community are invited to attend the Pennsylvania Surplus Lines Association’s 26th Annual Membership Meeting on April 9-10, 2008 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Hotel in Pittsburgh,...
