Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AAI Urges Pa. to Enact Producer Licensing Reform
Dec 3 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) is pressing Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker to sign a bill recently passed by the State Legislature that would implement producer licensing reform. If the governor signs the bill as...
Pa. Gov: Insurers Should Postpone MCARE Collection to Allay Med-Mal Crisis
Dec 2 2002 // Pa. Gov. Calls for Postponement of MCARE to Allay Med-Mal Crisis Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker announced he has directed Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken to request a postponement of Medical Care Availability and...
$100,000 in Stolen Equipment Recovered in Pa.
Nov 28 2002 // A new partnership between the National Equipment Register (NER) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is beginning to put a dent in heavy equipment theft with the recovery of more than $100,000 in stolen equipment...
Pa. Senate Rejects Ban on Use of Credit-Based Scores
Nov 20 2002 // A last-minute effort to prohibit the use of credit-based insurance scores in auto insurance underwriting and rating was rejected by the Pennsylvania Senate. National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Counsel Ann...
Pa. Insurance Dept. Closes Unlicensed Agency
Nov 18 2002 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner M. Diane Koken today announced the closing of an unlicensed insurance company and the penalty and license revocation of the insurance agent responsible for its illegal...
Pa. JUA Offers Med-Mal Discount to Physicians with No Claims
Nov 4 2002 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner M. Diane Koken announced that at the request of Gov. Mark Schweiker, the state insurance department has approved a filing by the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting...
A.M. Best Reports Med-Mal Crisis Adding to Health Insurer Woes
Oct 30 2002 // Rising medical-malpractice insurance premiums for doctors and hospitals are adding to already budget-busting medical-cost inflation, according to the special report, “The Impact of the Med-Mal Insurance Crisis on...
Pa. Agriculture Secretary Touts Benefits of Crop Insurance
Oct 25 2002 // Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Sam Hayes kicked off a 2002-03 crop insurance education and outreach program at the behest of Gov. Mark Schweiker during the third annual Crop Insurance Conference in...
Pa. Med-Mal Crisis Deepens
Oct 23 2002 // A new poll commissioned by the The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and the Pennsylvania Medical Society has found that four out of 5 Pennsylvanians consider malpractice jury awards “out...
AAI Says Newly Signed Pa. Med Mal Law on Forum Shopping a ‘Huge Victory’
Oct 18 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers called a bill signed into law by Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker (R) Oct. 17 a “huge victory” in the fight to reel in runaway malpractice awards. The bill (SB 138), which...
Additional Workplace Safety Workshop Offered to Pa. Business Owners
Oct 18 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners and manager Oct. 22...
Pa. Insurance Dept. Sues Reliance Accountant
Oct 17 2002 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has filed suit against accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLC, which the department charges inflated Reliance Insurance Co.’s financial statements by $1 billion, contributing...
Pa. AG Commends Bill to End Venue Shopping
Oct 11 2002 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher praised a bill recently passed by the state General Assembly requiring medical malpractice lawsuits to be filed only in the counties in which causes of action occur, effectively...
Pa. Hospital Association Applauds Med-Mal Legislation
Oct 8 2002 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) hailed House passage of a state Senate bill that would limit the practice of venue shopping by plaintiff attorneys, which seek to have medical malpractice...
Pa. Doctors, Patients Rally for Med-Mal Tort Reform
Oct 7 2002 // Physicians rallied in two Pennsylvania cities to protest increasing medical malpractice liability insurance rates, claiming emergency room services in the state could be severely scaled back if nothing is done. The...
PaACEP Urges Special Session for Pa. Med-Mal Liability Reform
Oct 4 2002 // The Pennsylvania Chapter, the American College of Emergency Physicians (PaACEP) is warning that emergency health services at the Community Medical Center in Scranton could be drastically cut back unless lawmakers address...
OSHA, NAII to Sponsor Pa. Safety Workshops
Sep 30 2002 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced they will jointly sponsor a program Oct. 10 in Allentown, Pa. to assist small business managers...
Survey: Pa. Med-Mal Coverage Elusive
Sep 27 2002 // A survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society of its member physicians indicates that medical malpractice insurance coverage is getting harder to obtain as rates continue to increase. According to the...
Pa. Governor Pushes Med Mal Reform
Sep 24 2002 // Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker urged the state General Assembly to pass medical malpractice reform, saying residents’ access to health care was being affected. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business...
New Provider Applies to Offer Medical Malpractice Coverage in Pa.
Aug 19 2002 // Pennsylvania Healthcare Providers Insurance Exchange has filed an application with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Insurance Department to begin offering medical malpractice insurance coverage to physicians and hospitals...
