Pennsylvania News

Penn. Commissioner: Washington Slow to Give Guidance on Healthcare Law

Testifying before Congress this week, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine offered a blistering critique of the way the federal government is coordinating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. In particular, Consedine said the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

In Penn. Lawsuit, ACE Accuses OneBeacon of Poaching Employees

ACE American Insurance Company recently filed a lawsuit against OneBeacon U.S. Holdings Inc. In its lawsuit, filed in Pennsylvania, ACE alleges that OneBeacon poached the entire eight member-team that made up ACE’s East Coast Surety Department. What’s more, ACE charges …

Hallmark Specialty Insurance Ordered to Pay Over Penn. Turnpike Spill

A federal judge says a trucking company’s insurer must cover some of the claims associated with the spill of a sticky goo over a 40-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike last year. U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti said last …

Pennsylvania Banks, Homeowners Examine Oil and Gas Leases

When Donald Yost tried to refinance his home about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh in January, he met a roadblock. It wasn’t his credit score — he had a solid rating — or the appraisal he’d paid almost $500 for …

Police Prep for Labor Day Weekend Partiers

“A drunk driver killed someone I love,” reads a sign on the Interstate 80 East exit ramp onto Route 611 in Stroud Township. It’s the same area where Raymond Gelormini Jr., 49, of Hackettstown, N.J., was killed in March. Lester …

Pennsylvania Hospital, Ohio Parents Settle Organ Donor Suit

An Ohio couple has settled their lawsuit against a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital they accused of killing their son to harvest his organs for transplant. The parents of 18-year-old Gregory Jacobs had claimed Hamot Medical Center was responsible for his March …

Sandusky Victim Sues Penn State for Compensatory, Punitive Damages

A young man who testified against Jerry Sandusky sued Penn State last Friday, blaming the university for how its top officials dealt with complaints that the former assistant football coach behaved inappropriately with boys. The lawsuit filed by the person …

Penn. Regulator Advises College Students to Check Insurance Needs

As college students return to campus to begin the new academic year, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine reminds families to create a “dorm room inventory” for insurance purposes. “Many college students head to campus hauling a costly array of personal …

Penn. Regulators Collected Over $1M in Penalties and Restitution in Q2

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced Monday the results from its second-quarter enforcement actions. Regulators said the Insurance Department’s Office of Market Regulation closed 83 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations and 3,618 written consumer complaint and inquiries between April and …

1 Dead, 9 Injured in Lightning Strike at Pocono Raceway in Penn.

NASCAR fans at Pocono Raceway were advised over public address systems and through social media to take cover when lightning and heavy rain hit the track near the end of the race. The warnings weren’t enough to avoid tragedy at …