All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 28 2018 // Mitchell International, a San Diego, Calif.-headquartered provider of technology, connectivity and information to the property and casualty insurance and collision repair industries, and Genex, a provider of clinical...
Sep 21 2018 // American International Group has agreed to acquire Glatfelter Insurance Group, a prominent specialty insurance broker and program manager headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Sep 20 2018 // Parents of children in the Roman Catholic Church and survivors of sexual abuse by clergy filed a lawsuit Monday against Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses and their bishops asking a judge to compel them to release...
Sep 17 2018 // Fourteen-year Erie Insurance veteran Glenn Kricher has been appointed to the position of branch manager at the insurer’s Harrisburg, Penn., branch, effective September 13. As a current senior district sales manager...
Sep 11 2018 // Federal investigators say speed and a lack of awareness were likely to blame for an accident last year near Philadelphia, Penn., involving three out-of-service SEPTA trains.A train rear-ended a stopped train near the 69th...
Sep 11 2018 // CBIZ has hired Michael A. Garguilo as president of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of CBIZ Insurance Services Inc. Garguilo brings nearly 30 years of insurance experience to CBIZ. He is based in the Plymouth...
Sep 5 2018 // State emergency officials are working with local authorities to help with recovery from flash flooding in south-central Pennsylvania that led to water rescues and evacuations and prompted two counties to issue disaster...
Aug 30 2018 // Erie Insurance has named Pam Pesta as vice president and chief internal audit officer, effective September 4, 2018.In this role, she will manage the overall operations of the Internal Audit Department and provide...
Aug 30 2018 // A committee created by the Catholic Church specifically to prevent sexual misconduct by clergy on Tuesday issued a damning assessment of the failings to stem the abuse, calling it an “evil” caused by “a...
Aug 24 2018 // Weather officials say a tornado touched down in western Pennsylvania, but no injuries were reported. The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh says Tuesday’s EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Jefferson County...
Aug 21 2018 // Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, one sentence stands out: “The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid...
Aug 20 2018 // Days after touring areas of eastern Pennsylvania that were hard-hit by flooding, Governor Tom Wolf has signed a “disaster emergency” proclamation for the area.Friday’s move allows the state to ask for a...
Aug 20 2018 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has reminded drivers to take precautions to prevent auto theft, as a recent report shows the rate of car theft nationally rose by more than four percent in the first half...
Aug 17 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has continued its expansion into Pennsylvania with its acquisition of Merchants Preferred Insurance Services, headquartered in Erie, Penn.This acquisition will strengthen Seeman...
Aug 14 2018 // The Beacon Group of Companies, an independent financial services firm, has announced senior-level promotions within its Institutional Retirement Plan Practice.Mark W. Schatzel has been promoted to the role of managing...
Aug 14 2018 // Officials fear that an underground coal refuse fire at the site of a soon-to-be-shuttered glass factory in western Pennsylvania may be spreading.Workers say fire was seen shooting up through the ground behind the...
Aug 7 2018 // Seven rail cars from a freight train derailed in Pittsburgh, Penn., sending shipping containers tumbling down a hillside onto light rail tracks below, but no injuries have been reported, authorities said.Norfolk Southern...
Jul 26 2018 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has reminded drivers to take precautions to prevent auto theft, as a recent report shows the rate of car theft nationally rising by more than four percent in the first...
Jul 26 2018 // Heavy downpours soaked parts of central Pennsylvania, causing evacuations and forcing an amusement park to close for the second time this week. Hersheypark announced it would be closed Wednesday. The park closed Monday...
Jul 24 2018 // Authorities say a lift touched a power line in an industrial park in northeastern Pennsylvania, killing a construction worker.The Luzerne County coroner’s office says 43-year-old Jason Evans of Clarks Summit died...