All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 20 2017 // Kueny Insurance, a Warrington, Penn.-based insurance company, has merged with KMRD Partners, a boutique risk management and human capital solutions firm also based in Warrington.The merger brings three new team members to...
Oct 17 2017 // Three people have been injured after a train hit a car at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing.Railroad officials say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Sunday in Aspinwall, a suburban area north of Pittsburgh. A spokesman...
Oct 10 2017 // A man admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday that he defrauded a military insurance program after he was recruited into the scheme by a former Major League Soccer TV analyst.Jason Cerge, 41, of Media, Penn.,...
Oct 6 2017 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has completed the acquisition of Simpson McCrady Benefits LLC, effective October 1, 2017. Terms of the...
Oct 5 2017 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the state’s Superior Court that although ill-will or malice is one factor that can be used to assess insurer bad faith, it is not a prerequisite for...
Oct 5 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based program administrator of niche industry-specific insurance programs, has hired Grant Heckler as executive director of marketing. Heckler will be responsible for leading the...
Oct 4 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based program administrator of niche industry-specific insurance programs, has hired Charles Hellings as director of sales and marketing for Collector Car and Pet Insurance...
Oct 2 2017 // Kimball Communications, a boutique, Philadelphia, Penn.-based public relations agency specializing in insurance, real estate, law, trade associations and other niche industry communications, has rebranded as Kimball Hughes...
Oct 2 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...
Oct 2 2017 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” for Harrisburg, Pa.-based Eastern Atlantic...
Sep 28 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired David M. Banet & Associates Inc. (Banet), an Exton, Penn.-based leader in benefits consulting and administration, human capital management and insurance brokerage and...
Sep 27 2017 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired West Park Insurance and Risk Management of Allentown, Penn.Formed in 2002, West Park Insurance and...
Sep 18 2017 // A number of Philadelphia-area law firms are setting up practices to serve the cannabis industry despite concerns of an uncertain future.Many of the city’s biggest law firms — including Duane Morris, Fox...
Sep 18 2017 // A commuter train crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal in late August, injuring dozens of passengers and the train’s operator, a transit spokeswoman said.None of the 42 people hurt in the...
Sep 15 2017 // The number of people without health insurance in Pennsylvania continues to decline, reaching what Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s office says is the lowest uninsured rate on record.U.S. Census Bureau data released this...
Sep 11 2017 // A Pennsylvania man has sued a Chinese buffet where he contends his two young children’s mouths and throats were burned by caustic lye in their apple juice cups.Star Buffet & Grill manager Steve Weng tells LNP...
Sep 8 2017 // Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1.Larry Wilson of S.T....
Sep 7 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired insurance brokerage Cornerstone Professional Liability Consultants. Terms of the deal are undisclosed.Based in...
Sep 5 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...
Sep 4 2017 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has selected Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to lead the state’s Department of Human Services, effective Aug. 21.He simultaneously announced in an email to state employees that Jessica...