All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 7 2017 // Most residents were being allowed to return to the homes they were forced to leave after a train derailment and resulting fires in their small Pennsylvania town, authorities said.Tests on air quality led the railroad CSX,...
Aug 7 2017 // Normandy Insurance Company, a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based workers’ compensation carrier, is now offering coverage plans to small, mid-size and large businesses in Pennsylvania. This marks the third major expansion by...
Aug 7 2017 // The proliferation of usage-based insurance options, recent changes in driving behavior and more available transportation options are reasons Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging Pennsylvania drivers to review...
Aug 7 2017 // Pennsylvania insurers are seeking a statewide average rate increase of 8.8 percent for individual plans and 6.7 percent for small group plans, but this could be adversely affected by actions taken by the Trump...
Aug 4 2017 // Evacuations remain in effect for residents of a small Pennsylvania town following a freight train derailment.CSX says it’s unclear when residents will be able to return to their homes in Hyndman, Penn., about 100...
Aug 4 2017 // The National Transportation Safety Board has not identified the cause of a Pennsylvania home explosion that killed a utility worker and injured three others.In a preliminary report released Tuesday, the NTSB says a tapping...
Aug 3 2017 // Rail cars carrying gas and sulfur on a CSX Corp freight train skidded off the tracks and burst into flames on Wednesday in a small Pennsylvania town, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes as firefighters fought...
Aug 2 2017 // An organization created by state law to offer medical malpractice insurance is threatening to sue if Pennsylvania state government tries to take $200 million from it.The nonprofit Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint...
Jul 31 2017 // Heavy rains caused widespread flooding and prompted some evacuations and rescues in western Pennsylvania, but no major injuries were reported.Forecasters said a stalled system resulted in conditions more similar to winter...
Jul 28 2017 // Pennsylvania insurers are seeking a statewide average rate increase of 8.8 percent for individual plans and 6.7 percent for small group plans, but this could be adversely affected by actions taken by the Trump...
Jul 28 2017 // KMRD Partners, a Warrington, Penn.-based boutique risk management and human capital solutions firm, has hired Kirk Salmon to its risk management team.As a sales and relationship manager, Salmon will work closely with...
Jul 24 2017 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in June 2017 found a section of the state Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) unconstitutional in a move that challenges the way Pennsylvania has assessed workplace injuries for the...
Jul 21 2017 // Pennsylvania and Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Companies (PLM), a property and casualty insurance carrier based in Philadelphia, Penn., has named Erin Selfe vice president of information technology.With more than 20...
Jul 19 2017 // A former Pennsylvania attorney who defrauded dozens of homeowners out of more than $69,000 has been sentenced to two years in prison. Forty-eight-year-old Susan Kevra-Shiner, who owned a company in Avoca that sold...
Jul 19 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based program administrator of industry-specific insurance programs, has hired Jennifer Johnston as the Northeast regional underwriting manager for social services.In this role,...
Jul 17 2017 // Police say one employee has been injured after a gas tank explosion caused a massive fire at a Pennsylvania salvage yard.York Area Regional Police Detective Don Hopple Jr. says an employee was using a grinder to remove the...
Jul 11 2017 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last month found a section of the state Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) unconstitutional in a move that challenges the way Pennsylvania has assessed workplace injuries for the past...
Jul 10 2017 // A Pennsylvania doctor has surrendered to federal authorities to spend up to seven years in prison for his part in an insurance fraud scheme involving a defunct drug laboratory.Fifty-five-year-old John Johnson, of...
Jul 10 2017 // Cross Insurance, a Bangor, Maine-based subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp., has acquired Appleby & Wyman Insurance Agency, making it the 16th Massachusetts insurance agency to be purchased by Cross.Founded in 1903,...
Jul 10 2017 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is working with a bipartisan coalition of a majority of attorneys general from across the country in an ongoing investigation to evaluate whether manufacturers have engaged in...