All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 22 2014 // Nothing says “Lancaster County” in Pennsylvania like the sight and sound of a lathered horse pulling a square, black buggy down the road.The county undoubtedly has more of the horse-powered vehicles than any...
Oct 17 2014 // Health care providers will be getting $200 million from the state of Pennsylvania in a settlement announced Thursday over litigation about a massive fund set up to help doctors pay malpractice insurance premiums.Gov. Tom...
Oct 17 2014 // Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is defending itself from a civil suit alleging it is partly at fault for a car crash that killed a 15-year-old girl in northeastern Pennsylvania.The Citizens’ Voice...
Oct 14 2014 // Millions of gallons of crude oil are passing through western Pennsylvania — up to 75 trains each week on their way to refineries in the East — according to records released by state emergency management...
Oct 10 2014 // First Commonwealth Insurance Agency, an Indiana, Pennsylvania-based insurance agency and a subsidiary of First Commonwealth Financial Corp., acquired Thompson/McLay Insurance Associates, an agency also based in Indiana,...
Oct 7 2014 // Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. is launching a new cyber privacy and network protection product with Ridge Insurance Solutions Co., a new Lloyd’s managing agency led by Tom Ridge, former U.S. secretary...
Sep 25 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced this week the arrest of 27 individuals across the state for a variety of unrelated insurance fraud offenses.The recent sweep was the result of investigations...
Sep 22 2014 // Penn National Insurance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Christine Sears has been elected president and CEO-elect by the company’s board of directors.She succeeds...
Sep 8 2014 // KMRD Partners, a property/casualty insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm in Warrington, Pennsylvania, has hired Keith Boyer as managing partner. Boyer’s role as managing partner will include...
Sep 2 2014 // Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group (IA&B) in Mechanicsburg, Penn., and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania announced officers for the new administrative year...
Aug 29 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company, a medical professional liability insurance carrier domiciled in San Francisco, said it is now offering its medical professional liability coverage to healthcare professionals in Delaware...
Aug 15 2014 // The accidental drowning death of a Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, teen on August 9 was tragic, but unfortunately, not unique.Fifteen-year-old Jonas King was operating a skid loader when it overturned into a manure pit,...
Aug 13 2014 // Motorists breezing through parts of Pennsylvania are now able to set their cruise control at 70 mph without having to worry about getting a speeding ticket.Pennsylvania is the latest state to join the 70 mph club. A...
Aug 4 2014 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro appointed Ruth Kilduff as chairman, and Anne Anderson as president of its United States operations, Integro USA.Both Kilduff and Anderson are Integro veterans. Kilduff...
Jul 24 2014 // MJB Financial and Insurance Advisors in Drexel Hill, Penn., has joined The Iroquois Group network, according to Michael Brown, agency principal, and Iroquois. The agency joined Iroquois on July 17, according to the...
Jul 23 2014 // Strained by the rapid expansion of natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania and limited resources, environmental regulators have failed to adequately monitor well safety or to provide clear and timely information to citizens,...
Jul 22 2014 // Donegal Group Inc. in Marietta, Pennsylvania, today reported $1.94 million net income for its 2014 second quarter, a decline of 26 percent from $2.63 million net income posted during the 2013 second quarter.The insurer...
Jul 22 2014 // A rock-throwing attack that left an Ohio woman with serious injuries is a reminder of how vulnerable motorists are when someone decides to target random victims from a highway bridge or overpass.As 52-year-old middle...
Jul 21 2014 // A rock-throwing attack that left an Ohio woman with serious injuries is a reminder of how vulnerable motorists are when someone decides to target random victims from a highway bridge or overpass.As 52-year-old middle...
Jul 21 2014 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania has steadied and leveled off over the last 10 years, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.The data shows 1,546 med...