All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 6 2012 // It turns out there was another player in last year’s merger deal between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co.According to a news report, Liberty Mutual also made an offer last...
Dec 29 2011 // U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.) is asking flood insurance companies to quickly process remaining claims from Irene and Lee. He says some 25 percent of the claims in Pennsylvania are still not...
Dec 27 2011 // This judge’s rulings, for better or worse, are poetic justice because they’re in verse.A state Supreme Court justice known for opinions written in rhyme has done it again, producing six pages of verse last...
Dec 27 2011 // An insurance company for a charity founded by Jerry Sandusky argued in a federal complaint last Friday that it should not have to pay legal expenses or claims for the former Penn State assistant football coach now accused...
Dec 21 2011 // The federal government has approved $420 million in disaster aid for Pennsylvanians hit by the one-two punch of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.Updated figures from federal and state emergency management officials...
Dec 19 2011 // A U.S. senator is enlisting the help of Pennsylvania insurance commissioner to help protect the Keystone State’s homeowners from sinkhole damages.In a letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine,...
Dec 5 2011 // Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency say nearly $349 million in disaster aid has been approved so far for Pennsylvania residents affected by two recent storms.According to updated figures released by FEMA...
Nov 28 2011 // For many states, a law intended to root out corruption also has been good for the bottom line.Over the last decade, more than 20 states have passed a version of the federal anti-corruption law known as the False Claims Act...
Nov 22 2011 // Fire officials had to close down a tractor pull event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex after carbon monoxide sickened more than two dozen people.The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reports the Mid-Atlantic Antique Tractor...
Nov 21 2011 // Two independent agent associations in the northeast said in November they will discontinue their affiliations with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). The Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
Nov 7 2011 // Company Name State of Speciality 2010 TOTAL DPW Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 596,191 Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 575,100 SAIF Corporation OR 327,373 St. Johns Insurance Co. Inc. FL 257,106 Brickstreet...
Nov 4 2011 // Insurance agency owners from Pennsylvania were indicted this week with 13 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.Bruce and Irene Gardner, of Richboro, and Michael Gardner, of...
Nov 2 2011 // Two independent agent associations in the northeast said they will discontinue their affiliations with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).The Insurance Agents & Brokers of Pennsylvania...
Nov 2 2011 // Atlanta-headquartered wholesale intermediary Swett & Crawford hired Chris Hendrix as a new casualty broker at its Philadelphia-North office. Hendrix comes to Swett from Southern Cross Underwriters (CRC) where he spent...
Nov 1 2011 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) said it is offering insurance agents free training seminars on flood insurance in several locations across Pennsylvania.The seminars will cover basic insurance issues and also...
Oct 31 2011 // A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend.The storm...
Oct 24 2011 // Pennsylvania Supreme Court stuck down an exclusion in an employer’s underinsured motorist policy. The policy from Penn PRIME had excluded underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage for a local police officer because he was...
Oct 21 2011 // A Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident has been charged with theft of more than $255,000 in insurance premiums from clients.The charges were brought against Joseph Maurer, 58, who owned and operated Commonwealth...
Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best.Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...
Oct 14 2011 // Insurance Agents & Brokers Services Group in Pennsylvania appointed Lauren Brinjac as government affairs director. In her role, Brinjac will oversee legislative advocacy efforts of the organization throughout...