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Lawsuit Alleges Pennsylvania School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination
Feb 14 2020 // Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania school district claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday that officials knew for years that unsafe levels of lead and asbestos posed potential health risks for students and staff but...
Pennsylvania’s Workpartners Maintains Excellent Rating from A.M. Best
Feb 11 2020 // Workpartners, which is part of UPMC Insurance Services, has retained its financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) with a stable outlook from A.M. Best. The A- (Excellent) rating with a stable outlook applies to UPMC...
Hub International Limited Acquires Pennsylvania’s TRA Insurance Solutions
Feb 7 2020 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired Triester, Rossman & Associates Inc. (TRA Insurance Solutions). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in King of Prussia, Penn.,...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Announces Three Senior Vice President Appointments
Feb 6 2020 // Sheryl Rucker has accepted the position of senior vice president of Strategic & Integrated Services, a division of Information Technology at Erie Insurance. In this role, Rucker will have responsibility over a new area...
Pennsylvania’s Graham Company Hires McIntire as Chief Technology Officer
Jan 31 2020 // Graham Company, based in Philadelphia, Penn., has hired Michael McIntire as chief technology officer, in which he will lead the development of Graham’s technology strategy and manage its execution. In this role,...
Group Preparing to Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution
Jan 29 2020 // A conservation group announced Monday that it’s preparing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce the Clean Water Act relating to pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay...
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Appointed as NAIC Committee Chair
Jan 22 2020 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has been selected for the second consecutive year to serve as chair of the Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee of the National Association of Insurance...
Ex-Church Administrator in Pennsylvania Gets 10 to 20 Years in Theft Case
Jan 21 2020 // A former western Pennsylvania church administrator has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in the theft of $1.2 million that prosecutors said he and his wife used for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses. An...
One80 Intermediaries Acquires Pennsylvania’s Vista Underwriting Partners
Jan 15 2020 // One80 Intermediaries, a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston, Mass., has acquired Vista Underwriting Partners, a full service managing general underwriter of medical stop loss...
Jimcor Agency Hires Emanuel as Brokerage Specialist in Pennsylvania
Dec 23 2019 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agency and insurance wholesaler, has hired Ed Emanuel as a property and casualty brokerage specialist for the Western Pennsylvania office located in Pittsburgh,...
Railcar Service Company Faces $551K in Penalties After Worker Death in Pennsylvania
Dec 5 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dana Railcare, based in Wilmington, Del., for confined space hazards after an employee fatality in Pittston, Penn. The...
More Than $270K in Fines Issued Against Firms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
Nov 22 2019 // Investigations by the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Wage and Workplace Standards Division into complaints of workers being improperly employed at a large poultry plant in Bozrah has led to fines of more than...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Pennsylvania’s Farmers
Nov 13 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (good) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of...
Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Capital Region Benefits
Nov 13 2019 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Capital Region Benefits, effective November 1, 2019. Capital Region Benefits, an independent...
Element Risk Management Acquires Three Insurance Agencies in Virginia, Pennsylvania
Nov 8 2019 // Element Risk Management has acquired three new insurance agencies in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Barnes & Phillips Insurance & Financial Services of Woodstock, Va., Crawford Insurance Company of Strasburg, Va., and...
Alera Group Acquires Business Assets of Pennsylvania’s HR inTune
Nov 7 2019 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired the business assets of HR inTune, effective October 1, 2019. HR inTune, located in Berwyn, Penn.,...
The Glatfelter Agency Hires Gormley as President of Pennsylvania Office
Nov 7 2019 // The Glatfelter Agency (TGA), a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, has hired Sean Gormley as the new president of its downtown York, Penn., office. Gormley will focus on developing further growth in personal, business...
Fire That Killed Woman, Girl in Pennsylvania Blamed on Overloaded Circuit
Oct 31 2019 // Authorities say an early morning fire that killed a woman and a six-year-old girl was sparked by an overloaded electrical circuit. The Clearfield County coroner on Monday ruled the deaths of 52-year-old Mary Beth Erickson...
Risk Strategies Acquires Pennsylvania’s Dash & Love
Oct 30 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Dash & Love Inc., a full-service specialty brokerage based just outside of Philadelphia. Terms of the deal were not...
Pennsylvania Company Fined After Worker’s Fatal Fall into Meat Grinder
Oct 25 2019 // Federal officials have fined a Pennsylvania company for violations found after a worker was killed when she fell into a meat grinder earlier this year. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration issued $49,062 in...
