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Pennsylvania’s Henderson Brothers Hires Martinelli
Feb 3 2017 // Henderson Brothers Inc., an independent broker headquartered in Pittsburgh, Penn., has hired Scott Martinelli as a life/disability/worksite leader and business development consultant in the Employee Benefits Department. In...
Amtrak Engineer Sues Railroad Over Deadly Pennsylvania Train Crash
Feb 2 2017 // The Amtrak engineer involved in a deadly 2015 crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has sued the railroad, saying it failed to address reports that people were throwing projectiles at trains. Brandon Bostian, 33, said he...
Test Results Show Pennsylvania Workers Killed by Train Were on Drugs
Jan 31 2017 // Both maintenance workers killed by an Amtrak train near Philadelphia last year were on drugs when the crash happened, test results show, but that doesn’t appear to have factored into safety lapses and...
Jury to Assess Blame in Fatal Pennsylvania Building Collapse
Jan 30 2017 // Two powerhouse lawyers squared off in court Wednesday over who should be held responsible for a building collapse that killed six people inside a downtown Philadelphia store. Nineteen shoppers and workers were buried in...
RSGUM Acquires Interstate Insurance Management in Pennsylvania
Jan 30 2017 // RSG Underwriting Managers (RSGUM) has agreed to acquire the total assets and operations of Interstate Insurance Management Inc. (Interstate). Interstate was represented in the transaction by Marsh, Berry & Company Inc....
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner to Chair National Task Force on Senior Issues
Jan 26 2017 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller will chair a task force as part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) that will examine issues that impact senior insurance consumers. Commissioner...
Pennsylvania’s Henderson Brothers Hires Trushel
Jan 25 2017 // Henderson Brothers Inc., a Pittsburgh, Penn., based insurance broker, has hired David Trushel as an account executive in the commercial lines department. Trushel will use his four years of industry experience to assist...
Texas Stamping Office: Upward Trend Continues for Surplus Lines
Jan 24 2017 // Overall, 2016 ended on a positive note for the U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance industry, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). Nationally, nearly $26 billion in surplus lines insurance...
Former Executive Admits Stealing $850K from Pennsylvania Health Care Giant
Jan 24 2017 // A former executive with Pittsburgh-based health care giant UPMC has admitted he stole nearly $850,000 from the company by arranging to hire his wife and a friend as ghost workers. Federal prosecutors say 48-year-old Ronald...
Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Evanston Insurance, Cites Policy Exclusion
Jan 23 2017 // The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in December ruled that Evanston Insurance Co. is not obligated to defend Tri-Arc Financial Services Inc. in an underlying lawsuit because of an...
Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance Group Promotes Buler
Jan 20 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn., based property and casualty insurance services firm, has promoted John Buler to director of the NSM Retail department. NSM Retail provides commercial property and casualty...
Pennsylvania Uber Driver Refused Ride, Beat New Jersey Man Unconscious
Jan 17 2017 // A southern New Jersey man has filed a lawsuit against ride-sharing giant Uber that alleges he was assaulted by a driver who refused to take him home from a holiday party in Philadelphia. The federal lawsuit states that...
Feds Seek $11K Fine for Fire that Closed Pennsylvania Bridge
Jan 12 2017 // The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration wants to fine a contractor $11,224 for a construction fire that wholly or partially shut down a major Pittsburgh bridge for 24 days. Contractor Joseph B. Fay Co....
Pioneer Underwriters Appoints Lucey to Lead New Pennsylvania Based Division
Jan 12 2017 // Pioneer Underwriters (Pioneer) has launched its new Miscellaneous, Technology and Cyber Liability unit with the appointment of David Lucey as vice president to lead the new team. Lucey will report directly to Gene Hinman,...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Group Announces Senior Leadership Changes
Jan 12 2017 // Erie Insurance Group, an Erie, Penn., based insurer, has announced operational and senior leadership changes in order to further position the company for continued growth. The new appointments are effective January...
Reuters: Beyond Flint, Thousands of Areas in U.S. Struggle with Lead Poisoning
Jan 11 2017 // On a sunny November afternoon in St. Joseph, Missouri, birthplace of the Pony Express and death spot of Jesse James, Lauranda Mignery watched her son Kadin, 2, dig in their front yard. As he played, she scolded him for...
NTSB to Probe Pennsylvania Trolley Crash that Hurt Nearly 50
Jan 11 2017 // Federal crash investigators are heading to Philadelphia a day after a collision between two trolley cars injured nearly 50 people. A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says the agency is sending a team to look...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania Based Hubbard-Bert
Jan 9 2017 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub), headquartered in Chicago, Ill., has acquired the assets of Hubbard-Bert Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Erie, Penn., Hubbard-Bert...
Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Evanston Insurance, Cites Policy Exclusion
Jan 5 2017 // The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in December ruled that Evanston Insurance Company is not obligated to defend Tri-Arc Financial Services Inc. in an underlying lawsuit because of an...
General Motors Sued over Fire Causing $450K in Damage to Pennsylvania Homes
Dec 30 2016 // General Motors has been sued over a 2014 car fire that caused more than $450,000 in damage to two central Pennsylvania homes. Pennlive.com reports that Erie Insurance Exchange and four of its policy holders claim the blaze...
