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Pennsylvania High Court Addresses When Stacked Coverage Waiver Is Not Needed
Apr 27 2023 // The removal of a vehicle from a multiple motor vehicle insurance policy, in which stacked coverage had previously been waived, does not require a renewed express waiver of stacked coverage under Pennsylvania’s Motor...
Pennsylvania Hospital Wins Second Shot at Equitable Relief in Medical Malpractice Case
Apr 26 2023 // A federal appeals court is giving a Pennsylvania hospital another opportunity to have $1.75 million of its medical malpractice insurance coverage restored. The $1.75 million represents the difference between the final...
Risk Strategies Acquires JW Surety Bonds of Pennsylvania
Apr 24 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of JW Surety Bonds, a large volume bond producer, along with sister companies Bryant Surety Bonds, Inc. and Lance Surety Bonds Associates,...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court
Apr 20 2023 // A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury, the state’s high court has ruled in reversing two lower courts. In a case involving an...
Hub Acquires Weiss-Schantz Agency in Pennsylvania
Apr 14 2023 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited reports it has acquired the assets of Weiss-Schantz Agency in Pennsylvania. Located in Lehigh Valley and serving eastern Pennsylvania, Weiss Schantz is an independent...
7 Bodies Recovered From Site of Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory Explosion
Mar 28 2023 // WEST READING, Pa. (AP) – All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, officials said. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag...
Pennsylvania School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 27 2023 // A Pennsylvania school district serving students in two counties is suing the Norfolk Southern Railway over the railway’s February 3 toxic train derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint filed by...
Eight Injured in Chocolate Factory Blast in Pennsylvania
Mar 27 2023 // WEST READING, Pa. (AP) – Firefighters battled a blaze in Pennsylvania Friday after an explosion at a chocolate factory injured eight people and sent a plume of black smoke into the air above West Reading. Berks...
Workers’ Compensation Must Reimburse for Medical Marijuana Costs in Pennsylvania
Mar 21 2023 // Injured workers in Pennsylvania are entitled to be reimbursed for medical marijuana costs under the state’s workers’ compensation law. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that while the Medical...
Norfolk Southern Promises $7M for Pennsylvania Communities Affected by Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 7 2023 // Norfolk Southern has promised to pay $7 million in relief to Pennsylvania communities affected by last month’s train derailment over the border in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called the...
Pennsylvania Nears Vote on Opening Window to Child-Abuse Lawsuits
Feb 24 2023 // Pennsylvania House Democrats put their freshly minted majority status to work this week in shutting down Republican efforts to make changes to legislation designed to let victims of childhood sexual abuse file otherwise...
Highstreet Partners Adds 2 Pennsylvania Agencies
Feb 6 2023 // Michigan-based independent insurance agency Highstreet Insurance Partners reports it has acquired two Pennsylvania insurance agencies: Lock Haven-based Davis Insurance Agency and Bensalem-based Michael Pigott Agency. Both...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Orders Professional Licensing Streamlining
Feb 2 2023 // Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order aimed at reducing long wait times for professional applicants seeking to enter their fields in Pennsylvania. Under the order signed Tuesday, state agencies will be held to...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Wants Humphreys to Remain as Insurance Commissioner
Jan 18 2023 // Newly sworn-in Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is assembling his team and has selected Mike Humphreys to be the state’s insurance commissioner. Humphreys is no stranger to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department or...
Pennsylvania Mail Carrier Case Tests ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ for Religion
Jan 18 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by an evangelical Christian former mail carrier in Pennsylvania who accused the U.S. Postal Service of religious bias after being reprimanded for refusing to...
Pennsylvania Raises Auto Insurance Accident Surcharge Threshold Again
Jan 13 2023 // Pennsylvania auto insurers will not be able to surcharge private passenger policyholders with claims unless their aggregate claim cost over a three-year period exceeds $2,100. This new threshold is effective in July and is...
Hilb Group Acquires Oak Ridge Surety Agency in Pennsylvania
Jan 12 2023 // The Hilb Group has acquired Oak Ridge Surety Agency in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which specializes in surety bond programs and commercial insurance. Martin Hellman and his team of insurance professionals will become part...
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Seeks Child Sex Abuse Claim Window
Jan 10 2023 // ]Pennsylvania’s new state House speaker declared Friday that no other legislation will pass his chamber until it approves a constitutional amendment granting child sexual abuse victims the power to file what would...
Pennsylvania Helps Buffalo Clear Snow; State Acts on Insurance, Banks, Flood Risk
Dec 29 2022 // Like a good neighbor, the state of Pennsylvania is sending equipment and personnel to help neighboring Buffalo, New York, dig out from the recent deadly winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in the region...
Death Claim Filed Too Late for Malpractice Reform Law, Says Pennsylvania High Court
Dec 20 2022 // The two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice death claims applies even if the medical records available obscured the legal cause of death, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week. In a 3-2 decision,...
