Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. must end confusion over contractors in workers’ comp
Jul 3 2006 // An increasing number of Pennsylvania businesses are paying thousands more for workers’ compensation than necessary because of our state law’s vague treatment of subcontractors. While businesses must buy...
Pennsylvanians Brace for More Rain, Evacuations
Jun 29 2006 // Heavy rains caused flooding throughout eastern and central Pennsylvania, prompting evacuations and resulting in at least one death, as officials braced for the possibility of major inundations along cresting...
Pa. Labor Department to Host Workers’ Comp Conference June 12
Jun 9 2006 // Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Stephen M. Schmerin will kick-off the 5th Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, in the Chocolate Ballroom, Hershey Lodge...
‘Slip and Fall Family’ Given Longest Prison Term in Pa. Anti-Fraud History
Jun 1 2006 // All six suspects in one of the largest “slip and fall” rings in Pennsylvania have been sentenced to state prison and ordered to refund more than $84,000 that was illegally obtained through bogus insurance...
Pa. Workers’ Comp Claims Costs Below Median But Growing Steadily
May 26 2006 // Average total costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania showed steady growth, increasing more than 8 percent for claims evaluated in mid 2004 with 12 months’ maturity, according to a new report by...
Auto Insurance Direct Writer 21st Century Heads East to Fla, Ga. and Pa.
May 18 2006 // 21st Century Insurance Group, which sells auto insurance directly to consumers, is now selling in Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania, the latest wave of the California-based company’s national expansion in the...
Northeast’s DCAP Feels Assigned Risk Decline But Focuses on Growth
May 17 2006 // DCAP Group, Inc., a large chain of independent storefront insurance agencies in the Northeast, reported that first quarter 2006 total revenues were $2,867,690, a decline from the prior year amount of $3,208,073. Net income...
Pennsylania Farmers Receive Crop Insurance Assistance
May 12 2006 // Farmers in Pennsylvania will receive $1 million in state aid for their 2006 crop insurance premiums, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff. “Crop insurance is an important tool for protecting Pennsylvania’s...
Pa. Meat Company Settles Listeria Suits
May 7 2006 // Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has settled four wrongful-death or injury lawsuits involving the deadly 2002 listeria outbreak that was linked to one of its plants, the meat company announced. The second food company tied to...
Pennsylvania Truckers Back Database of Drivers’ Drug Test Results
Apr 18 2006 // In search of a new tool to weed out problem truckers, a Pennsylvania trucking association is pushing for a statewide database that would compile employer records on drivers’ drug test results. Traffic violations and...
Hospital Asks Pa. Judge to Reduce $4 Million Malpractice Payment
Apr 13 2006 // A Pennsylvania judge was asked to determine whether a $4 million verdict in a birth malpractice case is too large because a hospital said it could go bankrupt if it is forced to pay the damages. Attorneys for Trudy and...
Pa.-based Ad Firm Sues Over Plan to Tax Billboards
Apr 11 2006 // Luzerne County in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., plans to become the first county in the state to tax billboards as real estate, but the strategy is being challenged in a suit filed by an advertising firm. The county hopes to raise...
Truckers Take Fatigue Monitoring Device for Test Drive
Apr 11 2006 // Paul Chapman remembers an accident he saw one night a few years ago while driving through the Allegheny Mountains. A truck, without braking, crashed as it missed the entrance to a tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The...
Insurance Clouds Future of Pa. Health System, Study Claims
Apr 9 2006 // Health care plays a significant role in Pennsylvania’s economy; however, the future of patient care is uncertain as problems with insurance and supply of services as well as increased demand for care combine to...
10 Pa. Gov. Rendell not shy with veto pen
Apr 3 2006 // Nixes joint and several fix; also homebuilder damages cap 10 Northeast warned of ‘historic’ storm this year Meteorologists say patterns mimic 1938 Long Island Express 12 Insurers unlikely to alter credit...
Pa. Court Upholds $7.9M Bad Faith Award Against Medical Insurer
Mar 31 2006 // A Pennsylvania federal court has upheld a $7.9 million award against an insurer for its bad faith in failing to offer plaintiffs the full limits of the policy and for assigning one lawyer to represent two of its insureds...
American Hobbyist Expands Staff with Tim, Maurer; Relocates to Pa.
Mar 30 2006 // American Hobbyist Insurance, a national provider of collector-vehicle coverage, recently appointed Karen Tim as its new agency manager. Tim serves in American Hobbyist’s new headquarters in Jenkintown, Pa. Formerly...
Pa. Gov. Rendell Vetoes Bill Limiting Civil Damages as ‘Unbalanced’
Mar 27 2006 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has vetoed legislation designed to scale back the obligation of defendants to pay damage awards in some civil lawsuits. Rendell explained his veto of Senate Bill 435 by maintaining...
Tort Reform Measures Advance in Florida, Pennsylvania
Mar 23 2006 // Hard fought victories have been achieved as tort reform legislation in Florida and Pennsylvania took significant steps forward, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The Florida House sent to...
Hub, Citizens Bank on ‘Not Your Typical’ Insurance Agency Deal
Mar 21 2006 // “Not Your Typical Bank,” the slogan used by Citizens Financial Group in its popular consumer-friendly ads, seems to apply to the bank’s latest move, the selling off of its respected insurance agencies. It...
