Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pa. Law Shields Employers Who Disclose Employees’ Job Histories
Jun 17 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has signed legislation that protects employers from being sued over work histories they disclose about current or former employees. The measure stemmed from the case of a Pennsylvania nurse who...
Pa. Insurance Department Notes Professionals Can Receive Licenses Electronically in Seconds
Jun 7 2005 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced Monday that individuals and business entities licensed to do the business of insurance in the Commonwealth will now have the capability of printing their licenses...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Adds Pa. Consultants to its Roster
Jun 7 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Belmont Associates Consultants Inc. of Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Belmont Associates Consultants Inc....
Leaders Come Together to Discuss Future of Terrorism Insurance June 20
May 30 2005 // Leaders from the public and private sectors from throughout the nation will take part in the National Symposium on the Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance on the campus of the University of Southern California on June 20,...
Pa. Agency Sued Over Alleged Failure to Suggest Flood Insurance for Beverage Company
May 23 2005 // An insurance agency failed to tell a beverage company its warehouse sat in a 100-year flood plain, causing the company to suffer $8.4 million in flood damage, a lawsuit claims. Latrobe-based LeNature’s Inc. recently...
The Hartford, Aetna Partner Up on Workers’ Comp Plan
May 11 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Aetna announced a strategic workers’ compensation relationship to help manage the rising costs of workplace injuries and illnesses. The Hartford has contracted with...
Pa. Hospitals Paying 2.6% of Patient Revenues for Med-Mal Expenses
May 9 2005 // Pennsylvania’s 182 general acute care hospitals reported a total of $636 million in medical malpractice expenses in fiscal year 2004, according to a research report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment...
NAIC Chief Koken of Pa. Says States are Watching AIG Closely
May 5 2005 // Responding to the announcement from American International Group that it was restating its financial statements for the years 2000 to present, and that the filing of its 2004 annual report would again be delayed,...
Pa. Hospitals Paying 2.6% of Patient Revenues for Med-Mal Expenses
May 3 2005 // Pennsylvania’s 182 general acute care hospitals reported a total of $636 million in medical malpractice expenses in fiscal year 2004, according to a research report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment...
PEMA Director Notes Individual Assistance Aid for Susquehanna County (Pa.) Residents
May 3 2005 // Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Adrian King, Jr. recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved PEMA’s request to add Susquehanna County for federal...
Student Study Backs Pa. Residents’ Claims of Development Effect on Flooding
Apr 29 2005 // A doctoral student says his examination of two small streams in eastern Pennsylvania appears to back up what inundated residents have long suspected: flooding along small creeks and streams is worsened when land is paved...
PMA Group Names Spina as VP
Apr 28 2005 // The PMA Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer in Blue Bell, Pa., specializing in workers’ compensation, has promoted Mario Spina vice president of direct sales. Spina is responsible for managing PMA...
Pa. Lawmaker Wants Shield Against Obesity Lawsuits
Apr 26 2005 // A state legislator wants to add Pennsylvania to the list of states that protect the food industry from lawsuits in which people blame restaurants and other food vendors for making them fat. Rep. Douglas Reichley, R-Lehigh,...
Pa. Counties Flood for Second Time in 7 Months
Apr 11 2005 // The grim task of damage assessment continued last week as officials in nine Pennsylvania counties took note of houses, businesses, roads and bridges stricken by flooding from rains last weekend. Thousands of structures up...
P/C Industry Says Treasury Study Inadequate Gauge of Terrorism Insurance Market
Apr 11 2005 // Two months before the study is expected to be done, the property casualty insurance industry is getting nervous about a study on terrorism insurance being conducted by the Treasury Department, a study some in Congress are...
Pa. Gov. Requests Accelerated Presidential Disaster Declaration Process Following Weekend Storm
Apr 7 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has sent a letter to President George W. Bush regarding last weekend’s flooding along the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Because many of the flood-impacted areas suffered extensive,...
Pa. Sets Series of Consumer Meetings on Insurance
Apr 6 2005 // Cindy Fillman, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s consumer liaison, is inviting consumers to regional consumer advisory meetings to talk, ask questions and bring items of interest to the direct attention of the...
Insurers Warn in Study: Unprofitable Del. Auto Insurance Market Could Face Reduced Competition
Apr 6 2005 // Even after investment income is considered, underwriting private passenger automobile insurance in Delaware has been unprofitable for the past five years, according to a study done by the Property Casualty Insurers...
Hundreds Evacuated as Delaware River Floods
Apr 6 2005 // After Hurricane Ivan filled their little ranch house in Easton, Pa. with several feet of water, Dale and Charlotte Barr spent $40,000 to get it back in shape, doing most of the work themselves. They were just about to...
Pa. Employers to See Added Savings for Comp Costs
Mar 30 2005 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken on Wednesday announced that the Insurance Department has recently approved a 2.89 percent average rate reduction for workers’ compensation premiums, which will save...
