Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pa. Hospitals Say New Liability Survey Backs Need for Medical Reforms
Oct 14 2004 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) issued the following statement from President and CEO Carolyn Scanlan in response to Pennsylvania-specific medical liability reform polling data released...
N.J., PA. SENATORS PROMOTE KIDS ACCOUNTS:
Oct 11 2004 // U.S. Senators Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand opportunities for young adults, encourage savings, and promote financial literacy by establishing investment...
PA. ADDS AGENT SEARCH TO WEB SITE:
Oct 11 2004 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Web site has a new search feature for both consumers and insurance producers. The new “licensed producer” search gives consumers the ability to verify that they are...
GREEN LIGHT FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN PA.’
Oct 11 2004 // Cameras watching intersections to deter drivers from running red lights may have an unwanted side effect, an increase in rear-end collisions, some studies show. In some cases, drivers who fear they’ll be caught on...
Pa. Judge Rules Public Has Right to Know Details of Medical Malpractice Settlement
Oct 8 2004 // Bucking tradition, a Lackawanna County, Pa. judge has ruled against a doctor who sought to keep the details of a medical malpractice settlement under wraps, saying that taxpayers have a right to know because they are...
$40M Accord Reached Over Pennsylvania Apartment Explosion That Killed 6 People
Oct 4 2004 // Lawsuits resulting from a Hatboro, Pa. apartment explosion that killed six people and injured six others have been settled for $40.5 million, a plaintiffs’ lawyer said. The June 16, 2001, explosion and fire at the...
Historic Liberty Bell Pavilion Given New Home on Campus of The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Sep 30 2004 // The glass-and-steel pavilion that held the Liberty Bell until last year is moving from Independence National Historical Park to an insurance college in the Philadelphia suburbs. The decision by the American College, which...
Pa. Holds the Line on Storage Tank Fees
Sep 29 2004 // Following a 10 percent increase in fees last year, the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF) Board has unanimously agreed to maintain fees for owners of underground storage tanks licensed in Pennsylvania...
Insurers Seek Delay in Pa. Church Abuse Trial
Sep 29 2004 // Insurance companies being sued by the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese are seeking a delay in the trial until the state Supreme Court rules whether the diocese must pay $1 million in punitive damages for not properly...
Pa. Department Adds Agent Search to Web Site
Sep 22 2004 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced that the department’s web site has a new search feature for both consumers and insurance producers licensed in Pennsylvania. The new “licensed...
Pa. Gov. Reports Aid for 15 More Counties
Sep 22 2004 // Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell announced that President George W. Bush has approved the Governor’s request for federal Individual Assistance (IA) for Bedford, Bradford, Clarion, Clinton, Columbia, Fulton, Jefferson,...
PA. LOOKS AT MOTORCYCLE INJURIES:
Sep 20 2004 // Nearly a year after Pennsylvania’s motorcycle helmet law was repealed, experts say it is too soon to tell definitively whether the repeal has caused a spike in motorcycle injuries and deaths. In the first four months...
Study Says Pa. Injured Workers Satisfied
Sep 20 2004 // More than 83 percent of injured workers report they are satisfied with the medical care they receive from Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system, according to Labor and Industry Secretary Stephen M....
President Declares Major Disaster to Assist Pa. Recovery From Ivan’s Remnants
Sep 19 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Bush has declared a major disaster for Pennsylvania, opening the way for the use of federal...
Ivan Not Finished With U.S.; I.I.I. Reports on Florida Hurricane Damage
Sep 18 2004 // While he lost his hurricane designation several days ago, what was Hurricane Ivan continued to bring misery to the United States, spawning more tornadoes and drenching areas from Georgia up through Pennsylvania in the last...
Koken Named NAIC President; Ario Elected VP
Sep 13 2004 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected a slate of three new officers in interim elections held during the 2004 NAIC Fall National Meeting. Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner...
New Laws Clarify Guaranty Fund Obligations
Sep 6 2004 // Policyholders in insurer-funded programs were concerned that they might have to pay twice—some had originally posted large amounts of collateral and were now being requested to pay again. On June 28, 2004, Pennsylvania...
Pa. Workers’ Comp Study Says Injured Workers Satisfied
Sep 2 2004 // More than 83 percent of injured workers report they are satisfied with the medical care they receive from Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system, according to Labor and Industry Secretary Stephen M....
Pa. Looks at Motorcycle Crash and Injury Data One Year After Repealing State’s Helmet Requirement
Aug 31 2004 // Jamie Lee Hregician was paralyzed from the chest down July 5 when his motorcycle hit a stone wall. But the 19-year-old did not suffer a head injury, and for that he credits his helmet. “I have no idea what...
Suit Filed in Pa. over Interest on Unclaimed Property
Aug 20 2004 // When lawyer Ronald J. Smolow recovered stock proceeds from the state’s unclaimed-property fund, his request for $30 in interest was turned down. Now, he is pursuing a lawsuit that could eventually cost the state...
