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Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Dugan VP, Corporate Human Resources Officer
Oct 11 2018 // Erie Insurance, an Erie, Penn.-based insurer, has named Sean Dugan as vice president and corporate human resources officer. His new role begins October 25. In this role, Dugan will have oversight of the Talent Acquisition,...
Gas Line Rupture Sparks Fire in Pennsylvania, Injures One Worker
Oct 4 2018 // A construction crew repairing a water line accidentally struck a gas main in western Pennsylvania, sparking a fire that injured one worker. The blast in Bethel Park occurred around 2 a.m. Wednesday and burned for about two...
Pennsylvania Warns About Flood-Damaged Vehicles After Hurricane Florence
Oct 3 2018 // With automotive officials estimating that as many as 40,000 vehicles were damaged by flooding from Hurricane Florence, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) are...
Three Dead After Pennsylvania Car Explosion
Oct 3 2018 // A car explosion that rocked downtown Allentown, Penn., left three males dead, including the likely “perpetrator,” officials said Sunday as federal authorities who are leading the investigation looked ahead to...
Speed, Lack of Awareness Blamed for Three-Train SEPTA Crash in Pennsylvania
Oct 1 2018 // Federal investigators say speed and a lack of awareness were likely to blame for an accident last year near Philadelphia, Penn., involving three out-of-service SEPTA trains. A train rear-ended a stopped train near the 69th...
Mitchell International Enters Merger Agreement with Pennsylvania’s Genex
Sep 28 2018 // Mitchell International, a San Diego, Calif.-headquartered provider of technology, connectivity and information to the property and casualty insurance and collision repair industries, and Genex, a provider of clinical...
AIG to Acquire Program Manager Glatfelter Insurance Group
Sep 21 2018 // American International Group has agreed to acquire Glatfelter Insurance Group, a prominent specialty insurance broker and program manager headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The terms of the transaction were not...
Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses Sued Over Disclosure of Abuse Allegations
Sep 20 2018 // Parents of children in the Roman Catholic Church and survivors of sexual abuse by clergy filed a lawsuit Monday against Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses and their bishops asking a judge to compel them to release...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Appoints Kricher as Harrisburg Branch Manager
Sep 17 2018 // Fourteen-year Erie Insurance veteran Glenn Kricher has been appointed to the position of branch manager at the insurer’s Harrisburg, Penn., branch, effective September 13. As a current senior district sales manager...
Speed, Lack of Awareness Blamed for Three-Train SEPTA Crash in Pennsylvania
Sep 11 2018 // Federal investigators say speed and a lack of awareness were likely to blame for an accident last year near Philadelphia, Penn., involving three out-of-service SEPTA trains. A train rear-ended a stopped train near the 69th...
CBIZ Hires Garguilo in Pennsylvania
Sep 11 2018 // CBIZ has hired Michael A. Garguilo as president of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of CBIZ Insurance Services Inc. Garguilo brings nearly 30 years of insurance experience to CBIZ. He is based in the Plymouth...
Two Counties Declare Disaster After Pennsylvania Flooding
Sep 5 2018 // State emergency officials are working with local authorities to help with recovery from flash flooding in south-central Pennsylvania that led to water rescues and evacuations and prompted two counties to issue disaster...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Group Names Pesta VP and Chief Internal Audit Officer
Aug 30 2018 // Erie Insurance has named Pam Pesta as vice president and chief internal audit officer, effective September 4, 2018. In this role, she will manage the overall operations of the Internal Audit Department and provide...
Some Question Independence of Proposed Catholic Laity-Led Sex Abuse Investigations
Aug 30 2018 // A committee created by the Catholic Church specifically to prevent sexual misconduct by clergy on Tuesday issued a damning assessment of the failings to stem the abuse, calling it an “evil” caused by “a...
Sixth Tornado of the Year Confirmed in Pennsylvania
Aug 24 2018 // Weather officials say a tornado touched down in western Pennsylvania, but no injuries were reported. The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh says Tuesday’s EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Jefferson County...
Why Organizations Cover Up Sex Abuse Scandals
Aug 21 2018 // Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, one sentence stands out: “The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid...
Pennsylvania Governor Declares Disaster After Recent Floods
Aug 20 2018 // Days after touring areas of eastern Pennsylvania that were hard-hit by flooding, Governor Tom Wolf has signed a “disaster emergency” proclamation for the area. Friday’s move allows the state to ask for a...
Pennsylvania Warns Consumers, Insurers About Rising National Auto Theft Rates
Aug 20 2018 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has reminded drivers to take precautions to prevent auto theft, as a recent report shows the rate of car theft nationally rose by more than four percent in the first half...
Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Continues Expansion into Pennsylvania
Aug 17 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has continued its expansion into Pennsylvania with its acquisition of Merchants Preferred Insurance Services, headquartered in Erie, Penn. This acquisition will strengthen Seeman...
Pennsylvania’s The Beacon Group Announces Senior-Level Promotions
Aug 14 2018 // The Beacon Group of Companies, an independent financial services firm, has announced senior-level promotions within its Institutional Retirement Plan Practice. Mark W. Schatzel has been promoted to the role of managing...
