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Man Claims He Caught Eye-Eating Parasite at Pennsylvania Amusement Park

Dec 4 2017 // A man has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh amusement park claiming he contracted an eye-eating parasite after getting splashed on a water ride. Robert and Krystsina Trostle claim in their lawsuit filed Tuesday that he...

Four Missing in Pennsylvania Senior Home Inferno

Nov 22 2017 // Four people are missing and presumed dead following last week’s fire at a Pennsylvania senior living community. The massive blaze tore through Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester late Thursday,...

Pennsylvania’s KMRD Partners Works Hard to Never Stop Improving

Nov 21 2017 // One of the first messages that appears on KMRD Partners Inc.’s website is a slogan that says, “We never stop improving for you.” The Warrington, Penn.-headquartered, boutique risk management and human...

Hoverboard Suspected in Pennsylvania Fire that Damaged Six Townhomes

Oct 24 2017 // Officials suspect a hoverboard may be to blame for a fire that damaged six townhomes in Pennsylvania. Firefighters found one home engulfed in flames when they arrived on the scene on Royal Drive in Manchester, Penn.,...

Pennsylvania Fire Company Closes Following Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Oct 20 2017 // Authorities say a Pennsylvania volunteer fire company that was sued over sexual abuse by a firefighter and its alleged cover-up by fire officials has closed its fire station. Lancaster Emergency Management Agency director...

Pennsylvania’s Kueny Insurance Merges with KMRD Partners

Oct 20 2017 // Kueny Insurance, a Warrington, Penn.-based insurance company, has merged with KMRD Partners, a boutique risk management and human capital solutions firm also based in Warrington. The merger brings three new team members to...

Three Injured After Train Strikes Car in Pennsylvania

Oct 17 2017 // Three people have been injured after a train hit a car at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing. Railroad officials say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Sunday in Aspinwall, a suburban area north of Pittsburgh. A spokesman...

Pennsylvania Man Recruited by Soccer Pro Admits Military Insurance Fraud

Oct 10 2017 // A man admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday that he defrauded a military insurance program after he was recruited into the scheme by a former Major League Soccer TV analyst. Jason Cerge, 41, of Media, Penn.,...

Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Simpson McCrady Benefits

Oct 6 2017 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has completed the acquisition of Simpson McCrady Benefits LLC, effective October 1, 2017. Terms of the...

Penn. Supreme Court Says Malice Not Required to Win Bad Faith Claims

Oct 5 2017 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the state’s Superior Court that although ill-will or malice is one factor that can be used to assess insurer bad faith, it is not a prerequisite for...

Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance Hires Heckler as Executive Director of Marketing

Oct 5 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based program administrator of niche industry-specific insurance programs, has hired Grant Heckler as executive director of marketing. Heckler will be responsible for leading the...

Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance Group Hires Hellings

Oct 4 2017 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based program administrator of niche industry-specific insurance programs, has hired Charles Hellings as director of sales and marketing for Collector Car and Pet Insurance...

Pennsylvania Public Relations Agency Rebrands, Adds Hughes as Partner

Oct 2 2017 // Kimball Communications, a boutique, Philadelphia, Penn.-based public relations agency specializing in insurance, real estate, law, trade associations and other niche industry communications, has rebranded as Kimball Hughes...

Two Charged in Scheme Selling Pennsylvania Driver’s Licenses

Oct 2 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...

A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Pennsylvania’s Eastern Atlantic Insurance

Oct 2 2017 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” for Harrisburg, Pa.-based Eastern Atlantic...

USI Insurance Services Acquires Pennsylvania’s David M. Banet & Associates

Sep 28 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired David M. Banet & Associates Inc. (Banet), an Exton, Penn.-based leader in benefits consulting and administration, human capital management and insurance brokerage and...

Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s West Park Insurance and Risk Management

Sep 27 2017 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired West Park Insurance and Risk Management of Allentown, Penn. Formed in 2002, West Park Insurance and...

Pennsylvania Law Firms Hedge Bets on Marijuana Being Legalized Nationwide

Sep 18 2017 // A number of Philadelphia-area law firms are setting up practices to serve the cannabis industry despite concerns of an uncertain future. Many of the city’s biggest law firms — including Duane Morris, Fox...

Pennsylvania Commuter Train Crash Injures Dozens, None Critically

Sep 18 2017 // A commuter train crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal in late August, injuring dozens of passengers and the train’s operator, a transit spokeswoman said. None of the 42 people hurt in the...

Uninsured Rate Keeps Dropping in Pennsylvania, Census Says

Sep 15 2017 // The number of people without health insurance in Pennsylvania continues to decline, reaching what Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s office says is the lowest uninsured rate on record. U.S. Census Bureau data released this...