Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Hub International Acquires The HDH Group in Pittsburgh
Jul 2 2015 // Insurance brokerage Hub International Limited announced today its acquisition of Pittsburgh-based The HDH Group (HDH). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HDH will establish a new regional operation for Hub that...
Penn. Withdraws Its Healthcare Marketplace Plan After Supreme Court Ruling
Jun 26 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Thursday that it will withdraw its application to take over some functions of the insurance marketplace created under the 2010 federal health care law now that the...
Penn. Advises Rideshare Drivers to Carefully Examine Insurance Coverage
Jun 25 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging potential drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft to consult with their insurance companies to ensure adequate coverage for themselves and...
Storm Cleanup Gets Underway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Jun 25 2015 // Powerful storms that thundered through eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut downed trees and power lines, leaving nearly 400,000 customers without electricity and disrupting mass transit service Wednesday. In...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Monument LLC in Pennsylvania
Jun 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced today that it has acquired Monument LLC, a program administrator headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with an additional office in Newport Beach, California. Terms of the...
Penn. Healthcare Marketplace Plan Strictly a Contingency: Gov.’s Office
Jun 18 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration will pull the plug on its effort to start running the insurance marketplace created by the 2010 health care law if the U.S. Supreme Court allows federal health insurance...
AssuredPartners Acquires StoudtAdvisors in Pennsylvania
Jun 18 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced its acquisition of StoudtAdvisors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. StoudtAdvisors is an independent insurance broker specializing in employee benefits...
PMA Cos. in Pennsylvania Promotes Romeu to Claims Client Service VP
Jun 18 2015 // Lisa K. Romeu PMA Companies in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, promoted Lisa K. Romeu to vice president, Claims Client Service. Romeu reports to John Santulli, executive vice president, Risk Services and Sales. In this newly...
UPCIC Enters Penn. Homeowners Market
Jun 15 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. in Florida announced on June 1 that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved the homeowners insurance rates and forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property &...
Health Insurers Ask Pennsylvania Regulators for Big Rate Hikes
Jun 10 2015 // A national upswing of health insurance rates is coming to Pennsylvania, and that could mean bigger-than-expected cost increases next year for at least a couple hundred thousand Pennsylvanians who bought insurance in the...
Miller Confirmed as Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner
Jun 10 2015 // Teresa Miller Pennsylvania’s Senate unanimously confirmed Teresa Miller as the state’s insurance commissioner. Miller was appointed to the commissioner post by Gov. Tom Wolf and has been serving as the...
Penn. Gov. Wolf Seeks State Authority Over Health Insurance Marketplace
Jun 4 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Tuesday it has formally applied to take over the operation of Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace as the Democrat seeks a bulwark against the potential...
Prosecutor: Pennsylvania Nurse on Disability Taught Fitness Class
Jun 3 2015 // Authorities say a Delaware County, Pennsylvania, nurse who said she was too injured to work was well enough to work 84 times as a fitness instructor. The Delaware County District Attorney’s office has charged...
Universal Property & Casualty Writes 1st Homeowners Policy in Pennsylvania
Jun 3 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved the homeowners insurance rates and forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance...
Willis Acquires Evolution Benefits Consulting in Pennsylvania
Jun 1 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced its acquisition of Evolution Benefits Consulting, a Malvern, Pennsylvania-based health and welfare benefit advisory firm. Terms of the transaction were...
PMA in Pennsylvania Names DiCello as VP of Field Claims Operations
May 29 2015 // PMA Insurance Group in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, named Ray DiCello as vice president of field claims operations. DiCello reports to Kurt Schuhl, senior vice president and chief claims officer, PMA Insurance Group. In this...
Iroquois Group Hires Fawber as Regional Manager in Pennsylvania
May 26 2015 // The Iroquois Group hired Matt Fawber as regional manager in Pennsylvania. Fawber will be part of the Iroquois Group’s Mid-Atlantict team. Fawber joins Iroquois after 20 years on the carrier side of the insurance...
Patriot National Acquires Brandywine Insurance Advisors in Pennsylvania
May 26 2015 // Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Patriot National Inc. announced that it has acquired Brandywine Insurance Advisors, a specialty insurance brokerage focusing on the construction industry. Patriot National said the total...
Penn. Offers Insurance Tips for Consumers Preparing for Summer Vacations
May 22 2015 // As the weather warms and countdowns until summer vacations begin, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is reminding consumers to make sure they are fully informed on their insurance coverage when preparing to leave for...
Beacon Hill Hires Holcombe as Senior Account Executive in Pennsylvania
May 18 2015 // Beacon Hill Associates Inc., a wholesale insurance broker and program administrator in Charlottesville, Virginia, hired Stephen A. Holcombe as senior account executive to to support the firm’s Northeast territory. He...
