Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Report: More Distracted Drivers Than Ever on Pennsylvania Roads
May 5 2015 // Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel! A new report says more people in Pennsylvania are being caught for distracted driving than ever before. The report from the state’s court system says 1,410 drivers were cited for...
Penn. Nixes Fracking Exclusions in Earthquake Endorsements
May 4 2015 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department issued a notice telling insurance companies that earthquake endorsements to homeowners insurance policies in Pennsylvania cannot exclude coverage for earthquakes that may be caused by...
Venture Insurance Programs Promotes Anciborenko to CFO in Pennsylvania
Apr 28 2015 // Venture Insurance Programs, a program administrator in West Chester, Pennsylvania, promoted Chris Anciborenko to chief financial officer. In this new role, Anciborenko is responsible for strategic financial planning and...
Pennsylvania Returns $66.8M in Restitution Payments to Consumers in Q1
Apr 24 2015 // Pennsylvania’s Acting Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller announced Thursday that nearly 5,000 Pennsylvania consumers received $66.8 million in restitution payments or credits through the restoration of stolen...
Penn.: Fracking Exclusion Not Allowed in Homeowners Earthquake Endorsements
Apr 15 2015 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department issued a notice telling insurance companies that earthquake endorsements to homeowners insurance policies in Pennsylvania cannot exclude coverage for earthquakes that may be caused by...
Trial Ordered for Pennsylvania Family Accused of $20M Insurance Fraud
Apr 10 2015 // A judge has ordered members of a Pennsylvania family whose mansion had three fires in five years to stand trial in a $20 million insurance fraud case. Political fundraiser and hostess Claire Risoldi and her family are...
Bryn Mawr Bank Acquires Robert J. McAllister Agency in Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2015 // Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, announced its acquisition of Robert J. McAllister Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not...
Pennsylvania Cities Struggle to Replace Dilapidated Stop Signs
Apr 9 2015 // When Heather Kittrell sits on the porch in front of her Scranton, Pennsylvania, home, she sometimes watches as many as five drivers speed through the intersection of Pine Street and Wheeler Avenue. None notices the stop...
Patriot National Acquires Hospitality Supportive Systems in Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2015 // Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based workers’ compensation services provider Patriot National Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Hospitality Supportive Systems (HSS), a Springfield, Pennsylvania-based...
PennDOT: Traffic Deaths in Pennsylvania Hit All-Time Low in 2014
Apr 9 2015 // Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania hit an all-time low last year. State transportation officials say car crashes killed 1,195 people in 2014. That’s the lowest number since recordkeeping began 87 years ago. PennDOT...
Jewelry Expert Testifies in Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud-Fires Case
Apr 1 2015 // A local GOP fundraiser in Pennsylvania charged in a $20 million insurance scheme after three mansion fires in five years cursed and discussed the Mafia while meeting with a jewelry appraiser about her claims, the appraiser...
Pennsylvania Program Focuses on Firefighters’ Health
Apr 1 2015 // The heart-attack death of a Somerset, Pennsylvania, volunteer firefighter in February served as a grim reminder of the hidden hazards of an already dangerous job. Forty-eight-year-old Edward Roddy collapsed while fighting...
Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Rate to Decline for 4th Year
Mar 28 2015 // The cost of workers’ compensation insurance is declining for the fourth consecutive year in Pennsylvania. The state departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry said on Friday, March 27, that overall rates will...
N.J. Senate OKs Electronic Proof of Insurance, Reverse Rate Evasion Bills
Mar 19 2015 // New Jersey’s state Senate on March 16 passed a bill (A-3905) that would allow motorists to display proof of auto insurance in either physical or electronic format. The bill was previously approved by the state...
AmTrust to Acquire ARI Mutual Insurance in Pennsylvania
Mar 18 2015 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement, pending regulatory and policyholder approval, to acquire ARI Mutual Insurance Company in Newtown, Pennsylvania, following the...
Progressive is Rolling Out TNC Coverage in Pennsylvania
Mar 11 2015 // Slowly but surely, more of the major U.S. auto insurers are rolling out custom products designed to cover the unique risks presented by the emerging market of transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. Latest to...
CBIZ Acquires Model Consulting in Pennsylvania
Mar 4 2015 // CBIZ Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, announced that it has acquired Model Consulting Inc. in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1990, Model Consulting provides employee benefit...
Glatfelter Promotes Williams to VFIS Senior VP in Pennsylvania
Feb 23 2015 // Edmund Williams Glatfelter Insurance Group in York, Pennsylvania, has promoted Edmund Williams from vice president and program manager to senior vice president and program manager for VFIS, a Glatfelter division that...
Low Minimum Limits Unfairly Shift Financial Responsibility
Feb 23 2015 // For years, we’ve listened to those who beat the drum to maintain minimum liability insurance limits that have been in place for decades. They frame their viewpoint as pro-consumer, and on its surface, their message...
Business Moves
Feb 23 2015 // Majesco, Agile Insurance technology firm Majesco has completed the acquisition of the insurance business of Agile Technologies, a technology consulting firm with revenues of more than $9 million. Terms of the deal were not...
