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Small Business Online Insurer AssureStart Now Writing in Maryland, Pennsylvania
Feb 14 2014 // AssureStart, a Seattle-based start-up direct company that sells small business insurance on the Internet, has opened for business in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Owned primarily by American Family Insurance, AssureStart...
Crude Oil Train Derails in Western Pennsylvania
Feb 13 2014 // A Norfolk Southern Corp. train carrying crude oil derailed in Vandergrift in western Pennsylvania on Thursday, the company confirmed. There were as yet no reports of injuries or fire at the scene, after twenty-one tank...
People – East
Feb 10 2014 // The Hartford Financial Services Group recently announced the election of Julie Richardson to its board of directors. Richardson will serve on the board’s audit committee as well as the finance, investment and risk...
Ice Storm Knocks Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in Northeast
Feb 7 2014 // Utility crews were working feverishly to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the eastern U.S. that were still in the dark and cold on Thursday after an ice storm knocked out electricity to...
PAMIC Taps Penn. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gallagher for New President
Feb 5 2014 // The Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC) announced that Ron Gallagher will become the next president of PAMIC. Gallagher will assume the duties of that office on March 10, overlapping for three...
Blackmoor Acquires Penn. Branch of Connecticut Underwriters
Feb 3 2014 // Blackmoor General Agency of Horsham, Penn., has acquired the Pennsylvania branch of Connecticut Underwriters, an independent excess and surplus lines broker in Middletown, Conn., effective Feb. 1, 2014. The business and...
Penn. State Rep., House Insurance Committee Chairman Micozzie to Retire
Jan 29 2014 // Pennsylvania State Rep. Nicholas Micozzie, a veteran member of the state’s House of Representatives and current majority chairman of the House Insurance Committee, said this week he will retire from the legislature...
More Than 81,000 Pennsylvanians Enroll Under Federal Health Care Law
Jan 15 2014 // Government figures released Monday show that more than 81,000 Pennsylvanians have enrolled under the federal health care law, a sharp increase from the 11,800 who were signed up at the end of November. The Obama...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Offers Tips for Winter Storm Victims
Jan 6 2014 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department offers the following advice and tips about homeowner’s and auto insurance policies in wake of last week’s winter storm. First, damage to the house and its contents caused...
With Snow Comes Snowplow Damage, Some in Pennsylvania Find
Jan 3 2014 // Winter can be tough, especially on private property, and no one knows that better than Stroud Township, Pennsylvania, resident Pamela Wnuk. She says her property sustained damage after a municipal snowplow driver tore...
USG Insurance Services Hires Swellie as Producer/Broker in Pennsylvania
Dec 31 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a Tampa, Fla.-based national wholesaler and managing general agent, appointed Margi Swellie as producer/broker for the national brokerage team based in Canonsburg, Penn. Swellie most recently...
Pennsylvania Pickpockets Busy in Coffee Shops, Restaurants
Dec 31 2013 // One woman was sitting in a window seat at La Colombe, lost in a discussion about a Macy’s sale, when someone snatched her wallet from her purse. Alyssa Abbott had just finished lunch at a Chestnut Street cafe when...
Pennsylvania Priest Case Could Affect Penn State Trial
Dec 31 2013 // A court decision reversing the landmark conviction of a Roman Catholic priest could have big implications for the upcoming trial of three former Penn State administrators, according to legal experts and lawyers involved in...
Pennsylvania Jury Awards $55M for Boy’s Injuries at Birth
Dec 27 2013 // A jury in northeastern Pennsylvania has awarded $55 million to a family in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The Express-Times said the Lehigh County jury decided on Dec. 23 that St. Luke’s University Hospital and one...
Penn. House Insurance Committee Chair Applauds Passage of Auto Insurance E-Card Bill
Dec 18 2013 // Pennsylvania State Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), who serves as chairman of the House Insurance Committee, applauded the passage of Senate Bill 1040. Picket said Pennsylvania residents will soon be...
AIA Supports Curbing Physician-Dispensed Medications in Penn. WC System
Dec 6 2013 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) submitted a statement Wednesday to the Pennsylvania House Labor Committee, in support of state legislation aimed at controlling costs associated with physician dispensing of...
Pennsylvania Residents See Some Upgrades on Health Website
Dec 5 2013 // The federal government’s beleaguered health insurance website is better than it was, but still far from flawless, according to Pennsylvanians who are trying to help other residents use it to obtain health...
Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim Moderating in Pennsylvania
Dec 2 2013 // The costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania are moderating, following years of steady growth in previous years, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The...
Penn. Regulators Offer Tips to Avoid Turkey Frying Homeowners Catastrophe
Nov 26 2013 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner are cautioning consumers to be extra careful when considering deep frying a turkey as part of the Thanksgiving celebration. While a tasty...
Penn. Transportation Officials Prepare to Study Higher Speed Limits
Nov 25 2013 // Pennsylvania highway officials are preparing to spend up to six months reviewing Pennsylvania’s interstate system as they decide which areas are suitable for higher speeds. Part of the major transportation funding...
