Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Man Held for Trial in 4 Pennsylvania Arsons
Sep 2 2009 // A man already charged in a fatal fire has been held for trial in four more blazes in the arson-plagued southeastern Pennsylvania town of Coatesville. A district judge in Chester County ruled Monday that there was enough...
Official: Man Killed at Pennsylvania Packaging Plant
Aug 31 2009 // A fire official says a man has died after getting trapped in a machine at a suburban Philadelphia packaging plant. Investigators say it appears to have been an accident. Firefighters responded to Mid-Atlantic Packaging in...
Owners of Former Landfill in Pennsylvania Sued for Cleanup
Aug 28 2009 // The state Department of Environmental Protection is suing the owners of a former landfill in western Pennsylvania to recover more than $3 million in hazardous waste cleanup costs. The Boldan Landfill operated in an...
Family Sues Pennsylvania Jail over Heroin Withdrawal Death
Aug 24 2009 // An inmate’s surviving family is suing a western Pennsylvania jail saying the man died because his complaints about heroin withdrawal were ignored. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pittsburgh targets the...
Voltz Named Managing Director for Wells Fargo in Pennsylvania
Aug 20 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named James Voltz managing director for its Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania office. In his new role, Voltz will oversee operations, carrier relationships, sales and placement of all...
Pennsylvania Commissioner Meets with Agents’ Group
Aug 19 2009 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario met with yesterday with directors of the Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group board of directors to discuss a number of key insurance issues in the Keystone State. Of...
Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Money Laundering Jailed
Aug 6 2009 // Federal authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania businessman convicted of money laundering and fraud is behind bars and they are moving to revoke his bail. The FBI says 48-year-old Charles Costanzo was taken into...
Study: Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Claim Costs Rising
Jul 29 2009 // Medical costs for workers’ compensation claims in Pennsylvania are typical of those in other states but rising, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). In a new study, the Cambridge,...
Fireworks Explosions Kill 5 Across U.S.
Jul 7 2009 // Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The fifth died after an...
Water Safety a Specialty for Pennsylvania Investigator
Jun 30 2009 // It’s the season when the floodgates open to all kinds of watery fun under the sun, bringing joy to children and adults alike as they splash in pools and water parks across the country. But it’s a more somber...
FEMA Investigators Probing Western Pennsylvania Storm Toll
Jun 26 2009 // Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are expected to survey damage in two Pittsburgh-area communities that are seeking disaster aid for severe storm damage last week. The FEMA workers are expected to visit Turtle...
Coal Miner Killed by Falling Rock in Western Pennsylvania
Jun 26 2009 // A coal miner is dead after being hit by falling rock inside a mine in southwestern Pennsylvania. Consol Energy officials say 54-year-old Robert Maust of Uniontown died early Wednesday morning after being struck by falling...
Convicted Pennsylvania Judge Joyce to Keep $82K Pension
Jun 23 2009 // A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge will not forfeit his $82,000 annual pension for the insurance fraud that landed him in federal prison for 46 months. That’s because the Pennsylvania State Employees’...
Herr Named COO at VIST Insurance in Pennsylvania
Jun 12 2009 // Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based VIST Financial Corp. has named Michael C. Herr as chief operating officer of the company’s insurance division, VIST Insurance. Herr had served previously as senior vice president with...
Keystone Takes Stake in East Coast Risk Management
Jun 9 2009 // Keystone Insurers Group has purchased an equity interest in East Coast Risk Management as part of a deal that will provide the group’s franchised locations with an expanded suite of services. Northumberland,...
Top 100 Profile: Strength in Numbers at Keystone Insurers Group
Jun 4 2009 // As Insurance Journal prepares for another Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agency List, to be published in our Aug. 3, 2009, magazine, the editors wanted to highlight a few of the current Top 100 agencies. Throughout...
Western Pennsylvania Town Tackles Arson Rampage on Vacant Homes
May 28 2009 // A western Pennsylvania town is trying to find an arsonist who has set at least 35 vacant structures on fire in the past 18 months. New Castle Fire Chief Thomas Maciarello says 90 percent of the fires have been in the same...
Historic Pennsylvania Inn Destroyed by Arson
May 22 2009 // A historic south-central Pennsylvania inn has been destroyed by arson. The fire began at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the 181-year-old Amity Hall Inn in Watts Township, Perry County, which is a little over 100 miles...
Small Plane Crashes in Pennsylvania Tree, But No Pilot is Found
May 22 2009 // A fire chief in northeastern Pennsylvania says a small plane is stuck in a tree about 20 feet above the ground but nobody knows who was flying it. Dingman Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief William Mikulak says a...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Coverage for Late Notice
May 18 2009 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is praising a recent decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that it says upholds the plain meaning of insurance contracts. The Supreme Court’s, in Ace...
