Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. Rep. Seeks Emergency Aid Law with Flood Subsidies
Sep 7 2005 // Pennsylvania State Rep. Peter J. Daley, D-Washington/ Fayette, is planning on introducing a bill to provide flood insurance premium subsidies and other small disaster relief to homeowners, small businesses and...
Brown & Brown Acquires Nichols Agency in Philadelphia, Pa.
Sep 1 2005 // Nichols & Assoc., of Philadelphia, Pa., has been acquired by Brown & Brown of Tampa and Daytona Beach, Fla., according a joint announcement by Thomas E. Riley, regional president of Brown & Brown Inc. and...
Four Pa. Employers Charged in Workers’ Comp Scam
Aug 26 2005 // Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry’s (L&I) Bureau of Workers’ Compensation compliance unit announced the prosecution of four employers for reportedly failing to maintain...
Brain Injury Assoc. of Pa. Takes Issue with Helmet Law
Aug 25 2005 // The following is an op-ed or “Letters” statement from The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania passed a law to allow motorcyclists to drive without wearing a helmet. But who pays the medical...
Pa. Gov. Rendell Urges State Pick Up National Guard Life Insurance Tab
Aug 22 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has urged state legislators to pass a law to have the state pay for the life insurance premiums for National Guard soldiers and airmen on active duty, and a leading Republican senator said he...
Homeowners Insurance Agent Directory
Aug 22 2005 // InsureMyHouse.com, an informational Web site about homeowners insurance, recently started an online directory of homeowners insurance agents. The directory started in Pennsylvania and is now open to all 50 states....
Pa. Supreme Court OKs Roving Drunk Driving Road Stops by Police
Aug 17 2005 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that roving checks for drivers under the influence of alcohol are legal. The ruling upheld the 2003 conviction of Greg Beaman, of Pittsburgh, who was stopped by Pittsburgh police in...
Mutual Benefit Group Expanding in Pa. with Help of Development Funds
Aug 9 2005 // Mutual Benefit Group, a regional insurance company, is making a $4.9 million investment to expand its headquarters in Huntingdon, Pa., creating eight new jobs and retaining 199 current employees. The company is adding a...
Pa. Court Strikes Down 2002 Tort Reform Aimed at ‘Deep Pocket’ Rule
Aug 8 2005 // A Pennsylvania court has ruled unconstitutional a key component of tort reforms enacted in 2002. Commonwealth Court ruled that a measure that abolished joint and several liability is invalid because it was not germane to...
Pa. Court Strikes Down 2002 Tort Reform Aimed at ‘Deep Pocket’ Rule
Aug 8 2005 // A Pennsylvania court has ruled unconstitutional a key component of tort reforms enacted in 2002. Commonwealth Court ruled that a measure that abolished joint and several liability is invalid because it was not germane to...
CNA Financial Corp. Appoints Smith, Fenwick in Pa. Offices
Aug 2 2005 // CNA Financial Corporation announced that Michael Smith has joined CNA insurance companies as vice president of its Reading, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pa. branches; and Katherine Fenwick has been appointed underwriting...
Pa. Court Strikes Down ‘Deep Pockets’ Tort Reform
Jul 27 2005 // A Pennsylvania court has ruled unconstitutional a key component of tort reforms enacted in 2002. Commonwealth Court ruled that a measure that abolished joint and several liability is invalid because it was not germane to...
Pa. Supreme Court Holds Building Collapse Coverage Ambiguous
Jul 26 2005 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that property insurance coverage for the “collapse” of a building is ambiguous and should be construed in favor of policyholders. The court granted coverage in instances...
Pa. Court Upholds Legion Insureds’ Direct Access to Reinsurers’ Funds
Jul 24 2005 // Without hearing arguments, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that permits four corporations to bypass the state regulator’s liquidation procedures involving failed carrier Legion...
Pa. Names DiMemmo, Hoover as Deputy Insurance Commissioners
Jul 22 2005 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken has announced the appointments of Joe DiMemmo as deputy insurance commissioner for the Office of Liquidations, Rehabilitations and Special Funds, and George Hoover as deputy...
Workers’ Comp Payments in Pa. Grew by 3.7% in 2003
Jul 21 2005 // In Pennsylvania, total workers’ compensation payments for injured workers’ cash benefits and medical care rose by 3.7 percent to $2,626 million in 2003, according to a report by the National Academy of Social...
NSM Names Clausen to Direct Allcomp Solutions in Pa.
Jul 13 2005 // Geof McKernan, chief executive officer of NSM, Inc. in Conshohocken, Pa., announced that Charles “Chip” Clausen will join NSM, Inc. as the director of NSM’s AllComp Solutions Program. AllComp Solutions is...
PCI: Security Breach, Workers’ Comp Highlight First Part of Pa. Session
Jul 12 2005 // The Pennsylvania General Assembly recessed for the summer on Friday, but not before passing key insurance-related legislation involving topics such as the security of personal data and changes to the workers compensation...
Pa. Consumer Liaison Schedules July Advisory Meetings
Jul 1 2005 // Cindy Fillman, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s consumer liaison, has scheduled the next series of regional consumer advisory meetings. “During the first round of meetings in April, consumers asked a...
Indoor Soccer League’s Goal: Pa. Team’s Workers’ Comp Payments
Jun 30 2005 // The Major Indoor Soccer League has sued the company that operated the now-defunct Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Heat franchise for $192,000 in dues, workers’ compensation insurance payments and other costs. The federal...
