Pennsylvania lawmakers are once again eyeing a tort reform package — a resurrection of the “Fair Share” act — that many in the insurance industry say would help put downward pressure on premiums and rein in what critics say is …
Two theatergoers are suing a Broadway musical for millions after claiming they were injured during a performance of “Billy Elliot: The Musical.” Two women from Missouri allege they were struck by a prop while sitting in the front row on …
A civil lawsuit filed this week against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by a man who said two priests had sexually abused him as a child may signal a new era in church-abuse litigation in Pennsylvania. The Roman Catholic archdiocese, long …
David Irwin has been named vice president of business development for Keystone Insurers Group. Irwin is a 20-year insurance industry veteran. He previously served as chief operating officer for Gilberts Insurance Agency and as director of marketing for Seubert & …
Nine New York homeowners have filed a lawsuit against a Denver-based natural gas driller and its subcontractors, claiming the companies contaminated drinking water with gas and silt. The lawsuit, filed Friday in state Supreme Court, claims that Anschutz Exploration Corp. …
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to torching is aunt’s car so she could collect insurance money — and pay him out of the proceeds for his role in the scheme, prosecutors said. Kristopher Wynder, of Vineland, admitted that …
Massachusetts-based Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services has named Robert R. Schackner director of Competitive Edge Services. He will further develop and deliver competitive edge exclusive benefits to members, staff and partners of the Renaissance, a network of specialty services for independent …
Brown & Brown has acquired United Benefit Services and Beverly T. Gottlieb & Associates, two metro-Boston agencies specializing in employee benefits and related insurance products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two agencies — headquartered in Newton and …
A Connecticut man charged with burning down his beach home hours before he was supposed to give it to his estranged wife can sue the home’s insurer for emotional distress, the state Appellate Court has ruled. Richard Shenkman, 62, is …
A 4-foot-long section of natural gas pipe suspected of causing a massive explosion and fire that killed five people has been unearthed and will be transported to an engineering firm for analysis. Workers began removing the piece of cast iron …
