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Pa. AG Charges Former Prison Guard and SEPTA Worker with Fraud

A former SCI Chester Corrections Officer and former SEPTA employee waived his preliminary hearing Monday on charges that he repeatedly forged the signatures of his doctor and a SEPTA Employer Records Clerk, to illegally collect thousands of dollars on bogus …

Del. Regulator Plans Online Shopping Service, More Consumer Help

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn asked for additional staff to investigate complaints against insurance companies and agents as well as fund an Internet insurance rate comparison service that would be the only one of its kind in the country. Denn’s …

Va. House GOP Offers Transportation Plan Minus Tax Hikes

Virginia House Republicans have offered a $2 billion, four-year financing plan that is underwritten partly by daunting new fines on lead-footed drivers. It provides only about half the additional revenue for roads, commuter rails and transit that competing plans by …

Driving Instructor, Delaware Officials at Odds Over Credentialing Panel

A lawsuit accusing Delaware Department of Insurance officials of violating the Freedom of Information Act has devolved into a war of words between the owner of a defensive driving school and the judge hearing the case. Robert Reeder of Dover, …

Va. House Panel Backs Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Mandate

A Virginia House of Delegates committee endorsed legislation Friday allowing motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without a helmet. The Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee voted 13-7 to send the measure to the House floor, where bills to relax …

M&T Buys Maryland’s Hess Egan

M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. has acquired Hess Egan Hagerty & L’Hommedieu, Inc., a commercial insurance and surety brokerage agency based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with additional offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Hess Egan will operate as a division of …

Study: Primary Enforcement Laws, Bigger Fines Boost Seat Belt Use

New research from the University of Missouri-Columbia shows that a shift to primary enforcement along with a fine increase could significantly boost seat belt use among motorists. Since New York first adopted a mandatory automobile seat belt law in 1984, …

Va. House Panel Blocks Gov. Kaine’s Insurance Tax Plan

The heart of Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s transportation funding plan — higher car sales and insurance premiums taxes — died Monday in the House Finance Committee. On party-line votes, the tax-writing panel’s Republican majority killed both of the Democratic …

DELAWARE SEEKS NEW WORKERS’ COMP CLASSES

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has asked Delaware businesses to submit requests for classification changes for workers’ compensation. According to Denn, some business owners have said they have been grouped with industries that have higher risks resulting in higher workers’ …

Delaware seeks new workers’ comp classes

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has asked Delaware businesses to submit requests for classification changes for workers’ compensation. According to Denn, some business owners have said they have been grouped with industries that have higher risks resulting in higher workers’ …