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At Least 9 Tornadoes Confirmed In Ohio, Indiana Storms

A powerful storm with at least nine confirmed tornadoes tore roofs off factories, ripped away storefronts and destroyed homes across Indiana, Ohio and into Pennsylvania.
November 7, 2017 Auto Property Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania

Metal shavings Put 38,475 Pounds Of Ground Turkey On The Recall List

At not-food-in-food recall on Monday night covers 38,475 pounds of ground turkey, including the Publix store brand, that might have metal shavings from the processing equipment. In addition to Publix ground turkey and ground turkey breast in 1.3-pound styrofoam trays, 1.2-pound trays of Fit & Active Fresh Ground Turkey and 1-pound trays of Weis Markets Fresh Ground Turkey Breast are covered in the recall. All have ink jet printing on the side of the trays with the numbers 7268 and 7269.
October 3, 2017 Liability Life & Health Alabama Connecticut Florida Georgia New York

Fire Destroys Commercial Building In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

A sports bar and pizza shop were destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning in Armstrong County. Firefighters were first called to the building on Hill Street in Manor Township around 3:15 a.m.
October 3, 2017 Property Pennsylvania

’Talk About An Unholy Alliance’: Lawyers, Doctors And Pharmacies

Pond Lehocky is the biggest player in town for workers’ compensation cases, targeting employees who get hurt on the job with TV ads and billboards that seem to loom on every stretch of Philadelphia’s highways.
September 26, 2017 Fraud Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Feds Charge Disabled Mailman Who Posted Zip-Lining Photos With Fraud

A U.S. Postal Service worker was charged with stealing more than $75,000 in federal workers’ compensation benefits after he posted vacation photos on Facebook showing him zip-lining and rock rappelling despite being out of work for a wrist injury, authorities said
September 19, 2017 Fraud Workers' Compensation New Jersey Pennsylvania

Patients Sue Hospital For Medication Mix-Up, Negligence

Sixteen patients and patient relatives have filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based Jefferson Hospital, alleging that the healthcare facility was negligent in 2012 when a hospital pharmacy technician stole painkillers and replaced the drug with pills that do nothing for pain.
September 14, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Pennsylvania

42 Injured In High-Speed Train Incident Outside Of Philadelphia

More than 40 people were injured on Tuesday after a high-speed train made contact with an unoccupied parked train outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to official with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
August 22, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Announces $40M+ In Restitution To Consumers In First Half Of 2017

Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller today announced the Insurance Department reclaimed $40,244,992 for more than 28,000 consumers throughout the state during the first six months of 2017.
August 11, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Pennsylvania

Papaya Recall Grows Due To Salmonella Outbreak

A recall on papayas has been expanded to three brands, with more recalls possible, after the Food and Drug Administration narrowed in on the source of a salmonella outbreak that has been blamed for at least one death and has sickened over 100 more dating back to May.
August 8, 2017 Liability Life & Health Connecticut Delaware Iowa Kentucky Louisiana

Freight Train Cars Burn After Derailment In Pennsylvania

Rail cars carrying gas and sulfur on a CSX Corp freight train skidded off the tracks and burst into flames on Wednesday in a small Pennsylvania town, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes as firefighters fought the blaze.
August 3, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Pennsylvania

AI Claims Bot Allows Insurtech Company’s Adjusters To Focus On Customer Service

Pay-per-mile insurer Metromile has announced the launch of a new AI claims system designed to eliminate manual processes used to collect accident data and distribute payments to customers.
July 25, 2017 Auto Risk Management Technology California Illinois New Jersey Pennsylvania

Biggest Challenge To Workers Comp Prescription Cost Reform: Profit Motive

States that enacted reforms to rein in the high cost of drugs dispensed by physicians to injured workers are facing an uphill battle as some doctors are finding ways around the regulations, meaning these costs remain stagnant or are rising in some states, experts say.
July 20, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation California Illinois Maryland Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Fire Department Official Charged With Insurance Fraud

Yolanda Stallings was an up-and-comer in the Philadelphia Fire Department. The website, which we’re told is in need of an update, calls her an “Executive Chief of Strategic Planning”. It shows the 14-year-veteran “…is the first African American female to serve on the PFD Executive Team as a high ranking official.”
July 19, 2017 Auto Fraud Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Man Alters VIN, Falsely Claims Theft Of His Skid Steer

A Carbon County man lied to collect insurance in February when he reported his $42,000 construction vehicle stolen from an Upper Macungie Township work site, investigators said.
July 13, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Fraud Pennsylvania

Blue Cross the Country: Nationwide Addiction Treatment Scams Bilk Insurers

Drug users, desperate to break addictions to heroin or pain pills, are pawns in a sprawling national network of insurance fraud, an investigation by The Boston Globe and STAT has found.They are being sent to treatment centers hundreds of miles from home for expensive, but often shoddy, care that is paid for by premium health insurance benefits procured with fake addresses.
July 12, 2017 Fraud Life & Health Delaware Florida Pennsylvania Virginia
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