Recent insurance fraud investigation puts high-ranking Philadelphia fire official in jail

July 21, 2017July 19, 2017 G. Turner

Yolanda Stallins Insurance Fraud Investigation

Yolanda Stallings, a 14 year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department was arrested, facing several charges. A recent insurance fraud investigation brought investigators to an unexpected source: a highly respected, upper ranking Philadelphia fire official. The Philadelphia Fire Department’s (PFD) website had yet to be updated by the time this article was written. It stated that the accused, Yolanda Stallings, has been with the PFD for 14 years and is an “Executive Chief of Strategic Planning.” Stallings is also the first African American woman to be a PFD Executive Team…

Philadelphia insurance industry group donates $59k for smoke detectors

December 12, 2013December 10, 2013 Julie Campbell

philadelphia insurance industry smoke detector

The group has been donating to the city’s Fire Department every year at around this time. This year, Christmas came early for the city’s Fire Department when a Philadelphia insurance industry group made a sizable donation for the purpose of purchasing smoke detectors that could help to save the lives of thousands of families throughout the city. The oversized replica check has now been presented by the group in a tradition that occurs annually. The Insurance Society of Philadelphia was the result of an effort that began in June at…