Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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PA DOI Signs Agreement with Federal Regulator of Savings Associations
Aug 31 2000 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken today announced that Pennsylvania has entered into an agreement to exchange a broad scope of information with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), the primary federal...
Pennsylvania Disputes Holocaust-era Claim
Aug 22 2000 // Pennsylvania officials have asked a state court to dismiss a case brought against it by American Re, according to a Reuters News Service report. The case involves a dispute with links to Holocaust-era claims, a spokeswoman...
Holocaust Controversy Halts American Re/UNG Deal
Aug 21 2000 // Last August, American Re, a subsidiary of Germany’s Munich Re-the world’s biggest reinsurer-agreed to acquire American Insurance Service Inc. (AIS) and its United National Group (UNG) with assets of an...
Pennsylvania DOI Posts Enforcement Actions on Web Site
Jun 27 2000 // Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken today announced that enforcement actions taken against agents and companies licensed to conduct business in Pennsylvania are now available on the state’s web site at www.state.pa.us...
Holocaust Issues Delay Munich Re Acquisition
Jun 26 2000 // A ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will further delay Munich Re subsidiary, American Re’s purchase of Pennsylvania based asset management company, United National Group. A lower court judge had ordered the...
Pennsylvania Employer Sentenced for Not Carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Jun 21 2000 // A Westmoreland County employer who pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor violations of the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law was recently sentenced to five years probation, ordered to pay $14,798 in restitution and...
Pennsylvania Gov. Signs Premium Tax Offset
May 31 2000 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge has signed tax legislation providing a premium tax offset for property and casualty insurers, ensuring that the state’s guaranty fund system remains viable. Pennsylvania joined 18 other...
ConfirmNet Opens Pennsylvania Regional Office
May 26 2000 // ConfirmNet Corporation, an e-service business-to-business application service provider to the insurance industry, has opened a new office in Pennsylvania. Richard Schoeninger manages the region and will operate from an...
