January 12, 2015
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov.-elect Tom Wolf today appointed Teresa Miller to be the state’s insurance commissioner in his incoming administration. Miller is an attorney and former administrator of Oregon Insurance Division. She will succeed Pennsylvania’s current insurance commissioner, Michael Consedine, who …
January 9, 2015
Michael Consedine, Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner and president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), will leave the Insurance Department after Democratic Gov.-elect Tom Wolf is sworn in as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania on Jan. 20.
May 27, 2014
Pennsylvania’s insurance department said last Friday it has taken steps to help consumers after a hail storm caused widespread damage in communities in eastern Pennsylvania. The department said it will allow out-of-state appraisers to be used to help speed property …
January 17, 2014
A lot can happen in 12 months, and changes from last year such as remodeling the home, purchasing a new car, or a birth or death in the household, could affect the insurance premium. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is encouraging …
January 6, 2014
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department offers the following advice and tips about homeowner’s and auto insurance policies in wake of last week’s winter storm. First, damage to the house and its contents caused by weight of snow or ice, creating a …
August 2, 2013
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department collected more than $343,000 in penalties and fines, as well as more than $73,000 in restitution during the 2013 second quarter, according to the department’s announcement this week. In total, 37 enforcement actions and market conduct …
July 9, 2013
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced this week that it now has access to a dedicated funding source, thanks to Gov. Tom Corbett’s recently signed 2013-14 budget and newly enacted legislation, Act 46. This dedicated budget funding will come from a …
May 13, 2013
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said regulators collected more than $1 million in penalties and fines, as well as more than $300,000 in restitution in the first quarter of 2013. In total, 37 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations were closed …
January 9, 2013
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced on Tuesday that the state’s regulators collected a record of nearly $18 million in fines and $13.4 million in restitution in 2012. The collections were from enforcement and market conduct actions, as well as 10 …
April 26, 2012
Pennsylvania regulators announced on Thursday their quarterly enforcement actions for the 2012 first quarter. The Pennsylvania insurance department said its office of market regulation closed 27 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations and 3,211 written consumer complaint and inquiries in …