Pennsylvania Insurance Department News

Penn. Insurance Department Forms New Health Insurance Assistance Unit

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced last week it has formed a new consumer unit to respond to questions about health insurance. “This new unit supplements our health insurance complaint-handling functions,” said Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine. “The unit will also allow …

Penn. Regulators Recovered $3.2M in Restitution for Consumers in 2011

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said its office of market regulation completed 334 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations in 2011. In all, the department issued 141 orders and adjudications, collected more than $900,000 in penalties and fines and recovered $3.2 …