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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-1018

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting; Rate Filing

[35 Pa.B. 3116]

   On May 2, 2005, the Insurance Department (Department) received from the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) a filing to decrease occurrence and mature claims made rates overall by 1.9% for noninstitutional health care providers. The changes in the filing include revisions to:

   *  Nine class relativities.

   *  Movement of eight counties from one territory to another.

   *  Changing two territorial relativities.

   *  Adjusting for coverage due to statutory changes taking effect January 1, 2006, as outlined in section 715 of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act (40 P. S. § 1303.715).

   The JUA is also seeking approval to decrease occurrence and mature claims made rates overall by 1.9% for institutional health care providers.

   Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to July 1, 2005, the rates within the subject filing may be deemed into use upon the effective date, January 1, 2006, by operation of law.

   A copy of the filing is available on the Department's website at www.ins.state.pa.us. Under the Quick Links section, click on the link ''Rate Filings Published in the PA Bulletin.'' A pdf copy of this filing is located at the link ''View Filing'' underneath the name of the filing.

   Copies of the filing are also available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal working hours at the Department's regional office in Harrisburg.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Mike McKenney, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, mmckenney@state.pa.us within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1018. Filed for public inspection May 20, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]


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