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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-2020

NOTICES

Application for Approval to Acquire Control of Highmark, Inc. and Its Pennsylvania Domiciled Insurance Subsidiaries

[41 Pa.B. 6310]
[Saturday, November 19, 2011]

 UPE has filed an application seeking approval of the acquisition of control of Highmark, Inc. and its Pennsylvania domiciled insurance company subsidiaries. The affected subsidiaries include: First Priority Life Insurance Company, Inc., Gateway Health Plan, Inc., HM Health Insurance Company, HM Casualty Insurance Company, HM Life Insurance Company, Highmark Casualty Insurance Company, Highmark Senior Resources, Inc., HMO of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Inc., Inter-County Health Plan, Inc., Inter-County Hospitalization Plan, Inc., Keystone Health Plan West, Inc., United Concordia Companies, Inc., United Concordia Dental Plans of Pennsylvania, Inc., and United Concordia Life and Health Insurance Company. The application was received on November 7, 2011, and was made under Article XIV of The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P. S. §§ 991.1401—991.1403). This ''Form A'' transactional filing is related to Highmark's proposed affiliation with the West Penn Allegheny Health System.

 The filing and related materials was made available on the Insurance Department's (Department) web site www.insurance.pa.gov on November 9, 2011. After first scheduling an appointment, consumers may also view the application and supplemental documents at the Department's Harrisburg office, (717) 787-0877.

 Persons wishing to comment on the filing on the grounds of public or private interest in the filing are invited to submit a written statement on the filing to the Department. The public comment period will remain open for an indefinite period of time to afford persons ample opportunity to provide written comments on the filing to the Department. A subsequent notice will appear in the Pennsylvania Bulletin to announce the closing of the public comment period. Written statements must include the name, address and telephone number of the person making the statement; identification of the application to which the statement is addressed; and a concise statement with sufficient details and relevant facts to inform the Department of the exact basis of the statement. Written statements should be directed to Robert Brackbill, Chief, Company Licensing Division, Insurance Department, 1345 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, fax (717) 787-8557 or rbrackbill@pa.gov.

 Comments received will be part of the public record regarding the filing and will be made available on the Department's web site. Additionally, copies of the comments received will be forwarded to the applicant for appropriate response. The applicant's responses will also be made available on the Department's web site.

MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE, 
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-2020. Filed for public inspection November 18, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]


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