Bill Information - History

An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P. L. 682, No. 284), known as "The Insurance Company Law of 1921," further providing for the purposes of incorporation, for capital stock, surplus, investments and other financial requirements, for reinsurance and for certain annual reports; providing for business transacted with broker-controlled property and casualty insurers and for insurance holding companies; implementing the Risk Retention Amendments of 1986; providing for regulation by the Insurance Department of risk retention groups and purchasing groups doing business in this Commonwealth; further providing for the taxation of risk retention groups and purchasing groups; providing for the regulation of the placing of insurance on risks located in this Commonwealth with insurers not licensed to transact insurance business in this Commonwealth; providing for a life and health insurance guaranty association; providing for certain fees and for civil and criminal penalties; and making repeals.