PRINTER'S NO. 249
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
15
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, JANUARY 30, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 30, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 6, 2017, as "Mutual Insurance Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the birthplace of America's
insurance industry; and
WHEREAS, The first insurance company, The Philadelphia
Contributionship, a mutual insurance company founded by Benjamin
Franklin in 1752, is still meeting consumers' insurance needs
today; and
WHEREAS, Mutual insurance companies are a major economic
force in this Commonwealth with $3.4 billion or more in property
and casualty insurance premiums to meet the insurance needs and
resolve insurance claims for residents and businesses in this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Mutual insurance companies are also a significant
contributor to State and local governments because of the
premium taxes they pay to the State and property taxes they pay
to municipalities and school districts; and
WHEREAS, The contribution of mutual insurance companies to
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