KOKEN v. VILLANOVA INS. CO.


878 A.2d 51 (2005)

M. Diane KOKEN, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. VILLANOVA INSURANCE COMPANY, Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. (MRM), Psychiatrists' Purchasing Group, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Pulte Homes, Inc., Metro Atlantic Landscape and Turf Association (Malta), Florida Workers Compensation Guaranty Association, Lloyd's Syndicate 271, Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Intervenors, Appeal of M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Her Capacity as Rehabilitator for Villanova Insurance Company (In Rehabilitation) M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. Villanova Insurance Company, Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. (MRM), Psychiatrists' Purchasing Group, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Pulte Homes, Inc., Metro Atlantic Landscape and Turf Association (Malta), Florida Workers Compensation Guaranty Association, Lloyd's Syndicate 271, Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Intervenors, Appeal of M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in her Capacity as Statutory Liquidator for Villanova Insurance Company M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. Legion Insurance Company, Bensalem Township, Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Psychiatrists' Purchasing Group, Inc., Pulte Homes, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Rural/Metro Corporation, Daniel Elrod, Shirley Elrod, Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association (Malta), Kerry Kessler, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. (MRM), Joseph McIntyre, Randstad North America, L.P., Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Intervenors, Appeal Of M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in her Capacity as Rehabilitator for Legion Insurance Company (In Rehabilitation) M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. Legion Insurance Company, Bensalem Township, Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Psychiatrists' Purchasing Group, Inc., Pulte Homes, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Rural/Metro Corporation, Daniel Elrod, Shirley Elrod, Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association (Malta), Kerry Kessler, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. (MRM), Joseph McIntyre, Randstad North America, L.P., Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Intervenors, Appeal of M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in her Official Capacity as Statutory Liquidator ("Liquidator") for Legion Insurance Company ("Legion").

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy L. Weber, Esq., David L. Bricker, Esq., Harrisburg, for M. Diane Koken.

Ann B. Laupheimer, Esq., Gregg W. Mackuse, Esq., David Michael Laigaie, Esq., Daniel J. McGravey, Esq., Jerome J. Shestack, Esq., Charles Mikell Hart, Esq., Jerome R. Richter, Esq., David F. Girard diCarlo, Esq., Gregory P. Miller, Esq., Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., Joseph Colin Crawford, Esq., Gaetan J. Alfano, Esq., Philadelphia, for M. Diane Koken, as Rehabilitator for Villanova Insurance Co.

Mary A. Lopatto, Esq., Washington, District of Columbia, for amicus curiae Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London.

Kathryn Lease Simpson, Esq., Harrisburg, for amicus curiae UnionAmerica Insurance Company, LTD.

Marianne Bessey, Esq., Franklin D. O'Loughlin, Esq., pro hac vice, Reading, for amicus curiae National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations.

Gerald E. Arth, Esq., Philadelphia, for amicus curiae National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Matthew T. Wulf, Esq., pro hac vice, for amicus curiae Reinsurance Association of America.

Teresa L. Jakubowski, Esq., Washington, District of Columbia, for amicus curiae American Council of Life Insurers.

Kathryn Lease Simpson, Esq., Harrisburg, for amicus curiae Transatlantic Reinsurance Company.

Paul M. Hummer, Esq., Philadelphia, for Villanova Insurance Company.

Robert L. Roth, Esq., Washington, District of Columbia, for amicus curiae American Psychiatric Association.

Claudine Q. Homolash, Esq., Eugene Anderson, pro hac vice, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae United Policyholders of America.

James Reeves Potts, Esq., Philadelphia, for Florida Workers Compensation Guaranty Ass'n. and Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'n.

Christopher E. Martin, Esq., Terrence P. Cummings, Esq., pro hac vice, Michael D. Brown, pro hac vice, for Psychiatrists' Purchasing Group Inc.

Timothy Patrick Law, Esq., John N. Ellison, Philadelphia, for Pulte Homes Inc.

Richard F. McMenamin, Esq., James Edmond DelBello, Jr., Esq., Jay H. Calvert, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia, for American Airlines.

Helen Louise Gemmill, Esq., Kandice J. Giurintano, Esq., Harrisburg, for Lloyd's Syndicate 271.

Heather Elizabeth Rennie, Esq., Ursula A. Siverling, Esq., Heidi B. Hamman Shakely, Esq., Richard T. Schadle Doherty, Esq., Philadelphia, for Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association (MALTA) and Randstad North America, L.P.

David R. Moffitt, Esq., Philadelphia, for Rural/Metro Corporation.

Ann B. Laupheimer, Esq., Douglas Y. Christian, Esq., Gregg W. Mackuse, Esq., David Michael Laigaie, Esq., Daniel J. McGravey, Esq., Jerome J. Shestack, Esq., Charles Mikell Hart, Esq., Gregory P. Miller, Jr., Jerome R. Richter, Esq., David F. Girard diCarlo, Esq., Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., Joseph Colin Crawford, Esq., Gaetan J. Alfano, Esq., Philadelphia, for M. Diane Koken, in her capacity as Statutory Liquidator for Legion Ins. Co.

Marianne Bessey, Esq., Franklin D. O'Loughlin, Esq., pro hac vice, Joel A. Glover, Esq., pro hac vice, Reading, for National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations.

Paul M. Hummer, Esq., Philadelphia, for Legion Insurance Co.

Joseph Barry Sobel, Esq., Harrisburg, for Kerry Kessler.

Barbara Mary Kirk, Esq., Trevose, for Bensalem Township.

James Reeves Potts, Esq., Michael F. Consedine, Esq., Philadelphia, for Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association.

Paula Jane McDermott, Esq., Camp Hill, for Daniel Elrod.

Thomas A. Beckley, Esq., Harrisburg, for Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

Ann B. Laupheimer, Esq., Gregg W. Mackuse, Esq., David Michael Laigaie, Esq., Daniel J. McGravey, Esq., Jerome J. Shestack, Esq., Charles Mikell Hart, Esq., Jerome R. Richter, Esq., David F. Girard diCarlo, Esq., Gregory P. Miller, Esq., Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., Joseph Colin Crawford, Esq., Gaetan J. Alfano, Esq., Philadelphia, for M. Diane Koken, as Rehabilitator for Legion Ins. Co.

Amy L. Weber, Esq., David L. Bricker, Esq., Harrisburg, for Department of Insurance.

Ann B. Laupheimer, Esq., Gregg W. Mackuse, Esq., David Michael Laigaie, Esq., Daniel J. McGravey, Esq., Jerome J. Shestack, Esq., Charles Mikell Hart, Esq., Jerome R. Richter, Esq., David F. Girard diCarlo, Esq., Gregory P. Miller, Esq., Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., Joseph Colin Crawford, Esq., Gaetan J. Alfano, Esq., Jerome J. Shestack, Philadelphia, for M. Diane Koken, in her capacity as Statutory Rehabilitator for Villanova Ins. Co.

Heather Elizabeth Rennie, Esq., Ursula A. Siverling, Esq., Heidi B. Hamman Shakely, Esq., Richard T. Schadle Doherty, Esq., Philadelphia, for Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association ("MALTA").

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 19th day of July, 2005, the order of the Commonwealth Court is hereby AFFIRMED, on the basis of the Commonwealth Court opinion, Koken v. Legion Ins. Co., 831 A.2d 1196 (Pa.Cmwlth.2003).

NEWMAN files a dissenting statement in which Justice CASTILLE joins.

In these consolidated proceedings, M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth...

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