INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Application for Merger [32 Pa.B. 849] An application has been received requesting approval of the merger of Pioneer Insurance Company, an admitted foreign stock casualty insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, with and into Atlantic States Insurance Company, an admitted domestic stock casualty insurance company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth. The initial filing was received on January 17, 2002, and was made under the requirements set forth under the Business Corporation Law of 1988, 15 Pa.C.S. §§ 1921--1932 and 15 P. S. §§ 21205--21207. Persons wishing to comment on the grounds of public or private interest in this merger are invited to submit a written statement to the Insurance Department (Deparment) within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Each written statement must include the name, address and telephone number of the interested party, identification of the application to which the statement is addressed and a concise statement with sufficient detail and relevant facts to inform the Department of the exact basis of the statement. Written statements should be directed to Cressinda Bybee, Company Licensing Division, Insurance Department, 1345 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120; fax (717) 787-8557; e-mail cbybee@state.pa.us.
M. DIANE KOKEN,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-229. Filed for public inspection February 8, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]