Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Insurance Department of the Commonwealth

BYER, Judge.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (collectively, Nationwide) have filed a petition for review in the nature of an appeal from the Department of Insurance’s action which deemed a request for rate increases withdrawn.1 The department has moved to dismiss the petition.2

On November 12, 1989, Nationwide submitted a request to the department seeking a 6.9% increase in its private passenger automobile rates, to become effective May 1, 1990. The department acknowledged Nationwide’s request but extended the thirty-day review period for an…