Nagle v. Pennsylvania Insurance Department

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Substantial changes in the law brought about by the Federal Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, 30 U.S.C. §901 et seq., and amendments to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act by the Act of December 6,1972, P.L. 1627, 77 P.S. 27.1 (q), and rate filings for insurance coverage thereunder have spawned an incredible volume of litigation in this Court involving, in one or more cases, employers required to effect black lung coverage, insurers offering such coverage and their rating bureaus, the Insurance Department and its officials charged with approving rates…