Pa. High Court Tosses State Law Question Of Joint Underwriting Association Status

(February 23, 2024, 1:56 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a previously granted petition for certification of a state law question regarding the private or public entity status of the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association (JUA), which provides coverage to health care providers, including those previously insured by insurers in liquidation, finding that the high court “improvidently granted this certification request” because the question “is principally one of federal law.”...