About SHIP Rehabilitation Claims Info Forms Common Questions Contact Us Helpful Info Court Documents The documents posted below are provided for the information of parties interested in the Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (“SHIP”) Rehabilitation. Beginning January 29, 2020, this website provides all documents filed in the SHIP Rehabilitation, including the following: Filed Rehabilitation Plans 2021 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Appeal Proceedings (Docket No. 71 MAP 2021) 2021 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Proceedings (Docket No. 1 SHP 2020) 2020 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Proceedings (Docket No. 1 SHP 2020) An official docket of all pleadings and papers filed in the SHIP Rehabilitation actions may be obtained from the Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System’s website. In addition, this website provides all documents filed in the Related Proceedings including: Farmer v. Altman, No. 2020-CP-40-05802 (S.C. C.C.P.) [Matter pending in South Carolina state court] Farmer v. Altman, No. 3:21-cv-00087 (D.S.C.) [Matter remanded by South Carolina federal court] Donelon v. Altman, No. 3:20-cv-00604 (M.D. La.) [Matter dismissed by Louisiana federal court] The federal court dockets are available through the PACER system and the South Carolina state court docket is available through the Richland County Public Index. December 29, 2020 Order Granting Application to Enter into Recapture Agreement with Transamerica Life Insurance Company December 16, 2020 Praecipe for Withdrawal of Aetna Life Insurance Company as Intervenor December 16, 2020 Reply in Support of Application for Approval of Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania’s Recapture Agreement with Transamerica Life Insurance Company December 14, 2020 Withdrawal of Appearance of Dorothy Dugue, Esquire on Behalf of Jessica K. Altman, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania December 9, 2020 Response to the Rehabilitator's Application for Approval of Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania's Recapture Agreement with Transamerica Life Insurance Company December 2, 2020 Order Denying Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Renewed Application for Order Directing the Rehabilitator to Provide Reports and Analyses and Extending Time to Address Recently Provided Spreadsheet and Additional Analyses November 30, 2020 Response of Transamerica Life Insurance Company to Proposed Amended Plan of Rehabilitation and Notice of Intent Regarding Participation in Hearing November 30, 2020 Description of Testimony of Witness(es) Agent Commenters Intend to Call And Exhibits They Intend to Introduce At Hearing November 30, 2020 Statement of Certain Health Insurers’ Regarding Witness Testimony and Exhibits November 30, 2020 Witness and Exhibit List of Intervenor the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations November 30, 2020 Statement of Primerica Life Insurance Company Regarding Witnesses and Exhibits November 30, 2020 Intervenor State Regulators' Filing Regarding Witness & Exhibit November 25, 2020 Order Granting Application of Blair Boyd to Extend Time to Comment on the Amended Rehabilitation Plan November 24, 2020 Rehabilitator’s Response to Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Renewed Application for Order Directing the Rehabilitator to Provide Reports and Analyses and Extending Time to Address Recently Provided Spreadsheet and Additional Analyses November 19, 2020 Application of Blair Boyd to Extend Time to Comment on the Amended Rehabilitation Plan November 17, 2020 Order Denying James Lapinski Motions to Strike the Court's order of October 13, 2020 November 10, 2020 Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Renewed Application for Order Directing the Rehabilitator to Provide Reports and Analyses and Extending Time to Address Recently Provided Spreadsheet and Additional Analyses November 9, 2020 Application for Approval of SHIP’s Recapture Agreement with Transamerica Life Insurance Company October 27, 2020 Order Extending Deadline for Submission of Amended Comments and Witness Narratives and Exhibits October 27, 2020 Order Denying Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Application for Order Directing the Rehabilitator to Provide Information Regarding the Proposed Plan and Extending the Deadline for Submission of Witness Narratives and Exhibits October 22, 2020 Intervenor James Lapinski Application to Strike Order Denying Pro Hac Vice Exceptions October 21, 2020 Notice of Filing of Amended Rehabilitation Plan October 20, 2020 Second Submission of Testimony and Exhibit by James Lapinski October 16, 2020 Rehabilitator’s Response to Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Application for Order Directing the Rehabilitator to Provide Information Regarding the Proposed Plan and Extending the Deadline for Submission of Witness Narratives and Exhibits October 13, 2020 Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Application for Order Directing the Rehabilitator to Provide Information Regarding the Proposed Plan and Extending the Deadline for Submission of Witness Narratives and Exhibits October 13, 2020 Order Overruling James Lapinski Objections to NOLHGA Counsel Pro Hac Vice October 13, 2020 Order Granting J. David Leslie Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice as MA, ME, and WA Counsel October 13, 2020 Order Granting Eric A. Smith Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice as MA, ME, and WA Counsel October 9, 2020 NOLHGA's Answer to Objections of James Lapinski to Pro Hac Applications October 7, 2020 Order Cancelling the Pre-hearing Conference Scheduled for October 20, 2020 October 2, 2020 Intervenor James Lapinski Description of Witness Testimony and Exhibit for Hearing September 30, 2020 Answer to Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice September 25, 2020 Order Granting Application for Approval Regarding Loan Interests September 25, 2020 Order Granting Application for Relief Regarding Exhibits and Witnesses September 25, 2020 Order Granting Admission of Jane Dall Wilson, Esquire, as Additional Counsel for National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations September 25, 2020 Order Granting Admission of Caryn Glawe, Esquire, as Additional Counsel for National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations September 22, 2020 Application for Admission of Jane Dall Wilson, Esquire, as Additional Counsel for National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations September 22, 2020 Application for Admission of Caryn Glawe, Esquire, as Additional Counsel for National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations September 22, 2020 Application of Intervenor State Insurance Regulators to Suspend September 30, 2020 Deadline for Filing of Witness Testimony Narratives and Exhibits September 18, 2020 Order Granting Joinder of Washington Insurance Commissioner with the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance September 17, 2020 Withdrawal of Appearance of James Potts September 16, 2020 Entry of Appearance of Haryle Kaldis for Rehabilitator September 15, 2020 Order for Maine Superintendent of Insurance and Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance Request to Grant Leave to Extend Time to Intervene is Granted in Part and Denied in Part September 15, 2020 Order Granting Application for Intervention of Transamerica Life Insurance Company September 15, 2020 Order Granting Application for Intervention of Primerica Life Insurance Company September 15, 2020 Order Granting Application for Intervention of the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA) September 15, 2020 Order Granting Application for Intervention of James Lapinski September 15, 2020 Order Granting Application for Intervention of Georgianna Parisi September 15, 2020 Order Granting Application for Intervention of Agents and Brokers September 15, 2020 Joinder of the Washington Insurance Commissioner in the Joint Application for Intervention of the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance and Application to Intervene September 15, 2020 Entry of Appearance for Sr. Health Care Oversight Trust September 14, 2020 Response of Transamerica Life Insurance Company to the Proposed Plan of Rehabilitation September 10, 2020 Order on Policyholder Comments September 4, 2020 Application for Leave to File Attached Response to the Answer and Further Answer of the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance September 1, 2020 Further Answer of the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance to Rehabilitator’s Answer to their Joint Application for Intervention and Request to Grant Leave to Extend Time to Intervene August 26, 2020 Answer of the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance to Rehabilitator's Answer to their Joint Application for Intervention and Request to Grant Leave to Extend Time to Intervene August 21, 2020 Answer of the Rehabilitator to the Joint Application to Intervene and Request to Grant Leave to Extend the Time to Intervene Filed by the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance August 21, 2020 Response of the Rehabilitator to the Application to Intervene of Certain Health Insurers August 21, 2020 Response of the Rehabilitator to the Unopposed Application to Intervene of NOLHGA August 21, 2020 Answer of Rehabilitator to Application of James Lapinski to Intervene and Motion for Class Action by Policyholders August 21, 2020 Answer of Rehabilitator to Motion of Georgianna Parisi to Intervene August 21, 2020 Response of the Rehabilitator to the Application to Intervene Filed by Agents and Brokers August 21, 2020 Response of the Rehabilitator to the Unopposed Application to Intervene of Primerica Life Insurance Company August 21, 2020 Response of the Rehabilitator to the Unopposed Application to Intervene of Transamerica Life Insurance Company August 14, 2020 Application for Approval of Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania’s Purchase of Bankers Conseco Life Insurance Company and Washington National Insurance Company’s Interests in a Loan August 11, 2020 Entry of Appearance - Patrick H. Cantilo, Esq. August 5, 2020 Entry of Appearance - Scott Galla August 3, 2020 Application to Intervene in Court’s Proceeding & Formal Comments Objecting to the Proposed Plan of Rehabilitation – James Lapinski, Pro Se July 31, 2020 Application of the Health Insurers for Leave to Intervene for a Limited Purpose July 31, 2020 Application for Relief Seeking Leave to Intervene July 31, 2020 Entry of Appearance - Amy S. Kline, Esq. July 31, 2020 Entry of Appearance - Paul M. Hummer, Esq. July 31, 2020 Joint Application for Intervention of the Maine Superintendent of Insurance and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance and Request to Grant Leave to Extend the Time to Intervene July 31, 2020 Unopposed Application to Intervene of Primerica Life Insurance Company July 30, 2020 Motion to Intervene - Georgianna I. Parisi, Pro Se July 30, 2020 Unopposed Application of NOLHGA Requesting Leave to Intervene for a Limited Purpose July 30, 2020 Unopposed Application to Intervene of Transamerica Life Insurance Company June 12, 2020 Case Management Order for Comments and Hearing on the Proposed Plan of Rehabilitation June 12, 2020 Form of Notice of Application for Approval of the Plan of Rehabilitation April 22, 2020 Application for Approval of the Plan of Rehabilitation April 22, 2020 Application for Approval of Form and Distribution of Notice January 30, 2020 Order of Rehabilitation -- SHIP January 24, 2020 Application for Order Placing SHIP in Rehabilitation 2020 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Proceedings (Docket No. 1 SHP 2020) Date Document Filed Rehabilitation Plans Date Document September 30, 2021 Approved Rehabilitation Plan May 3, 2021 Second Amended Rehabilitation Plan October 21, 2020 Amended Rehabilitation Plan April 22, 2020 Proposed Plan of Rehabilitation 2021 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Proceedings (Docket No. 1 SHP 2020) November 17, 2021 List of Record Documents for Appeal November 16, 2021 Court’s Notice of Record Delivery to Supreme Court November 8, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Application for Approval of Restructuring Statement November 4, 2021 Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying Regulators’ Application for a Stay and Dismissing as Moot the Regulators’ Application for Expedited Relief November 4, 2021 Amended and Reported Approval Opinion and Order Approving Plan of Rehabilitation [August 24, 2021 Approval as Amended November 4, 2021] November 4, 2021 Order Adopting Amended Approval Opinion and Directing that Opinion Be Reported November 4, 2021 Order Filed Amending August 24, 2021 Approval Opinion and Redline of Amended Approval Opinion November 2, 2021 Intervening State Insurance Regulators’ Application for Expedited Ruling on Application for Stay Pending Appeal November 1, 2021 Order Granting Rehabilitator’s Application for Approval of PPVA Settlement October 28, 2021 Formal Petition to Approve Request for Stay October 28, 2021 Order Granting Praecipe to Substitute Approved Plan October 15, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Opposition to Regulators’ Application for Stay October 15, 2021 Health Insurers’ Opposition to Regulators’ Application for Stay October 1, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Application for Approval of PPVA Settlement Agreement October 1, 2021 Intervening Regulators’ Application for Stay September 30, 2021 Praecipe to Substitute Approved Plan of Rehabilitation [Correcting 9-24] September 30, 2021 Order Regarding NOHLGA's Transcript Objections September 24, 2021 Notice of Filing Approved Plan [Corrected 9-30] September 21, 2021 Regulators’ Notice of Appeal and Jurisdictional Statement September 13, 2021 Lapinski Amended Opposition [dated 9-9] to Settlement Agreement September 13, 2021 Memorandum Opinion Approving Agent Settlement September 7, 2021 Lapinksi Amended Application for Unpaid Commissions [Exs B-C Sealed] September 1, 2021 Lapinski Application for Unpaid Commissions [Exs B-C Sealed] August 27, 2021 Order Regarding Agent Commissions Settlement August 25, 2021 Memorandum Opinion and Order (Approving Plan) August 25, 2021 Order Denying Application for Reconsideration August 20, 2021 Answer in Opposition to Lapinski Applications August 10, 2021 NOLHGA’s Objections to Errors in the Transcript of Proceedings August 2, 2021 Lapinski Application to Strike Settlement July 21, 2021 Joint Application for Approval of Settlement Agreement June 30, 2021 Amended (Second) Rebuttal Testimony of Lapinski to Post-Hearing SHIP Memoranda of Intervenors and Notice of Change of Address June 28, 2021 State Insurance Regulators' Rebuttal Post-Hearing Memorandum June 28, 2021 Post-Hearing Response Memorandum of the Health Insurers Regarding the Second Amended Plan of Rehabilitation of SHIP June 28, 2021 Intervenor NOLHGA's Response to Post-Hearing Filings of All Parties June 28, 2021 Rehabilitator's Brief in Response to the Post-Hearing Submissions by Certain Intervenors June 14, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Opposition to Intervening Regulators’ Application for Reconsideration June 14, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Post-Hearing Submission June 14, 2021 Intervening Regulators’ Post-Hearing Submission June 14, 2021 NOLGHA Post-Hearing Submission June 14, 2021 Health Insurers’ Post-Hearing Submission June 14, 2021 James Lapinski’s Amended Post-Hearing Submission June 14, 2021 James Lapinski’s Post-Hearing Submission June 11, 2021 Order on Joint Application for Relief from Scheduling Order June 11, 2021 Joint Application for Relief from Scheduling Order June 4, 2021 Order Denying Lapinski’s Motion to Order Legal Discovery June 4, 2021 Order Regarding Responses to Intervening Regulators’ Application for Reconsideration June 2, 2021 Application of James Lapinski for Hearing-Related Relief June 1, 2021 Intervenor State Insurance Regulators’ Application for Reconsideration May 24, 2021 Court Order Scheduling Post-Hearing Submissions May 21, 2021 Lapinski’s Filed Opening Argument May 19, 2021 Lapinski’s Application for Relief related to Hearing May 19, 2021 Lapinski’s Hearing Documents and Testimony Filing May 13, 2021 Order Filed on Courtroom Protocols May 12, 2021 Order Granting Health Insurers' Application for Relief to Use Policy Documents as Exhibits May 11, 2021 The Health Insurers’ Application for Relief from Scheduling Order May 3, 2021 Rehabilitator's Pre-Hearing Supplemental Filing May 3, 2021 Notice of Filing of Second Amended Rehabilitation Plan April 30, 2021 Order Granting Application for Injunction and Stay Order April 28, 2021 Application for Injunction and Stay Order April 20, 2021 Rebuttal Pre-Hearing Memorandum of James Lapinski April 19, 2021 Rehabilitator's Praecipe to Substitute Annual Report April 19, 2021 Agents and Brokers' Rebuttal Pre-Hearing Memorandum April 19, 2021 Insurance Regulators' Rebuttal Pre-Hearing Memorandum April 19, 2021 Health Insurers' Rebuttal Pre-Hearing Memorandum April 19, 2021 Rehabilitator's Pre-Hearing Rebuttal Memorandum April 8, 2021 Pre-Hearing Rescheduled April 5, 2021 Intervenor Health Insurers Pre-Hearing Memorandum April 5, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Pre-Hearing Memorandum and Filed Exhibits April 5, 2021 Intervenor Agents and Brokers’ Pre-Hearing Memorandum with Exhibit Filings April 5, 2021 Intervenor State Regulators Pre-Hearing Memorandum with Exhibit Filings April 5, 2021 Intervenor Primerica Life Insurance Company’s Pre-Hearing Filing April 5, 2021 Intervenor Lapinski’s Pre-Hearing Memorandum and Second Supplemental Witness and Exhibit Filings April 2, 2021 Intervenor NOLHGA’s Pre-Hearing Memorandum with Exhibit Filings March 31, 2021 Annual Report of Rehabilitator (To Be Amended) March 23, 2021 First Supplemental Prehearing Memorandum and Proposed Amendments to Rehabilitation Plan filed by James Lapinski March 9, 2021 James Lapinski’s Application for Discovery March 4, 2021 Correction to February 25, 2021 Scheduling Order February 25, 2021 Scheduling Order for Pre-Hearing Filings and Hearing Date February 19, 2021 Order Granting Pro Hac Vice Admission of Harold Horwich February 19, 2021 Order Granting Pro Hac Vice Admission of Benjamin Cordiano February 18, 2021 Application for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Harold Horwich as Counsel to Intervening Health Insurers February 18, 2021 Application for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Benjamin Cordiano as Counsel to Intervening Health Insurers February 11, 2021 Order Denying Application for Scheduling Order as Premature; Order Scheduling Pre-Hearing Conference February 11, 2021 Order Denying Application of Intervenor State Insurance Regulators as to Exhibits and Witnesses January 29, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Application for Second Case Management Order January 29, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Response to Application of Intervenor State Regulators Regarding Rehabilitator’s Exhibits and Witnesses January 26, 2021 Order Filed Granting Transamerica Withdrawal January 25, 2021 Praecipe for Withdrawal of Transamerica Life Insurance Company as Intervenor January 20, 2021 Application for Relief by State Regulators Date Document 2021 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Appeal Proceedings (Docket No. 71 MAP 2021) November 22, 2021 Rehabilitator’s Answer and Brief in Opposition to the Intervening Regulators’ Application for Stay Pending Appeal November 22, 2021 Health Insurers’ Response in Opposition to the Intervening Regulators’ Application for Stay Pending Appeal November 18, 2021 NOLHGA’s No Answer Letter on Non-Party Regulators’ Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief November 18, 2021 NOLHGA’s No Answer Letter on the Intervening Regulators’ Application for Stay Pending Appeal November 18, 2021 NOLHGA’s No Answer Letter on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Hal Horwich and Benjamin Cordiano November 16, 2021 Intervening Regulators' No Answer Letter in Response to the Non-Intervening Regulators' Application for Leave to File Amicus Brief November 15, 2021 Intervening Regulators’ No Answer Letter to Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Harold S. Horwich and Benjamin J. Cordiano November 13, 2021 Lapinski Answer in Opposition to Application for Stay Pending Appeal November 12, 2021 Request to Commonwealth Court for Record November 12, 2021 Non-Intervenor State Regulators’ Motion for Leave to File as Amici Curiae in Support of Intervening State Regulators’ Application for a Stay November 12, 2021 Supreme Court Order Noting Probable Jurisdiction Over Appeal November 10, 2021 Rehabilitator’s No Answer and Consent Letter to Admission Pro Hac Vice of Harold S. Horwich and Benjamin J. Cordiano November 9, 2021 Applications for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Harold S. Horwich and Benjamin J. Cordiano November 8, 2021 Intervening Regulators’ Application for Stay Pending Appeal October 28, 2021 Applications for Pro Hac Vice Admission of J. David Leslie and Eric A. Smith on behalf of the Intervening State Regulators October 19, 2021 Order Granting Application for Pro Hac Vice Admission on behalf of NOLHGA October 5, 2021 Rehabilitator’s No Answer Letter to Notice of Appeal and Jurisdictional Statement October 5, 2021 Health Insurers’ No Answer Letter to Notice of Appeal and Jurisdictional Statement September 30, 2021 NOLHGA’s No Answer Letter to Notice of Appeal and Jurisdictional Statement September 30, 2021 Pro Vice Applications of Jane Wilson and Caryn Glawe September 21, 2021 Regulators' Jurisdictional Statement [PA SC Docketed] September 21, 2021 Regulators' Notice of Appeal [PA SC Docketed] Date Document PA DEPT OF INSURANCE LEGAL PRIVACY POLICY SITE MAP ©2021