The Act of August 23, 1961, P.L. 1068, established the Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund, the Board, and the Program.
The fund must pay for insured losses from collapsed coal and clay mines. It must also provide consistent compensation, and the Board must administer the fund.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) act as the Board's agents and run the program.
The Board consists of the following members:
Secretary of the DEP as Chair
Pennsylvania State Treasurer
Insurance Commissioner
DEP's advisory boards host the Board's website. But it is not an advisory board; it is a working board with broad powers to administer the fund.
By law, the Board can set the insurance policy, premium rates, and rules.
The Board can set up reserves to ensure the fund's solvency. They can also pay damage claims and reimburse DEP for the program's costs.
As agents for the board, DEP must:
Process insurance apps
Create policies
Collect and account for premiums
Settle claims
2024 Meeting Information
January 17, 2024 10:00 a.m. Hybrid Meeting (Teams and In-Person)
- Agenda
- 2023 MSI Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- MSI Program Summary Report Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)
- Attachment 5 Routine Business (PDF)
- Comptroller Report (PDF)
- MSI Budget Detail Draft 2024
- MSI Board Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)
- PA Dept of Insurance CGAD Letter (PDF)
- Program Report (PDF)
- Treasury Report (PDF)
- 2023-0-HB0589, House Bill 589 (PDF)
Please contact the Mine Subsidence Insurance program at RA-EPMSIECOM@pa.gov for previous board meeting records. These records that are open and available to the public upon request.
Contact Us
Call 1-800-922-1678, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to speak to an MSI representative.