The Pennsylvania Insurance Department — Office of Chief Counsel, located on the 13th Floor of Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120 in downtown Harrisburg (Dauphin County), serves as the statutory service-of-process intake office for foreign and surplus lines insurance carriers under the Pennsylvania Insurance Company Law (40 P.S. § 46 & 40 P.S. § 991.1621), as well as the legal intake desk for regulatory actions, liquidation/rehabilitation proceedings, and administrative subpoenas directed to the Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania.
Process Servers Pennsylvania conducts daily weekday courier runs into Strawberry Square (13th Floor) in downtown Harrisburg, providing same-day and 24-hour rush delivery with full statutory compliance.
Verified Building & Statutory Intake Details
- Agency & Division: Pennsylvania Insurance Department — Office of Chief Counsel
- Physical Street Address: 13th Floor, Strawberry Square, 320 Market Street / Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120
- County & Judicial District: Dauphin County — 12th Judicial District of Pennsylvania
- Municipality: City of Harrisburg (Downtown Capitol / Market Street Corridor)
- Courts Served: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Judicial Center, 601 Commonwealth Ave, Harrisburg), Courts of Common Pleas across all 67 PA counties, and U.S. District Courts (EDPA, MDPA, WDPA)
When to Serve the PA Insurance Department vs. Direct Carrier / CROP Intake
In Pennsylvania insurance litigation—including bad faith claims under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8371, uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) actions, declaratory judgment coverage disputes, and third-party claim file subpoenas—attorneys have two primary paths for serving an insurance carrier:
Path 1: Statutory Service via the Insurance Commissioner (13th Floor, Strawberry Square)
- Surplus Lines & Unauthorized Foreign Insurers (
40 P.S. § 991.1621&40 P.S. § 46): Under the Pennsylvania Surplus Lines Law, every eligible surplus lines insurer or unauthorized insurer issuing a policy covering a Pennsylvania risk automatically appoints the Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action, suit, or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary may be served. - Duplicate Copy & Statutory Fee Requirements: When serving the Insurance Commissioner via the Office of Chief Counsel on the 13th Floor of Strawberry Square, the server must present duplicate copies of the legal process along with the exact policy/claim information and the forwarding address of the insurer, plus any applicable statutory forwarding fee required by the Department.
- Actions Against the Insurance Department / CAT Fund / MCARE / Statutory Liquidator: Any Commonwealth Court petition for review, subpoena (
Pa.R.C.P. 234.2), or litigation involving the Insurance Commissioner as Statutory Liquidator is served directly at the Office of Chief Counsel, 13th Floor, Strawberry Square (and on the PA Office of Attorney General on the 15th Floor of Strawberry Square when required underPa.R.C.P. 422(a)).
Path 2: Direct Service on Admitted Carriers or Their PA CROP (Pa.R.C.P. 424 & 234.2)
For non-party Subpoenas Duces Tecum (Pa.R.C.P. 4009.22) seeking claim files, underwriting records, PIP/first-party medical payment logs, or property damage photos—or for direct service under Pa.R.C.P. 424—admitted insurance companies in Pennsylvania frequently require or accept service directly at their Pennsylvania CROP or corporate legal intake desk:
- ACE Property & Casualty / Chubb Subpoena Desk — 436 Walnut St, Philadelphia
- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Subpoena Intake — 1901 Market St, Philadelphia
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Legal Dept — 120 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh
- Erie Insurance Group Corporate Legal — 100 Erie Insurance Place, Erie
- C T Corporation System — 600 N. 2nd St, Suite 401, Harrisburg
- Corporation Service Company (CSC) — 2595 Interstate Dr, Suite 103, Harrisburg
Whether your insurance serve belongs on the 13th Floor of Strawberry Square or at a carrier’s direct intake desk, Process Servers Pennsylvania delivers your documents promptly and returns a court-ready Pa.R.C.P. Rule 405 Affidavit of Service within 24 hours.