NU Online News Service, Dec. 11, 2:06 p.m. EST

The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance has determined that a carrier's reduction of an insurance agency's compensation to zero is an act of termination and illegal under state law.

A decision to that effect this week by Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, Joel Ario, stems from a dispute between ECM Insurance Group of Everett, Pa., and H.N. Fishel & Associates, Inc. an insurance agency in Red Lion, Pa.

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