August 17, 2026 by matray

PracticeProtection is celebrating its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of providing professional liability insurance to physicians, surgeons, dentists and other healthcare professionals.

The company traces its origins to Aug. 14, 2006, when Doctors Direct Insurance Inc. was established by physicians and surgeons in Illinois to provide medical professional liability coverage tailored to the risks facing healthcare providers. Doctors Direct subsequently became part of PracticeProtection, extending the organization’s offerings beyond dental professionals to physicians and surgeons.

Over the past 20 years, PracticeProtection has built its business around disciplined underwriting, risk management and an aggressive approach to defending malpractice claims.

PracticeProtection offers coverage for individual healthcare professionals, partnerships, corporations and group practices. Its physician products include professional liability coverage, corporate entity coverage, prior acts coverage and free retirement tail coverage for qualifying policyholders. Policies also can include protection related to medical board proceedings, employment practices and cyber liability.

The company’s dental program is dentist-owned and directed. In addition to professional liability coverage, it provides risk management resources and continuing education. PracticeProtection also offers qualified recent dental school graduates their first year of professional liability coverage at no cost.

PracticeProtection is led by president and CEO Michael Wallace and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla.

August 17, 2026 by matray

Nurses Service Organization has launched a professional liability insurance product for certified midwives and certified nurse midwives in partnership with insurer CNA.

The coverage is intended to protect midwives against professional and clinical risks while helping safeguard their licenses, personal assets and livelihoods.

“Certified midwives and certified nurse midwives face unique professional exposures given the nature of the care they provide,” said David Griffiths, president of Aon Affinity Healthcare. He said the product expands NSO’s coverage options for advanced practice providers.

The policy covers prenatal, postnatal and gynecological services performed in hospitals and other clinical settings, as well as labor and delivery services provided in hospitals.

Midwives can purchase the coverage as a standalone policy or use it to supplement employer-provided insurance. According to NSO, an employer’s policy may not fully protect an individual practitioner or provide coverage for licensing-board proceedings.

Aon Affinity serves as the managing general underwriter of the NSO Professional Liability Insurance Program, which is underwritten by CNA.