January 22, 2024 by matray

Alera Group, an independent national insurance and financial services firm, announced the acquisition of Florida-based CLS Healthcare Liability Specialists (CLS).

With more than 25 years of experience, CLS serves the medical community as an independent agency specializing in creative medical malpractice insurance solutions for physicians, surgeons, hospitals, locum tenens firms, nurse staffing firms and other entities in the healthcare industry.

"Medical and locum tenens staffing organizations have complex healthcare liability concerns,” said Mark W. Ledger, president at CLS. “With our long-standing experience in this area, we have developed custom insurance solutions to address the needs of these unique companies better than anyone in the industry.”

“CLS has continually delivered exceptional services and solutions to their clients and will be a great addition to Alera Group’s Healthcare Liability Team,” said Alan Levitz, CEO of Alera Group. “We are confident that they will enhance our malpractice services and bring their perspectives, experiences and collaborative mindset to our fast-growing presence nationwide.”

The CLS team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the transaction were not announced.