September 2, 2022
byMedMal Direct Insurance Co. named Steven Carey its new vice president of claims, effective immediately. “Steven is an experienced claims professional with a strong desire to apply the strategies learned to defend our insureds working with our local defense counsel,” Marc D. Hammett, MedMal Direct president and CEO. “I have… Continue reading...
August 23, 2022
byAM Best has affirmed The Doctors Company's financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a+". The outlook of these ratings is stable. These ratings apply to The Doctors Company, An Interinsurance Exchange, and its subsidiaries: TDC Specialty Insurance Company, TDC National Assurance… Continue reading...
August 16, 2022
byPositive Physicians Holdings, the holding company of Positive Physicians Insurance Company and Positive Professionals Management LLC, promoted Brian Durkin to its chief financial officer position. Durkin will also continue to serve as treasurer. Mark Keyser had been serving as the company’s interim CFO and is expected to remain with the… Continue reading...
August 16, 2022
byMutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA) announced that Ed Marley will be the organization’s new president and chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1, 2022. As this new role, Marley will succeed James Carland, MD, who has led MICA as president and CEO since 1997 and as chairman of the MICA… Continue reading...
August 16, 2022
byAM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” to MMIC Risk Retention Group, Inc. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable. MMIC RRG is a sponsored risk retention group of Constellation, Inc., the parent company of MMIC… Continue reading...
August 5, 2022
byPennsylvania General Assembly Debating Bill to Consider Constitutional Amendment Empowering it to Establish Venue Rules Certain members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly want unambiguous authority to set venue policy in the area of medical professional liability (MPL) lawsuit filings. To that end, state Rep. Rob W. Kaufmann recently introduced a… Continue reading...
July 15, 2022
byAM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A++ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “aa+” (Superior) of the members of MedPro Group. These Credit Ratings apply to The Medical Protective Co. and its affiliates: Princeton Insurance Co., PLICO Inc., Wellfleet Insurance Co, and Wellfleet New York… Continue reading...
July 12, 2022
byCuri announced that its insurance arm, Curi Insurance, has been named to the Ward's 50 list of top-performing property and casualty insurance companies for 2022. Curi Insurance is the only company that specializes in physician professional liability to make the Ward's 50 list for the third year in a row.… Continue reading...
June 30, 2022
byIntegris Group announced the election of Victoria Reyes, MD, to a three-year term on its board of directors. The election became official at the Integris Group Incorporated Annual Meeting on June 11. “We were pleased to see that membership recognized the wealth of knowledge and experience that Dr. Reyes brings… Continue reading...
June 30, 2022
byThe MPL Association announced Bill Burns will join its ranks as vice president of research on Sept. 6, 2022. Burns comes to the Association from Conning where he spent five years as a director on the insurance research team with a specific focus on the MPL industry. Prior to joining… Continue reading...