December 6, 2022 by matray

NOW Insurance, a full-stack, AI-enabled commercial insurance platform specializing in medical professional liability coverage, announced today the hiring of two new executives: Patrick O’Doherty as executive vice president of underwriting and Christopher Ernest as director of underwriting for allied healthcare. Both are new roles for the company. O’Doherty will be… Continue reading...

November 30, 2022 by matray

EmPRO Insurance Co. announced today that its education program for physicians has won international recognition with three new awards. These are the first awards for EmPRO, adding to the 17 awards previously achieved by its parent, Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers. The winning 5 CME credit program, “A Day in the Life… Continue reading...

November 22, 2022 by matray

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) to West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company (WVMIC) (Charleston, WV). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.  The ratings reflect WVMIC’s inclusion as a member company under MAG… Continue reading...

November 17, 2022 by matray

The Doctors Company announced today that it is offering a new lecture series, Financial and Workplace Well-Being for Doctors: Lessons for Life After Medical School, from Ronald H. Wender, MD, FACA, chairman emeritus and professor of anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and member of The Doctors Company Board of Governors. This free,… Continue reading...

November 16, 2022 by matray

Paul Greve, JD, RPLU, Sr. Director, Markel has been awarded the winner of the 2022 PLUS Founders award at the 35th annual PLUS Conference, held November 8-11 in San Diego, CA. The Founders Award recognizes a member of PLUS who has made lasting and outstanding contributions to Society. The award… Continue reading...

November 15, 2022 by matray

COPIC hired Ted Tzeng to be its new chief information officer (CIO). A strategic technology executive with demonstrated success transforming business through product development, IT automation and data-driven solutions, Tzeng previously led high performing teams to build innovative customer experiences, according to COPIC. He holds a bachelor of science degree,… Continue reading...

November 10, 2022 by matray

Ryan Specialty recently acquired certain assets of Centurion Liability Insurance Services, LLC. Centurion is a professional lines wholesale insurance broker with employees based in Florida and California. Prior to the acquisition, Centurion was partially owned by Insurance Office of America (IOA). “We are thrilled to add the Centurion professional liability… Continue reading...

November 7, 2022 by matray

COVID Burnout Driving Dangerous Decline in Healthcare Workforce COVID-related stress is exacerbating the number of healthcare workers leaving the medical profession, according to a newly released data report from the commercial intelligence company Definitive Healthcare. According to the data, as many as 333,942 healthcare workers exited the profession in 2021.… Continue reading...

October 26, 2022 by matray

Integris Group announced Kirk C. Tweedy has joined the company as its chief operating officer. According to Integris, Tweedy has 32 years of insurance experience across multiple disciplines, product lines and distribution channels. Most recently, he held the position of chief operating officer at Berkley Small Business Solutions in Wilmington,… Continue reading...

October 18, 2022 by matray

AM 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. (MMIC RRG). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable. MMIC RRG is a sponsored risk retention group of Constellation, Inc., the parent company… Continue reading...