April 5, 2019 by matray

The Doctors Company has declared a 2019 premium dividend of approximately $10 million, bringing the total amount paid out in dividends to more than $425 million. “We are proud to once again reward our members with a strong dividend,” said Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The… Continue reading...

April 3, 2019 by matray

ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. announced new affinity program partnerships with the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the Ohio Osteopathic Association (OOA). Through the program, IOMA and OOA members will receive access to ISMIE’s risk management program, discount credits and other benefits that come with ISMIE coverage. Physicians coming out… Continue reading...

April 3, 2019 by matray

The Doctors Company has appointed Ellen H. Masterson, MBA, CPA, to its Board of Governors. Masterson has served as a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), where she held both U.S. and global leadership roles and worked with business leaders throughout the PwC network of firms in 144 countries, following… Continue reading...

April 2, 2019 by matray

The Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP) recently announced that Hammon P. Acuna has been appointed as the organization's senior vice president and chief membership officer. For the past four years, Acuna has served as CAP's senior vice president of business development. He continues to report to CAP chief operating officer… Continue reading...

April 2, 2019 by matray

CRICO Strategies recently announced a newly-signed agreement with Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) of New York to become the newest member of its national Comparative Benchmarking System. With more than 35 years as an admitted insurer, PRI currently insures more than 8,000 healthcare providers and facilities. PRI’s partnership with CRICO Strategies… Continue reading...

March 14, 2019 by matray

Constellation announced that dentists in Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska and Oregon will now be able to buy its medical professional liability insurance directly from member companies MMIC and UMIA via a new product available at InsureCAREteams.com. “Through InsureCAREteams.com, dentists will have 24/7 access to our insurance protection –… Continue reading...

March 5, 2019 by matray

NORCAL Group is now offering new coverage options to the healthcare providers of Vermont and New Hampshire. “We are excited to extend our coverage to the medical communities in Vermont and New Hampshire,” said Michael Roque, Vice President of Business Development for NORCAL Group. “Our policy has been crafted to… Continue reading...

February 22, 2019 by matray

This new video series from Medical Liability Monitor takes a quarterly, deep-dive look at the financial health of the medical malpractice insurance industry. These videos give our subscribers and the greater healthcare community all the necessary information to understand the current financial health of the medical professional liability (medical malpractice)… Continue reading...

February 21, 2019 by matray

ProAssurance Corp. today announced that Howard H. Friedman will retire from his role as president of Healthcare Professional Liability. He will maintain his employment with the company, overseeing the continued development of the actuarial function. Michael L. Boguski, the current president of Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (Eastern), ProAssurance’s workers’ compensation… Continue reading...

February 20, 2019 by matray

In addition to cosponsoring this year’s 59th Annual Health Law & Legal Medicine Meeting February 21-24, the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) has announced that its CEO Sarah Pacini will be speaking at the event’s "Dr. Dorothy Rasinski-Gregory Women’s Leadership Breakfast" on February 23. CAP's general counsel, Gordon Ownby,… Continue reading...