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...

February 18, 2019 by matray

The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) is once again hosting its annual Healthcare & Medical PL Symposium at Chicago’s Loews Hotel on March 12-13, 2019. The Symposium brings together speakers, sponsors and a vast network of professionals focused on big topics within the MPL market. “The healthcare market is quickly… Continue reading...

February 11, 2019 by matray

Feb 7, 2019--Medmarc Insurance Group, a subsidiary of ProAssurance Corp., and Pharmacists Mutual Group announced a strategic alliance to package industry-specific insurance coverages to the life sciences companies. Insurance brokers who place their medical technology clients with Medmarc will now have access to Pharmacists Mutual for property, general liability, commercial auto, workers compensation, umbrella and employment… Continue reading...

February 7, 2019 by matray

The NORCAL Group Foundation, dedicated to improving healthcare in local communities, announced its largest group of grant recipients to date. Nine organizations have been awarded funding for initiatives and programs focused on patient care, patient safety and physician wellness: • Anchorage Project Access (Anchorage, AK) • Beacon Clinic for Health… Continue reading...

January 17, 2019 by matray

Milliman Inc., a global consulting and actuarial firm, announced that The Doctors Company has implemented Milliman Datalytics-Defense as its advanced analytics legal management platform for processing defense cost invoices. The choice of Datalytics-Defense lets The Doctors Company collaborate with defense counsel to use best practices for defense strategy through artificial… Continue reading...