June 4, 2018 by matray

A.M. Best announced it has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) for Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. (ProMutual) wholly owned subsidiaries, ProSelect Insurance Cos. (ProSelect), Preferred Professional Insurance Co. (PPIC), Coverys Specialty Insurance Co. (Coverys Specialty) and its sponsored risk retention group, Coverys RRG, Inc.   In addition, Healthcare… Continue reading...

June 1, 2018 by matray

Kansas-headquartered insurer of medical professional liability today announced a unified KAMMCO brand. KAMMCO and its subsidiaries will simply be referred to as KAMMCO, with exceptions being insurance policies, financial transactions/reporting or corporate legal matters where the full subsidiary name is most appropriate or required. The KAMMCO board recently evaluated what… Continue reading...

June 1, 2018 by matray

The NORCAL Mutual Board of Directors held the Annual Meeting of Members on Thursday, May 31, in San Francisco. During the Annual Meeting, policyholder members re-elected Alice H. Gannon and M. Diane Koken to serve a three-year term until the Annual Meeting of Members to be held in 2021. The… Continue reading...

May 22, 2018 by matray

Coverys recently announced that Lisa Simm, manager, risk management for the Boston-headquartered insurer of medical liability is a recent recipient of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management's Fellowship Award (FASHRM). This award recognizes outstanding individual achievement and professional excellence in healthcare risk management. To be eligible for FASHRM, fellows… Continue reading...

May 21, 2018 by matray

ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced the election of Paul H. DeHaan, MD, to be the medical professional liability insurance company's fourth chairman since the its founding in 1976. DeHaan, previously ISMIE vice chairman, had been acting chair of ISMIE since the passing of former chairman Harold L. Jensen, MD, in… Continue reading...

May 17, 2018 by matray

CNA announced the appointment of Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. In this role, Dmytrow is responsible for the overall strategic leadership and direction of CNA's Healthcare underwriting unit. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty.   Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving… Continue reading...

May 2, 2018 by matray

The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) recently announced that vice president for practice optimization, Carole Lambert, MPA, RN, will speak at the Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM) 38th Annual Educational Conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Thursday, May 3 at 10:05 a.m. PDT. According to the company,… Continue reading...

May 2, 2018 by matray

CMIC Group, a mutual medical professional liability insurance provider, was recently notified that A.M. Best has affirmed the Company’s financial strength rating of A- (Excellent), and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of "A-" of Connecticut Medical Insurance Company (CMIC) (Glastonbury, CT) and CMIC Risk Retention Group (District of Columbia). However,… Continue reading...

April 26, 2018 by matray

The Doctors Company has promoted Catherine Shutack to the position of senior vice president of claims. In her new role, Shutack oversees the claims function throughout all 50 states for The Doctors Company. She reports directly to Bill Fleming, chief operating officer. “As service is the number one priority of… Continue reading...

April 26, 2018 by matray

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Connecticut Medical Insurance Company (Glastonbury, Conn.) and its sponsored risk retention group company, CMIC Risk Retention Group (District of Columbia). These companies are collectively referred to as Connecticut… Continue reading...