May 29, 2026 by matray

At its Annual Meeting of Members on May 15, the Medical Professional Liability Association — the international organization representing the MPL insurance community — elected Natasha Anning, Mike Beckett and Edward G. Marley to serve three-year terms on the association’s board of directors.

Natasha Anning is the chief executive officer of the Medical Indemnity Protection Society, Ltd. (MIPS), where she leads strategy, governance and organizational performance across the medical indemnity and member services lifecycle. Anning brings more than a decade of executive leadership across insurance, medical indemnity and member-based organizations, with prior senior roles at TAL Australia, Suncorp and Ernst & Young. In 2025, she led the convening of the MPL Association International Conference - Thrive25 Adaptive Leadership in Medical Indemnity in Melbourne, Australia, on behalf of Australia's four medical defense organizations for the first time since 2011.

Mike Beckett is the president and CEO of MACM. With a background in healthcare liability insurance and extensive experience and leadership in the industry, Beckett is committed to providing sound, stable insurance products and quality related services to healthcare providers. Prior to joining MACM, Beckett has served in influential roles at State Farm, AIG, Nationwide and MagMutual.

Edward G. Marley is the president and CEO of the Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA), where he has served since 2011. Before being named CEO in 2022, he was MICA’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. Marley serves as vice chair of the Committee on Rating Agency Relations and on the Membership & Bylaws Committee for the MPL Association. Prior to joining MICA, Marley held financial leadership positions with The Doctors Company Group, SCPIE Holdings Inc. and CAMICO.

"We are pleased to add these leaders to the MPL Association Board of Directors. Each of them has demonstrated the ability to drive success in their respective organizations, and I have no doubt that same commitment will translate into positive results for the members and partners we serve,” said MPL Association president and CEO Eric R. Anderson. “I'm excited to work alongside them as we continue to build on the association’s strong foundation and position it for the future."

Also at the meeting, MPL Association members approved Lisa A. Calder, MD, CMPA; Andrew F.J. Firth, MIEC; Edward L. Rand, Jr., ProAssurance Corp.; and Gerald Zarlengo, MD, COPIC, to each serve an additional three-year term.

J. Michael Conerly, MD, LAMMICO, will continue to serve as the association’s board chair while Joseph G. Murphy, Coverys, will serve as vice chair, Rand will serve as secretary and Cheryl F. Matricciani, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland, will serve as treasurer.