Feb. 10 Webcast on State of the Medical Professional Liability Market to Continue Despite Inclement Weather

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co., publisher of Best’s Review magazine and BestWeek, will present a Webcast titled, “State of the Medical Professional Liability Market: What Brokers, Doctors and Hospitals Need to Know” on Wednesday, February 10, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST, despite inclement weather. Registration and access is free online at www.ambest.com/medical10. If you anticipate that you may be unable to access the e-mail account with which you registered, please forward this link to an e-mail address to which you’ll have access outside of the workplace.

“State of the Medical Professional Liability Market: What Brokers, Doctors and Hospitals Need to Know”

Webcast attendees will receive a complimentary copy of that week’s edition of BestWeek, which will contain a special section featuring lists of rated carriers that specialize in medical liability coverage, as well as a list of impaired or insolvent carriers.

The editors of Best's Review will be joined by a panel of experts and insurers to examine the state of the medical professional liability insurance market, including coverage trends, the competitive landscape and issues affecting the financial strength of insurers serving this crucial market serving doctors, hospitals and other health professionals.

Topics will include:

• How pricing and availability is changing among specific areas of medical liability coverage.
• The changing landscape for insurance carriers, including commercial writers, risk-retention groups and other types of insurance captives.

• How legal reform and other measures have affected the market, and whether those changes will persist.
• How claims are changing and what that means to this sector's future.

Panelists will include:

• Dr. Richard Anderson, CEO & chairman, The Doctors Company
• Chad C. Karls, principal and consulting actuary, Milliman
• Marc J. Zimmermann, CFO, American Physicians Insurance Company
• W. Stancil Starnes, CEO, ProAssurance Corp.
• Michael T. Kornett, CEO, Medical Society of New Jersey
• Paul Turner, attorney, McCullough, Campbell & Lane
• Henry Witmer, AVP, A.M. Best Company

Registration for this Webcast is free online at www.ambest.com/medical10.

Attendees can submit questions or comments for the discussion by e-mailing [e-mail]. Questions and comments will be discussed before and during the live event. Coverage of the Webcast will be featured in an upcoming issue of Best’s Review.

For more information about the Webcast, please call [phone], ext. 5561, or e-mail [e-mail].

Best’s Review, A.M. Best Co.’s award-winning monthly publication (www.bestreview.com), covers the global insurance industry. For information about advertising in Best's Review or Webcast sponsorship opportunities, call [phone] ext. 5399, or e-mail [e-mail].

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. For more information, visit http://www.ambest.com.