Washington To Hold Hearing on Purchase of Dental Malpractice Insurer

February 13, 2007

Washington's Office of the Insurance Commissioner has scheduled a Feb. 26 public hearing in Tumwater, Wash., to consider a request by the Washington Dental Association and a Portland, Ore., company to acquire a dental malpractice insurer.

The dental association and Health Services Group of Portland have asked the insurance commissioner's approval to purchase Northwest Dentists Insurance Co. Inc., of Seattle, a wholly owned subsidiary of Physicians Insurance a Mutual Co.

The 9 a.m. hearing will be held in the agency's Tumwater offices at 5000 Capitol Boulevard. For information, contact Ron Pastuch, the agency's holding company manager at 360-725-7211.

Source: OIC