Med-Mal Insurer ProAssurance to Go Private After $1.3B Purchase by The Doctors Co. March 20, 2025 By L.S. Howard and Chad Hemenway The Doctors Company said it has entered an agreement to acquire ProAssurance Corp. for $1.3 billion, taking the company private....
Report Says Social Inflation Adds Up to 11% to Physician Malpractice Claims January 25, 2023 By Jim Sams Social inflation accounts for 8% to 11% of all medical malpractice losses for carriers that insure physicians, according to an...
The Doctors Co. in California Names Spadacenta Claims Executive April 28, 2020 The Doctors Co., based in Napa, Calif., has named Marco Spadacenta senior vice president of claims. Spadacenta oversees the claims...
The Doctors Co. in California Names Vanderlaan Chief Financial Officer November 21, 2019 By Don Jergler The Doctors Co. has promoted Marco Vanderlaan to chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Vanderlaan succeeds David Preimesberger, who...
Michigan State Sues Insurers Over Nassar Claims Coverage; Stops Victim Payments July 30, 2018 Michigan State University has filed suit against 13 insurance carriers over coverage of sexual assault claims by victims of now-imprisoned...
The Doctors Co. in California Names Bashaw Senior Vice President July 16, 2018 Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Co. has named Kerin Torpey Bashaw senior vice president of patient safety and risk management. Bashaw...
The Doctors Co. in California Names Brown Head of Underwriting October 4, 2017 Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Co. has named Crystal R. Brown senior vice president of underwriting. Brown leads the company’s underwriting...
Commentary: Florida High Court Med Mal Award Cap Ruling Ignores Market History June 28, 2017 By Robert E. White, Jr. In its recent ruling that the cap on noneconomic damages for personal injury awards or settlements in medical negligence cases...
Florida Drops Order for The Doctors Co. to Lower Rates November 3, 2015 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has dropped its Order for The Doctors Co. (TDC) to lower its filed...
The Doctors Co. Challenging Florida’s Order to Decrease Med Mal Rates July 27, 2015 By Amy O'Connor An order by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for medical malpractice insurer The Doctors Co. (TDC) to decrease its...