A.M. Best Upgrades The Doctors Company Rating Outlook
Napa, California—June 30, 2009— The Doctors Company, the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability in the U.S., is pleased to announce that the A.M. Best Company has upgraded its rating outlook from “Stable” to “Positive.” A.M. Best also affirmed the company’s financial strength rating of A- (Excellent).
The enhanced rating reflects The Doctors Company’s strong operating performance, excellent risk-adjusted capitalization, improved reserve development, appropriate cycle management, and leading position within the medical professional liability sector. A.M. Best also recognized The Doctors Company’s geographic diversification, which has been supported by the successful integration of recent acquisition-driven growth.
The rating includes The Doctors Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries: The Doctors Company, an Interinsurance Exchange, Underwriter for the Professions Insurance Company, Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Company (PULIC), OHIC Insurance Company (OHIC), and Northwest Physicians Insurance Company (NPIC).
About The Doctors Company
Founded by doctors for doctors in 1976, The Doctors Company (www.thedoctors.com) is relentlessly committed to advancing, protecting, and rewarding the practice of good medicine. The Doctors Company is the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability with 45,000 member physicians, $2.8 billion in assets, and an A rating by Fitch Ratings.