Darwin National Assurance Company, a member company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced today that it has been selected by The IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) to offer health care professional liability coverage to its membership of more than 300,000 independent physicians.
With its niche approach and underwriters experienced in each health care [...]

A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Darwin Group (Darwin) (Wilmington, DE) and its members. The above ratings have been removed from under review with positive implications and assigned a stable outlook. Darwin was recently acquired [...]

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced through its U.S.-based Darwin subsidiary, a new program with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Facilities, Inc. in conjunction with the rollout of Darwin’s nationwide standard market Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) product. JLT will be underwriting on behalf of Darwin on an admitted basis in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, [...]

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will host a conference call with reporters and leaders from community organizations to announce the availability of new resources for organizations that work to ensure children have the health insurance coverage they need.
Secretary Sebelius will be joined by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Cindy Mann, director of the Center for Medicaid and [...]

Representatives of leading insurance services companies and regulators will be among the panelists at the conference “The Insurance Industry’s Top 10 Risks & Opportunities” — taking place December 8-9 in Philadelphia.
On the faculty will be:
— Cindy Koehler, VP and Assistant GC for the Complex & Emerging Risks
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