The St. Paul Introduces New Medical Liability Policy for Physicians And Surgeons; Product is Launched in Georgia Through Surplus Lines.
SAINT PAUL, Minn., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Paul Companies (NYSE: SPC) announced today that its subsidiary, St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Co., has introduced an enhanced medical liability product for physicians and surgeons. Beginning July 1, this will be the only St. Paul medical malpractice...

Coalition mounts aggressive campaign for Liability Reform.
SAN ANTONIO -- A new and rapidly growing specialty society coalition called Doctors for Medical Liability Reform is poised to wrest the helm of the tort reform campaign from the American Medical Association. With $10 million in its coffers so far, Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (DMLR)...

Medical groups call for Senate passage of liability reform.
NEW ORLEANS -- Calling the medical liability system an abomination, representatives from three major medical organizations joined forces at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and called upon the U.S. Senate to pass tort reform capping noneconomic damages at $250,000 in medical malpractice cases....

Medical society PACs seek to educate Congress.
As election season heats up, medical societies are leveraging their political action committees to get their issues heard on Capitol Hill. For AMPAC, the American Medical Association's political action committee, decisions on which candidates to support are based on issues, not party affiliation. For example,...

To get insurance, think like an underwriter.
ORLANDO, FLA. -- Dermatology practices will find more options available for malpractice coverage as the profession passes through the back side of a hard liability insurance market, Julie Chase Shumer said at the annual meeting of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. "You are a...

American Physicians Capital, Inc. CEO William B. Cheeseman To Speak at AIFA Luncheon in New York on June 11, 2001.
EAST LANSING, Mich., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) (Nasdaq: ACAP) President and CEO, William B. Cheeseman, to speak with other panel members at the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) luncheon on June 11, 2001 from Noon to 2 p.m. (EDT) at...

American Physicians Capital, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter And Year-End 2000 Results.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2000: -- APCapital became a public company in December 2000 -- Operating income increased $7.8 million, totaling $11.2 million for the year, compared with $3.4 million in 1999 -- Underwriting expense ratio for 2000 was 23.4 percent, down from...

American Physicians Capital, Inc. to Release Earnings And Hold Conference Call.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) (Nasdaq: ACAP) expects to release fourth-quarter and year-end 2000 earnings on Monday, February 26, 2001, after the close of the market. The release will also be available on the APCapital Web site at www.acaponline.com/investor ....

American Physicians Capital, Inc. to Release Earnings And Hold Conference Call, May 14.
EAST LANSING, Mich., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) (Nasdaq: ACAP) expects to release first-quarter 2001 earnings on Monday, May 14, 2001, before the opening of the market. The release will also be available on the APCapital Web site at www.acaponline.com/investor and at www.vcall.com...

American Physicians Capital, Inc. to Release Second Quarter Earnings And Hold Conference Call on August 10, 2001.
EAST LANSING, Mich., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) (Nasdaq: ACAP) expects to release its 2001 second-quarter earnings on Friday, August 10, 2001, before the opening of the market. This news release will also be available on the APCapital Web site at www.acaponline.com/investor ....