Basic Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Information For Kansas Health Care Providers
 

The following list includes the insurance companies and markets that have been submitting Notice of Basic Coverage documentation and surcharge payments.  When possible, we are continuing to provide the insurer contact information for each of these insurance markets.

The Health Care Provider Insurance Availability Plan will provide basic coverage for any class of Kansas health care provider. The Availability Plan is intended to be the "market of last resort", requiring health care providers who seek coverage from the Availability Plan to provide evidence that they have been declined by voluntary insurance companies. Health care providers insured by the Availability Plan pay a higher basic coverage premium and surcharge than if the health care provider had been insured by on of the voluntary insurance companies.  If you are unable to obtain the required basic professional liability insurance coverage from one of the voluntary insurance companies, the Health Care Provider Insurance Availability Plan will be able to assist you.

When changing insurance companies, please carefully review any differences in the policy coverage  provisions (including conditions and exclusions),  between your current and new policy form.  There is additional information about some of the possible problems in the April 2004 newsletter of the Fund.  If you wish to read that article, click here.

If you do change insurance companies and have any reason to feel uncertain about the new insurance company providing the necessary coverage information and surcharge payment to the Health Care Stabilization Fund, please contact the Fund for assistance.  There have been situations that resulted in late or missing coverage documents and surcharge payments for health care providers who changed their basic professional liability insurance company.

COMPANY NAME:

ADDRESS:

CONTACT INFORMATION:

COVERAGE FOR:

Continental Casualty Co.

CNA PLAZA
CHICAGO, IL 60685
(312) 822-5000

 Michelle Birkett
(800) 220-7389 ext. 2396

Hospitals, Physicians and Surgeons

The Doctors' Co., An Interinsurance Exchange

185 GREENWOOD Rd
P.O. BOX 2900 NAPA, CA 94558-0900
(707) 226-0100

Inky Kolecky
(888) 568-3716 ext. 110

Hospitals, MD, DO and RNA in groups

Health care Indemnity, Inc

ONE PARK PLAZA
P.O. BOX 555
NASHVILLE, TN 37202-0555
(615) 344-5864

Joy Norris
615-344-1530

Hospitals
MD and DO

Intermed Ins. Co.

909 E. Republic Road Suite G-100
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
(417) 889-1010

Brenda Judd
(800) 865-0650

MD, DO and
RNA in groups

KaMMCO

P.O. BOX 2307
TOPEKA, KS 66601-2307
(785) 232-2224

Karolyn Scanlon
(785) 232-2224

MD, DO, RNA
and Hospitals

Medical Assurance Co., Inc.

1505 E. Bradford Pkwy Springfield, MO 65804

Teri Young
(800) 492-7212

MD, DO and
RNA in groups

Medical Protective Co.

5814 REED ROAD, BOX 2021
FORT WAYNE, IN 46835
(219) 485-9622

Jamie Schamper, Market Manager
5814 Reed Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
(800) 463-3776

MD, DO and
RNA and Hospitals

NCMIC (National Chiropractic Mutual Ins. Co.)

P.O. BOX 9118
DES MOINES, IA 50306-9118

Jeanie Wacht
(800) 247-8043

DC, Physicians and Surgeons
 

OMIC, (RRG)* CLICK HERE FOR A NOTE ABOUT THIS COMPANY
 

655 Beach Street
San Francisco CA 94109
1-800-562-6642

Hans Bruhz
(800) 562-6642 ext. 606

Ophthalmologists, Physicians and Surgeons

PICA Group
 

3000 Meridian Blvd. Suite 400
Franklin, TN 37067

Ann Holdam
(800) 251-5727 ext 238

DPM

Preferred Professional Ins. Co.

11605 Miracle Hills Drive Ste 200
Omaha, NE 68154-4467
(402) 392-1566

Jim McCoy
(800) 441-7742 ext.255

MD, DO and
RNA and Hospitals

Zurich American Insurance Co.

ONE LIBERTY PLAZA
165 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10006

Julie Nino
10 S Riverside Plaza
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 496-9531

Medical care facilities, MD, DO, and RNA

All insurance companies included in the above list have been authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to issue basic professional liability coverage to Kansas resident doctors, hospitals and other health care providers who participate in the Fund.

Except for the five Risk Retention Groups (RRG*), the policyholders of each of the above insurance companies are specifically protected by the Kansas Insurance Guaranty Association Act. The purpose of the Kansas Insurance Guaranty Association Act is to protect Kansas policyholders should their insurance company become insolvent (subject to the provisions of the Kansas Insurance Guaranty Association Act).  (Risk Retention Groups (RRGs) are required by Kansas law to include the following statement on the front page of any policy issued in Kansas: This policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.)

There are several types of insurance companies that are affording basic professional liability insurance coverage to Kansas health care providers. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the insurance company or RRG you have selected or from which you are considering to purchase your professional liability insurance coverage, you should contact the Fire and Casualty Division of the Kansas Insurance Department (785-296-3071).