Basic Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Information For Kansas Health Care Providers
(List of Insurers updated May 15, 2006)

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.

P.O. Box 590009
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35259
(205) 877-4400

Bob Morrison
(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
KS, NE, IA and SD
PO Box 442, Fox Lake, IL  60020
(800) 463-3776
(847) 497-9284
(913) 789-6600  FAX (913)789-4818

MD, DO and
RNA and Hospitals

NCMIC (National Chiropractic Mutual Ins. Co.)

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

Carla Castle
(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
 

110 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 100
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027-5045
(615) 371-8776

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).

Chicago Ins. Co.

55 E. MONROE ST.
CHICAGO, IL 60603
(312) 346-6400

Don Wehrkamp, Arther J. Gallagher & Company
1-800-934-4624

No renewal and no new business

Clarendon National Ins. Co.

1177 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
44TH & 45TH FLOORS NEW YORK, NY 10036
(212) 805-9700

Chris Cowgill
1-800-800-4242 etx. 4148

No renewal and no new business

Gulf Ins. Co.

110 Westwood, #100
Brentwood, TN 37027

OUM (an agency)
[DCs ask for Kiran Patel}
{DPMs ask for Asia Payne]
(800) 423-1504

Move to this list
on 5-15-06

Legion Ins. Co. (In Rehabilitation as of March 29, 2002)

ONE LOGAN SQUARE, SUITE 1400
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
(215) 963-1900

Cora Watley
703-907-3800 ext 351

No renewal and no new business

OHIC Ins. Co.

155 EAST BROAD STREET, 13TH FLOOR
COLUMBUS, OH 43215
(614) 221-7777

Kelly Hayes
(800) -666-6442 ext. 2010

Withdrawing from the Kansas market  -- was insuring MD, DO, Hospitals and RNAs in  physician groups

Reciprocal Alliance (RRG)
(as of 1-31-03 in receivership)

4200 INNSLAKE DRIVE
RICHMOND, VA 23060

Brad Ash
1-800-421-1834

No renewal and no new business

PHICO Ins. Co.
(now in liquidation)

P.O. BOX 85
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055-0085
(717) 766-1122

Cindy Shirk
1-800-382-1378 ext. 13301

No renewal and no new business

St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

385 WASHINGTON ST.
ST. PAUL, MN 55102
(651) 310-7911

Jean Weston
1-800-328-2189 ext. 06733

No renewal and no new business

St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.

385 WASHINGTON ST.
ST. PAUL, MN 55102
(651) 310-7911

Jean Weston
1-800-328-2189 ext. 06733

No renewal and no new business

TIG Insurance Co.

Allied Health Insurance Agency, Mark Braostowitz, 312-569-0234

DC and RNA

TIG Insurance Co.

American Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists, Sarah Meltzer, 800-343-1368 ext 5004

RNA

Transportation Ins. Co.

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

Michelle Birkett
1-800-220-7389 ext. 2396

No renewal and no new business