Central Pennsylvania Physicians Risk Retention Group Holds Current Rates

The Board of Directors of the CPPRRG announced the current rates will be maintained for an additional year - through June 30, 2009. Reasons cited for holding the rate include:

• Achieving and maintaining five-star customer service - EVERY DAY
• Utilization of risk-management tools and strategies available on our risk management Website
• Participation in CPPRRG-sponsored educational programs and utilization of web-based educational programs for staff
• Accessing the risk-management consultants and attorneys for assistance with disclosure of events and other event-management services.

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Stability in Medical Malpractice Insurance

Central Pennsylvania Physicians Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Central Pennsylvania Physicians) is a physician-owned mutual insurance company with the sole purpose of providing professional liability insurance and risk management services to physicians and related health care professionals in Central Pennsylvania.

Central Pennsylvania Physicians impacts risk POSITIVELY by being aggressive and attacking risk. The most cost effective manner in which to manage risk is to actively minimize risk through an effective and efficient process that identifies risk drivers, and takes proactive POSITIVE steps to abolish the issue. When an event does occur Central Pennsylvania Physicians works with you to reach an understanding between all parties involved. In cases where an event rises to the level of a claim or suit, Central Pennsylvania Physicians’ early intervention, providing immediate access to claims personnel and expert legal counsel, is pivotal in protecting you and your profession.

The Group was founded by physicians to provide a solution to the instability of the existing insurance market. The existing market, particularly in Pennsylvania, has been plagued with a lack of insurers willing to write policies covering physicians, price increases, and great uncertainty at every renewal cycle. While these problems have been particularly acute in Philadelphia , they also affected Central Pennsylvania physicians. The Group was formed in response to those problems, and has achieved the goal of providing a long-term stable vehicle for professional liability insurance for physicians in Central Pennsylvania.