Medical Malpractice & Healthcare Professional Liability

Underwriting Appetite

Hospital Professional Liability:

Recognised London and Lloyd’s lead
Both primary and excess placements considered
Broad appetite; from small rural hospitals to large tertiary care centres
Twin tower coverage for hospital professional liability and general liability
Umbrella coverage lines also considered
Professional liability on a claims made basis; general liability on occurrence basis also considered
Jurisdiction: US and Canada

Allied Healthcare Professional Liability:

Written on both an open market and programme basis
Leader of the only Lloyd’s Allied Healthcare Lineslip which can be accessed by all brokers
Coverage is for professional and general liability with standard market additions
Broad spectrum of classes written throughout the allied healthcare and social services arena
Minimum premiums of US$7,500 Minimum attachment of US$5,000
Jurisdiction: US and Canada

Long-term Care:

Written on both an open market and programme basis
Coverage for skilled nursing, assisted and independent living From single locations to multi-state operations (with some restrictions)
Coverage is for professional and general liability with standard market additions
Policy provides coverage for physical and sexual abuse and also punitive damages
Minimum premiums of US$7,500
Minimum attachment of US$5,000
Jurisdiction: US and Canada

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Catlin began writing US Healthcare Professional Liability insurance in 1994 and has established itself as a significant lead in the London Market. Catlin currently leads approximately 70% of business written by both premium volume and risk count.

This experience has enabled Catlin to trade through underwriting cycles and ensure stability for its clients irrespective of the market conditions prevailing. Catlin’s healthcare expertise stands out amongst its peers due to its ability to offer solutions throughout the healthcare industry, irrespective of the size and complexity of the risk.

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Business Group Leader: Matthew Newman Tel: +44 (0)20 7458 5759
Email: matthew.newman@catlin.com

Business Group Leader-Casualty

Matthew began his insurance career in 1993 by joining the graduate training scheme at Sedgwick Energy Ltd. After working with a number of teams, Matthew specialised in liability business as a broker. In 1997 Matthew then moved to Cotesworth/HIH syndicate 1688 at Lloyd’s as a deputy liability underwriter.
In 2000 Matthew moved to the newly formed AEGIS energy syndicate as deputy liability underwriter to concentrate on building the Non-Marine liability book. Matthew joined Catlin in February 2003 as class underwriter for the non-marine liability account.
Senior Underwriter: Daniel Curran Tel: +44 (0)20 7458 5767
Email: daniel.curran@catlin.com

Senior Underwriter

Daniel Curran graduated from Kent University in Canterbury with a BA (Hons) in Economics and History. He began his insurance career in January 1996 when he joined Wellington Underwriting Agencies as an assistant analyst before joining SBW Insurance Research Ltd (formerly part of the Amlin Group) as an insurance analyst. Dan joined CUAL in 2000 as an assistant underwriter on the Healthcare and Professional Liability account and was promoted to class underwriter in 2003. In 2006 he assumed overall responsibility for the Healthcare account.
Dan was promoted to senior class underwriter in January 2010.
Underwriter: Chris Brooking Tel: +44 (0)20 7648 8198
Email: christopher.brooking@catlin.com

Underwriter

Chris Brooking graduated from The University of Bath with a BSc (Hons) in Politics & Economics. He joined Catlin in 2003, working as an underwriting assistant on the Healthcare and Professional Liability Account. Chris qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Insurance in 2005. Having been promoted to Assistant Underwriter in 2006, Chris was promoted to Class Underwriter in December 2008.; Merle Brown Tel: +44 (0)20 7015 0827
Email: merle.brown@catlin.com

Underwriter

Merle Brown graduated from Manchester University in 1999 with a BA Econ (Hons). After graduating she worked at ERC Frankona as underwriting assistant for the medical malpractice team looking at both international and U.S hospital liability. In 2002 she joined Aon Healthcare Plus broking team as an account handler. After a year, she returned to underwriting as underwriting assistant for the healthcare team at Beazley and in 2004 was promoted to Assistant Underwriter. She joined Catlin in May 2007 as a class underwriter.

Underwriting Assistant: Peter Clarke Tel: +44 (0)20 7648 8199
Email: peter.clarke@catlin.com

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