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North Shore Hospital System Approves Woodworth
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - August 4, 2009) - J. M. Woodworth Risk Retention Group, Inc. has
been approved by the North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital System to
provide medical malpractice insurance to physicians and surgeons with
admitting privileges at any North Shore affiliated hospital.
Woodworth provides medical malpractice insurance to physicians and surgeons
practicing in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The
Company was formed in 2006 as a Risk Retention Group under the federal
Liability Risk Retention Act that allows companies authorized in a single
state to do business in other states without additional regulation.
"We're pleased that the North Shore system with 14 major hospitals in Long
Island and greater New York has approved J.M. Woodworth for physicians
practicing in the North Shore system. We're excited to be able to offer
our affordable claims-made policies, comprehensive coverage, professional
risk management and claims handling services all in a single package," said
Sanford "Sandy" Elsass, President and CEO of The Uni-Ter Group that manages
Woodworth. Uni-Ter is a subsidiary of U.S. RE Companies, Inc., a
New York-based, international financial services and reinsurance brokerage
firm.
J. M. Woodworth insures physicians/surgeons and group practices. In
addition to North shore, J. M. Woodworth is an approved insurer to 37 other
hospitals across the State of New York.