The Doctors Company Surpasses $1 Billion in Member Surplus

Napa, California—October 28, 2009—The Doctors Company, the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability, is pleased to announce that as of the end of the third quarter of 2009, member surplus exceeded $1 billion. The Doctors Company has the strongest surplus of any national physician-owned medical liability carrier.

“This is an important milestone, and all the more impressive following the market meltdowns of 2008,” said Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company. “It is a testament to the financial strength and security our members receive, even in the most challenging times. We are firmly positioned to provide the industry’s most aggressive claims defense and financially reward our physician members for their delivery of outstanding patient care.”

Member surplus is a reflection of financial stability, and is a measure of a company’s ability to pay claims.

The Doctors Company’s history of financial stability and strong performance has long been recognized by independent evaluators, most recently the Ward Group, A.M. Best and Fitch. Financial strength, stability, and financial performance earned The Doctors Company a spot on Wards 50 top performing insurance companies for the eighth time, while A.M. Best upgraded the ratings outlook from “Stable” to “Positive” and affirmed the company’s financial strength rating of A- (Excellent). Fitch Ratings gave The Doctors Company an A rating.

About The Doctors Company
Founded by doctors for doctors in 1976, The Doctors Company (www.thedoctors.com) is relentlessly committed to advancing, protecting, and rewarding the practice of good medicine. The Doctors Company is the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability in the U.S. with 45,000 member physicians, $2.8 billion in assets, an A rating by Fitch Ratings, and an A- rating by A.M. Best Company.