ABOUT PPM

ANESTHESIA FOCUSED SINCE 1987

• Established in 1987, PPM pioneered the concept of a specialty-specific insurance company
• Policyholder owned
• A member of ProAssurance Group
• Registered to insure anesthesia practices in all 50 states & District of Columbia

 

PPM IS UNIQUE

• Premium dollars are not used to subsidize the claims experience of other specialties
• PPM’s staff spends 100% of its time serving the professional liability needs of anesthesia practices with a laser focus on patient safety and risk management
• PPM’s anesthesia-specific attorneys have:
  • Investigated more than 17,000 anesthesia adverse outcomes
  • Defended more than 6,600 anesthesia claims & litigation files
  • Delivered over 600 anesthesia-specific risk management seminars
  • Over 100 years combined experience defending exclusively anesthesia providers

 

WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU

• PPM has an unparalleled ability to identify and address anesthesia loss trends
• PPM has experience to effectively manage anesthesia losses and provide anesthesia-specific patient safety and risk management advice through on-site seminars and our popular risk management newsletter, Anesthesia & the Law

OWNERSHIP

• PPM is a mutual insurance company, owned by its policyholder members

 

STABILITY

• PPM has an outstanding record of sound financial results and stable management
• PPM’s staff and management team have an average tenure with our company of over 20 years

 

SELECTIVITY

• PPM policyholders only share risk with other highly qualified anesthesia practices
• Underwriting selectivity helps avoid costly malpractice litigation, improves operating results and ultimately lowers premiums
  
  

PATIENT SAFETY/PHILANTHROPIC

• PPM is a Corporate Donor to:
  • Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) - Gold Level
  • Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
• PPM’s Vice President-Risk Management serves on the APSF Board of Directors, Newsletter Editorial Board, and Corporate Advisory Council
• PPM is a major contributor of data to the important work of the ASA Closed Claims Project