Physicians Insurance Hires Counsel

Physicians Insurance has hired Kenny Hong to focus on insurance regulatory and business issues.  Hong joins from the Washington Attorney General’s office, where he advised UW Medicine on health law and regulatory issues.  Prior to serving in government, Hong was an insurance coverage attorney at Cozen O’Connor.

Physicians Insurance has been providing professional liability solutions to physicians, physician groups, and hospitals for more than four decades and is the largest insurer of physicians and rural critical-access hospitals in the Pacific Northwest.  The company also provides excess, reinsurance, provider excess, health plan reinsurance and employer medical stop loss solutions. Insurance offerings are paired with risk management, claims, litigation peer support and legal defense services which embody the company’s commitment to providing the strongest possible protection for policyholders and rigorously defending the practice of quality medicine.  Through MedChoice, a risk retention group, Physicians Insurance is expanding its offerings strategically nationwide.  Both Physicians Insurance and MedChoice are rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best.