Physician Insurers Association Of America Annual Meeting To Be Held In San Diego: May 25-28, 2005

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 600 people from different segments of the healthcare industry will meet in San Diego when the Physician Insurers Association of America holds its Annual Meeting on May 25-28. The physician-owned medical liability insurers of the PIAA cover more than 60 percent of all practicing physicians in the United States. Representatives from the medical liability insurance industry, medical and legal professions, and actuarial and financial firms will be on hand to discuss tort reform, risk management, patient safety, underwriting techniques, and current litigation issues. The meeting will feature keynote speaker Ron James, president and CEO of the Center for Ethical Business Cultures at the University of St. Thomas, as well as several other dynamic speakers.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from and speak to some of the most highly regarded experts in the medical liability industry.

For more information and the meeting agenda, visit http://www.piaa.us/annual_site/. To register as a member of the media, please call Dax Gonzalez at (301) 947-9000, or visit the website for registration materials. If submitting a registration form, insert “PRESS” into the payment option blank and fax completed form to the PIAA at (301) 947-9090.

The PIAA is an association of doctor/provider owned and/or operated medical liability insurance companies which insure over 60 percent of America’s private practicing physicians as well as dentists, hospitals, and other healthcare providers.

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CONTACT: Dax Gonzalez of PIAA Media Relations, +1-301-947-9000 ordgonzalez@piaa.us