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3.13.07
Communication is Key to Patient Safety

Surgical site verification works, according to a recent survey conducted by OHAIS.

6.8.06
OHAIS Financial Stability Rating
â of A, Exceptional
We are pleased to announce that OHA Insurance Solutions, Inc. has earned a Financial Stability Rating
â (FSR) of A, Exceptional from Demotech, Inc.  This FSR rating is the highest for which OHAIS, as a newly formed insurer, is eligible.

12.22.03
OHA Insurance Solutions Obtains License

OHA News Release

The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) late last week got the green light from the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) for its new medical malpractice insurance company for Ohio’s physicians.

12.22.03
New Medical Malpractice Insurer to Begin Offering Coverage Jan. 1
Ohio Department of Insurance News Release
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin licensed OHA Insurance Solutions (OHAIS), Inc. last Friday to begin selling medical liability coverage statewide to a limited number of physicians starting January 1 and to hospitals starting in March.

8.22.03
New Hospital Venture to Stabilize Med Mal Market
OHA News Release
The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Board of Trustees last week approved the creation of a new hospital-owned medical malpractice liability insurance company for physicians and hospitals to help stabilize the Ohio medical malpractice market.

OHAIS in the News
12.24.03
Columbus Daily Reporter
OHA creates company to provide malpractice insurance

12.24.03
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hospitals set up own medical malpractice insurance company

12.23.03
Cincinnati Business Courier
Medical malpractice insurer formed

12.23.04
Canton Repository

State approves hospital-backed medical malpractice insurer

Media Contact
Tiffany Himmelreich
OHA Manager, Media and Public Relations
614.221.7614
tiffanyh@ohanet.org

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