| Phyhealth's Physhield Insurance Exchange Signs Management Agreement with USA Risk Group to Provide Captive Management Services |
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Sep 6th 2006
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2006--Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PHYH - News) announced today that its exclusive affiliate, Physhield Insurance Exchange, a Risk Retention Group, has entered into a Management Agreement with USA Risk Group (West), Inc. to serve as Physhield's captive manager, providing a package of financial and regulatory services, including insurance accounting, regulatory compliance, and governance support.
Phyhealth's CEO, Robert Trinka, President of Physhield, stated, "A resident, licensed captive manager is required by Nevada state regulations, plus our captive manager is an important partner in supporting Physhield's ongoing success. We sought an established, experienced company whose business strategy and culture best fit our organization. We considered Aon (NYSE:AOC - News), Marsh (NYSE:MMC - News), and Willis (NYSE:WSH - News), and while each of those companies is well-known and has impressive capabilities, we chose USA Risk Group for their independence." He continued, "Managing captives is their primary business, and they do not operate professional liability insurance brokerage businesses. By choosing an independent, Physhield will not have to contend with brokerage competition coming from one of its key management partners." USA Risk Group will manage the Physhield account in its Arizona office, headed by Senior Vice President, Marc Lapointe. In the March 2006, Business Insurance, a leading insurance publication produced by Crains Communications, with an estimated circulation of 46,000 individuals and businesses, ranked USA Risk Group as the fifth largest captive management firm in the world. Concerning the Physhield agreement, Marc Lapointe commented, "Physhield together with Phyhealth's unique business model is at the cutting edge of healthcare alternative risk mechanisms. As innovators ourselves, we appreciate the opportunity to work with Physhield and its management team, who offer new solutions to meet today's daunting risk management challenges. We were initially retained to help with the formation and licensure of Physhield, and we are very pleased to extend our relationship with this agreement to work with Physhield's management over the long term." Physhield Insurance Exchange, a Risk Retention Group, is a reciprocal insurer owned by its physician subscribers. Phyhealth's subsidiary, Phyhealth Underwriters, Inc., serves as the Attorney-in-Fact for Physhield and is contracted to perform Physhield's insurance management, underwriting, claims and administration functions. Physhield will underwrite medical malpractice insurance for physicians of all specialties who practice within a managed care organization and/or are forming a community-focused Phyhealth Plan, Phyhealth's innovative health plan model designed for the 21st century. Physhield operates under the authority of the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act and is domiciled in the state of Nevada. It is currently authorized to do business in the states of Nevada, Texas and Florida.
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