ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company
News from ISMIE Mutual

2008

 

April 9, 2008

ISMIE Mutual Credits Healing Medical Malpractice Climate for New $11.5 Million Policyholder Dividend; New Rate Announcement Changed to October 1

   

2007

 
November 13, 2007 Verdict Could Derail Illinoisans' Health Care Access
May 25, 2007 ISMS Letter to Governor Blagojevich Re: HB 1798
April 25, 2007 They’re ‘At It’ Again:  Plaintiff Attorneys’ Attempts to Roll Back Medical Litigation Reforms Will Jeopardize Health Care Access for Patients

April 18, 2007

$18.4 Million Dividend to be Shared with Policyholders for 2005-2006 Policy Year; Current Rates Extended through June, 2008

March 28, 2007

AIR's Recent Medical Malpractice Study

March 20, 2007

2005 Medical Liability reforms Integral to Keeping Doctors in Illinois, According to Newly Released Reality Medicine Update

January 22, 2007

Former U.S. Solicitor General Joins Medical Liability Fight

January 15, 2007

Citing Improved Climate, ISMIE Mutual Announces New Dividend Plan for Policyholders; Lifts Moratorium to Add Up to 400 More Policyholders

January 15, 2007

Letter to Policyholders Re: Lifting of New Business Moratorium and New Annual Dividend Program

   

2006

 

December 28, 2006

Letter to the editor of the Chicago Sun Times Re: ISMIE response to Dec. 26 Medical Liability Story

December 8, 2006

Letter to the editor of the Rockford Register-Star Re: ISMIE response to Dec. 1 article

November 28, 2006

Letter to the editor of Crain's Re: ISMIE response to Crain's Nov. 27 article

November 20, 2006

Statement of Peter E. Eupierre, M.D., President, Illinois State Medical Society Re: Challenge to Medical Litigation Reform Law

September 20, 2006

Letter to the editor of Crain's Chicago Business Re: Decrease in Cook County medical malpractice lawsuits

September 13, 2006

Letter to the editor of the Chicago Sun Times Re: Support service for health care professionals.

April 5, 2006

ISMIE Mutual Cuts Average Premiums by 5.2 Percent for 2006-2007

March 14, 2006

Statement of Harold L. Jensen, M.D. Chairman, ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company Re: DOI Order on ISMIE 2005-2006 Premium Rates

 

 

2005

 

November 9, 2005

ISMIE Mutual to Regulators: Prudent Financial Stewardship Key to ISMIE's Market Longevity, Capacity to Serve Illinois Doctors

November 2, 2005

Letter to policyholders from ISMIE Mutual Chairman Harold L. Jensen, M.D. regarding DOI rate hearings

September 27, 2005

ISMIE Mutual to Illinois Regulators: Company's Med Mal Rates Based Purely on Losses, Expenses

September 7, 2005

Joint letter from ISMIE Mutual Chairman Harold L. Jensen, M.D. and ISMS Chairman Richard A. Geline, M.D.

August 25, 2005

At Long Last: Comprehensive Medical Litigation Reforms Become Law!

July 15, 2005

A Letter to the Illinois House Judiciary Committee Re: Testimony and Exhibits Submitted by Mr. Jay Angoff

June 10, 2005

Letter to the editor of The Quad City Times Re: "Malpractice caps treat wrong symptom" editorial

May 25, 2005

Agreement reached: ISMS, ISMIE Mutual Announce Support of Medical Litigation Reform Bill

April 13, 2005

New Physicians Elected to ISMIE Mutual’s Board of Directors

April 6, 2005

ISMIE Mutual to Illinois Doctors: No Hike in 2005 Base Premium Rate

March 1, 2005

Rebuttal to Mr. Jay Angoff's Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee

February 23, 2005

Harold L. Jensen, M.D., Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee

February 23, 2005

Physicians Leaders Make the Case for Medical Litigation Reform; Outline Scope of Crisis, Impact on Patient Access to Care.

February 16, 2005

Statement by Harold L. Jensen, M.D., RE: Patients for Justice

February 11, 2005

Statement by Harold L. Jensen, M.D., RE: Caps Effect on Premiums

February 10, 2005

Statement by Harold L. Jensen, M.D., RE: Insurance Reform Legislation

February 1, 2005

Bipartisan Medical Litigation Reform Bill will “Keep Doctors in Illinois”

January 19, 2005

Statement from Harold L. Jensen, M.D., RE: Insurance Reform

 

 

2004

 

December 15, 2004

Letter to the Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times in response to Conway letter "Malpractice Solutions Lie with Insurers"

December 1, 2004

Letter to the Editor of the Chicago Tribune in response to Conway letter "Doctors, patients must question insurers"

October 25, 2004

Setting the Record Straight

September 17, 2004

Re: ISMIE Election Procedures of 2004

August 27, 2004

Statement on complete 2004 ISMIE Mutual Data

July 24, 2004

Urgent Message to ISMS Members & ISMIE Mutual Policyholders

July 9, 2004

Trial Lawyer Propaganda: Crain’s Takes the Bait

June 15, 2004

Physicians Respond to Crain's Chicago Business Report

May 26, 2004

Statement responding to Trial Lawyer attacks on ISMIE Mutual's financial statements

May 25, 2004

Response to Trial Lawyer Article in the Peoria Journal Star

May 5, 2004

Statement concerning ISMIE Mutual rates

May 4, 2004

Letter to the Editors of the Belleville News Democrat/Alton Telegraph/St. Louis Post Dispatch

April 21, 2004

Results Are In: ISMIE to Stay the Course with Board of Directors Election

April 5, 2004

Letter to the Editor responding to Sun-Times Article

March 24, 2004

Statement to KSDK-TV, St. Louis

March 23, 2004

Physicians Respond to Trial Lawyer Tribune Letter

March 11, 2004

ISMIE Mutual Announces Base Rate Increase of 7.4 Percent for New Policy Year

March 10, 2004

Physicians respond to "Another Side of the Malpractice Debate" article in the Quad-City Times

March 2, 2004

Letter to the Editor of the Alton Telegraph responding to "Tort Reform takes on a political edge"

February 17, 2004

Managing Risk Takes Aim at Liability Crisis

February 13, 2004

Senate Committee Hearings

January 2004

How does ISMIE Mutual determine its rates?

January 22, 2004

Physicians Respond to Tribune Editorials

 

 

2003

 

December 16, 2003

Testimony of Phil Johnson, M.D., member ISMIE Mutual Board of Directors, before Senator Frank Watson

December 12, 2003

Don't be taken in by the BIG LIE...

May 2003

ISMIE Mutual and ISMS Respond to So-called "Consumer Group's" Attack Ad

April 28, 2003

ISMIE Mutual Announces 35.2 Percent Base Rate Hike for Physician Medical Malpractice Insurance; Cites State's Deteriorating Civil Justice Climate as Cause

 

 

2002

 

November 7, 2002

Experiencing Unprecedented Policyholder Growth and Loyalty, ISMIE Mutual Institutes Moratorium on New Business