The Doctors Company Appoints David McHale as General Counsel

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:31pm EDT 

  NAPA, CA, Mar 24 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
The Doctors Company, the largest national insurer of physician and
surgeon medical liability in the U.S., is pleased to announce that David
A. McHale has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel
effective March 16, 2009.

    With more than 15 years of corporate counsel experience at Fortune 100
companies, Mr. McHale will be responsible for leading The Doctors
Company's Legal Department.

    "We are excited to welcome Mr. McHale. The wealth of business expertise he
brings in regulatory, legislative, claims, and legal operations matters
will be a tremendous asset for our company and member physicians," said
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company.
"We look forward to his important role in continuing to make The Doctors
Company the preferred carrier for physicians."

    Mr. McHale was vice president and associate general counsel at Nationwide
Insurance, managing the firm's claims, legal, and state regulatory and
government affairs functions. Prior to joining Nationwide, he spent 11
years as a member of the law department at Allstate Insurance Company.

    Mr. McHale served on the board of directors of the Association of
California Insurance Companies (ACIC), where he chaired its legal
committee. He was also chair of the State Affairs Committee of the
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). Mr. McHale
received his law degree from McGeorge School of Law, University of the
Pacific, and his MBA from the University of Illinois.

    About The Doctors Company

    Founded by doctors for doctors in 1976, The Doctors Company
(www.thedoctors.com) is relentlessly committed to advancing, protecting,
and rewarding the practice of good medicine. The Doctors Company is the
largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability with
44,000 member physicians, $3 billion in assets, and an A rating by Fitch
Ratings.

    

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