August 12, 2012
Contact:
Laura Brockway, communications and advertising manager
(512) 425-5936 or laura-brockway@tmlt.org
The news
Austin, TX — The Nueces County Medical Society approved the endorsement of Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) on August 6, 2012. TMLT will be the preferred provider of medical liability coverage and services to practicing physicians who are members of the society for the following year.
Quotes
From Don Chow, senior vice president of sales and business development at TMLT: "We are honored to have the recognition and support of the Nueces CMS, and we look forward to continuing our close working relationship."
From Jane O. Stafford, MD, president of the Nueces CMS: "This endorsement will mutually benefit TMLT and the physicians of Corpus Christi. TMLT has long supported the medical society and we are pleased to formally recognize this partnership."
Background — TMLT
TMLT is the state's largest medical liability insurance provider, serving more than 15,500 Texas Medical Association (TMA) member physicians. TMLT is a health care liability claim trust created and endorsed by TMA. The Trust is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
TMLT is also endorsed by Bexar County Medical Society, Collin-Fannin County Medical Society, Dallas County Medical Society, El Paso County Medical Society, Harris County Medical Society, Jefferson County Medical Society, Lubbock-Crosby-Garza County Medical Society, Tarrant County Medical Society, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Medical Association, Texas Orthopaedic Association, Travis County Medical Society, and is a Gold Corporate Affiliate of the Texas Medical Group Management Association (TMGMA).
Background — Nueces County Medical Society
The Nueces County Medical Society, established in 1904, is one of 120 component county medical societies of the Texas Medical Association. The Society's 750 members include approximately 80% of the physicians practicing in Nueces County. Members of the association and the society have joined together to improve the health of all Texans.
